मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-38
आ षोदशाद ब्राह्मणस्य सावित्री नातिवर्तते ।
आ द्वाविंशात क्षत्रबन्धोरा चतुर्विंशतेर्विशः ॥३८॥
आ द्वाविंशात क्षत्रबन्धोरा चतुर्विंशतेर्विशः ॥३८॥
38. ā ṣodaśād brāhmaṇasya sāvitrī nātivartate ,
ā dvāviṁśāt kṣatrabandhorā caturviṁśaterviśaḥ.
ā dvāviṁśāt kṣatrabandhorā caturviṁśaterviśaḥ.
38.
ā ṣoḍaśāt brāhmaṇasya sāvitrī na ativartate ā
dvāviṃśāt kṣatrabandhoḥ ā caturviṃśateḥ viśaḥ
dvāviṃśāt kṣatrabandhoḥ ā caturviṃśateḥ viśaḥ
38.
brāhmaṇasya sāvitrī ṣoḍaśāt na ativartate
kṣatrabandhoḥ dvāviṃśāt viśaḥ caturviṃśateḥ
kṣatrabandhoḥ dvāviṃśāt viśaḥ caturviṃśateḥ
38.
The sāvitrī initiation for a brahmin does not lapse until the sixteenth year. For a kshatriya, it is until the twenty-second, and for a vaiśya, until the twenty-fourth.
Words meanings summery:
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- आ (ā) - up to, until
- षोडशात् (ṣoḍaśāt) - from the sixteenth (year)
- ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin
- सावित्री (sāvitrī) - the Sāvitrī initiation ceremony (the Sāvitrī mantra, the initiation ceremony associated with the Sāvitrī mantra)
- न (na) - not
- अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes beyond, transgresses, lapses, becomes invalid
- आ (ā) - up to, until
- द्वाविंशात् (dvāviṁśāt) - from the twenty-second (year)
- क्षत्रबन्धोः (kṣatrabandhoḥ) - of a kshatriya (of a kshatriya by birth, of a nominal kshatriya)
- आ (ā) - up to, until
- चतुर्विंशतेः (caturviṁśateḥ) - from the twenty-fourth (year)
- विशः (viśaḥ) - of a vaiśya
Words meanings and morphology
आ (ā) - up to, until
(indeclinable)
षोडशात् (ṣoḍaśāt) - from the sixteenth (year)
(numeral adjective)
Note: Refers to the sixteenth year of age.
ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, relating to a brahmin, sacred text (Brāhmaṇa)
सावित्री (sāvitrī) - the Sāvitrī initiation ceremony (the Sāvitrī mantra, the initiation ceremony associated with the Sāvitrī mantra)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - the Sāvitrī mantra; relating to Savitr; a particular meter; a cow
Feminine form of Sāvitra, derived from Savitṛ.
Note: Refers to the Upanayana initiation, which involves the Sāvitrī mantra.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes beyond, transgresses, lapses, becomes invalid
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ativartate
Present tense, middle voice
Prefix: ati
Root: vṛt (class 1)
आ (ā) - up to, until
(indeclinable)
द्वाविंशात् (dvāviṁśāt) - from the twenty-second (year)
(numeral adjective)
Note: Refers to the twenty-second year of age.
क्षत्रबन्धोः (kṣatrabandhoḥ) - of a kshatriya (of a kshatriya by birth, of a nominal kshatriya)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu
kṣatrabandhu - a kshatriya by birth (but not by actions), a nominal kshatriya, a kinsman of a kshatriya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)
- kṣatra – rule, power, royalty, a kshatriya
noun (neuter) - bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend, connection
noun (masculine)
आ (ā) - up to, until
(indeclinable)
चतुर्विंशतेः (caturviṁśateḥ) - from the twenty-fourth (year)
(numeral noun)
Note: Refers to the twenty-fourth year of age.
विशः (viśaḥ) - of a vaiśya
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viś
viś - a vaiśya (member of the third social class), people, community, settlement