मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-188
भैक्षेण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैकान्नादी भवेद व्रती ।
भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता ॥१८८॥
भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता ॥१८८॥
188. bhaikṣeṇa vartayennityaṁ naikānnādī bhaved vratī ,
bhaikṣeṇa vratino vṛttirupavāsasamā smṛtā.
bhaikṣeṇa vratino vṛttirupavāsasamā smṛtā.
188.
bhaikṣeṇa vartayet nityam na ekānnādī bhavet
vratī | bhaikṣeṇa vratinaḥ vṛttiḥ upavāsamā smṛtā
vratī | bhaikṣeṇa vratinaḥ vṛttiḥ upavāsamā smṛtā
188.
vratī nityam bhaikṣeṇa vartayet,
na ekānnādī bhavet bhaikṣeṇa vratinaḥ vṛttiḥ upavāsamā smṛtā
na ekānnādī bhavet bhaikṣeṇa vratinaḥ vṛttiḥ upavāsamā smṛtā
188.
The observer of a vow (vratī) should always subsist on alms and should not eat food from a single source. Subsistence by alms for a vow-observer is considered equal to fasting.
Words meanings summery:
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- भैक्षेण (bhaikṣeṇa) - by alms, by begging
- वर्तयेत् (vartayet) - one should subsist, one should live
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
- न (na) - not, no
- एकान्नादी (ekānnādī) - one who eats food from a single house/donor (one who eats food from a single source, one who eats only one kind of food)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be, it should be
- व्रती (vratī) - an observer of a vow, one who has taken a vow
- भैक्षेण (bhaikṣeṇa) - by alms, by begging
- व्रतिनः (vratinaḥ) - of the observer of a vow
- वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood, subsistence, mode of life
- उपवासमा (upavāsamā) - equal to fasting, similar to fasting
- स्मृता (smṛtā) - is remembered, is considered, is declared
Words meanings and morphology
भैक्षेण (bhaikṣeṇa) - by alms, by begging
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, mendicancy, food obtained by begging
Derived from bhikṣā (begging)
वर्तयेत् (vartayet) - one should subsist, one should live
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage of accusative singular neuter.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एकान्नादी (ekānnādī) - one who eats food from a single house/donor (one who eats food from a single source, one who eats only one kind of food)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekānnādin
ekānnādin - one who eats food from one source/house; one who eats one kind of food
Compound type : tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (eka+anna+ādin)
- eka – one, single, sole
numeral - anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
Root ad (to eat) + nta
Root: ad (class 2) - ādin – eater, consuming
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
Derived from root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be, it should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
व्रती (vratī) - an observer of a vow, one who has taken a vow
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vratin
vratin - one who observes a vow, a religious vow, an ascetic; one who has undertaken a religious observance
Derived from vrata (vow) + in (possessive suffix)
भैक्षेण (bhaikṣeṇa) - by alms, by begging
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, mendicancy, food obtained by begging
Derived from bhikṣā (begging)
व्रतिनः (vratinaḥ) - of the observer of a vow
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vratin
vratin - one who observes a vow, an ascetic
Derived from vrata (vow) + in (possessive suffix)
वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood, subsistence, mode of life
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - mode of life, livelihood, subsistence, activity, condition
Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
उपवासमा (upavāsamā) - equal to fasting, similar to fasting
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upavāsamā
upavāsamā - equal to fasting
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upavāsa+samā)
- upavāsa – fasting, a fast
noun (masculine)
Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix upa (to sit near, to fast)
Prefix: upa
Root: vas (class 4) - samā – equal, similar, like
adjective (feminine)
स्मृता (smṛtā) - is remembered, is considered, is declared
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, taught (in Smṛti)
past passive participle
Derived from root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)