मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-2, verse-34

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चतुर्थे मासि कर्तव्यं शिशोर्निष्क्रमणं गृहात ।
षष्ठेऽन्नप्राशनं मासि यद वैष्टं मङ्गलं कुले ॥३४॥

34. caturthe māsi kartavyaṁ śiśorniṣkramaṇaṁ gṛhāt ,
ṣaṣṭhe'nnaprāśanaṁ māsi yad vaiṣṭaṁ maṅgalaṁ kule.

34. caturthe māsi kartavyam śiśoḥ niṣkramaṇam gṛhāt
ṣaṣṭhe annaprāśanam māsi yat vai iṣṭam maṅgalam kule

34. śiśoḥ niṣkramaṇam gṛhāt caturthe māsi kartavyam
ṣaṣṭhe māsi annaprāśanam yat vai iṣṭam maṅgalam kule

34. In the fourth month, the child's first outing (niṣkramaṇa) from the house should be performed. In the sixth month, the first feeding of solid food (annaprāśana) should be performed, which is indeed considered auspicious for the family.

Words meanings summery:

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चतुर्थे (caturthe) - in the fourth (month) (in the fourth)

मासि (māsi) - in the month

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, to be performed

शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of the child

निष्क्रमणम् (niṣkramaṇam) - the ritual of a child's first outing from the house (going out, first outing)

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from the house

षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - in the sixth (month) (in the sixth)

अन्नप्राशनम् (annaprāśanam) - the Vedic ritual (saṃskāra) of a child's first feeding of solid food (first feeding of solid food)

मासि (māsi) - in the month

यत् (yat) - which, that which

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, auspicious

मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam) - auspiciousness, good fortune

कुले (kule) - in the family

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्थे (caturthe) - in the fourth (month) (in the fourth)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Note: Refers to 'māsi'

मासि (māsi) - in the month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, to be performed

(verbal derivative)

शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of the child

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant

निष्क्रमणम् (niṣkramaṇam) - the ritual of a child's first outing from the house (going out, first outing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣkramaṇa

niṣkramaṇa - going out, egress, first outing

verbal noun

Derived from root kram with prefix nis and suffix -aṇa

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from the house

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - in the sixth (month) (in the sixth)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

Note: Refers to 'māsi'

अन्नप्राशनम् (annaprāśanam) - the Vedic ritual (saṃskāra) of a child's first feeding of solid food (first feeding of solid food)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of annaprāśana

annaprāśana - first feeding of solid food (ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+prāśana)

anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
prāśana – eating, feeding, tasting
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
Derived from root aś with prefix pra and suffix -ana
Prefix: pra
Root: aś (class 9)

मासि (māsi) - in the month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that which

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, auspicious

(verbal derivative)