मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-16
निषेकादिश्मशानान्तो मन्त्रैर्यस्योदितो विधिः ।
तस्य शास्त्रेऽधिकारोऽस्मिन ज्ञेयो नान्यस्य कस्य चित ॥१६॥
तस्य शास्त्रेऽधिकारोऽस्मिन ज्ञेयो नान्यस्य कस्य चित ॥१६॥
16. niṣekādiśmaśānānto mantrairyasyodito vidhiḥ ,
tasya śāstre'dhikāro'smin jñeyo nānyasya kasya cit.
tasya śāstre'dhikāro'smin jñeyo nānyasya kasya cit.
16.
niṣekādiśmaśānāntaḥ mantraiḥ yasya uditaḥ vidhiḥ tasya
śāstre adhikāraḥ asmin jñeyaḥ na anyasya kasya cit
śāstre adhikāraḥ asmin jñeyaḥ na anyasya kasya cit
16.
yasya niṣekādiśmaśānāntaḥ vidhiḥ mantraiḥ uditaḥ tasya
asmin śāstre adhikāraḥ jñeyaḥ anyasya kasya cit na
asmin śāstre adhikāraḥ jñeyaḥ anyasya kasya cit na
16.
The person whose life-cycle rituals, from conception (niṣeka) to the cremation rites (śmaśāna), are prescribed by sacred utterances (mantra), for him alone is the right (adhikāra) to study this scripture (śāstra); this right is not to be known for anyone else.
Words meanings summery:
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- निषेकादिश्मशानान्तः (niṣekādiśmaśānāntaḥ) - encompassing all rites from conception (niṣeka) to cremation (śmaśāna) (ending with cremation, beginning with conception)
- मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by sacred utterances (mantra) (by sacred formulas, by Vedic hymns)
- यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
- उदितः (uditaḥ) - prescribed, declared (declared, stated, risen)
- विधिः (vidhiḥ) - prescribed rite or procedure (rule, method, rite, injunction)
- तस्य (tasya) - for him (the person qualified by "yasya") (his, of him)
- शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in this scripture (śāstra) (in the treatise, in the scripture)
- अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - the right (adhikāra) or qualification (right, authority, qualification, competence)
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (scripture) (in this (masculine/neuter))
- ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - is to be known, is to be understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of anyone else (of another, of someone else)
- कस्य (kasya) - of any (in combination with 'cit') (of whom, whose)
- चित् (cit) - any (any, some, even)
Words meanings and morphology
निषेकादिश्मशानान्तः (niṣekādiśmaśānāntaḥ) - encompassing all rites from conception (niṣeka) to cremation (śmaśāna) (ending with cremation, beginning with conception)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣekādiśmaśānānta
niṣekādiśmaśānānta - extending from niṣeka (conception) to śmaśāna (cremation)
Compound type : tatpurusha (niṣeka+ādi+śmaśāna+anta)
- niṣeka – sprinkling, impregnation, conception, a saṃskāra
noun (masculine)
From ni-sic (to sprinkle).
Prefix: ni
Root: sic (class 6) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable - śmaśāna – cremation ground, cemetery
noun (neuter) - anta – end, boundary, limit
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies "vidhiḥ".
मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by sacred utterances (mantra) (by sacred formulas, by Vedic hymns)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra
mantra - sacred formula, hymn, chant, mystical verse
From root man (to think) + tra suffix.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agent for the passive 'uditaḥ vidhiḥ'.
यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to the person whose rites are performed.
उदितः (uditaḥ) - prescribed, declared (declared, stated, risen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udita
udita - risen, appeared, spoken, declared
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vad' (to speak) with upasarga 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Qualifies "vidhiḥ".
विधिः (vidhiḥ) - prescribed rite or procedure (rule, method, rite, injunction)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, method, rite, injunction, destiny
From vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain).
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Subject of the clause.
तस्य (tasya) - for him (the person qualified by "yasya") (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the person who has the right.
शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in this scripture (śāstra) (in the treatise, in the scripture)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śāstra
śāstra - sacred treatise, scripture, rule, science
From root śās (to teach, command) + tra suffix.
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Location of the adhikāra.
अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - the right (adhikāra) or qualification (right, authority, qualification, competence)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikāra
adhikāra - right, authority, claim, qualification, chapter
From adhi-kṛ (to place over, authorize).
Prefix: adhi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of 'jñeyaḥ'.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (scripture) (in this (masculine/neuter))
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Qualifies "śāstre".
ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - is to be known, is to be understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, understandable
Gerundive
From root jñā (to know) with the suffix -eya.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies "adhikāraḥ".
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the following clause.
अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of anyone else (of another, of someone else)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
कस्य (kasya) - of any (in combination with 'cit') (of whom, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kasyacit'.
चित् (cit) - any (any, some, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Forms 'kasyacit' (of anyone).