मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-48
प्रतिगृह्येप्सितं दण्डमुपस्थाय च भास्करम ।
प्रदक्षिणं परीत्याग्निं चरेद भैक्षं यथाविधि ॥४८॥
प्रदक्षिणं परीत्याग्निं चरेद भैक्षं यथाविधि ॥४८॥
48. pratigṛhyepsitaṁ daṇḍamupasthāya ca bhāskaram ,
pradakṣiṇaṁ parītyāgniṁ cared bhaikṣaṁ yathāvidhi.
pradakṣiṇaṁ parītyāgniṁ cared bhaikṣaṁ yathāvidhi.
48.
pratigṛhya īpsitam daṇḍam upasthāya ca bhāskaram
pradakṣiṇam parītya agnim caret bhaikṣam yathāvidhi
pradakṣiṇam parītya agnim caret bhaikṣam yathāvidhi
48.
Having received the desired staff, and having worshipped the sun, then having circumambulated the fire clockwise, he should collect alms according to the prescribed rule.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
- ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - the desired (type/quality of) staff (desired, wished for, longed for)
- दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff, stick
- उपस्थाय (upasthāya) - having worshipped (the sun) (having approached, having worshipped, having stood by)
- च (ca) - and, also
- भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun god (the sun, sun-maker)
- प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - in a clockwise direction (for circumambulation) (clockwise, to the right, reverential circumambulation)
- परीत्य (parītya) - having circumambulated (the fire) (having gone around, having circumambulated)
- अग्निम् (agnim) - the ritual fire (fire, Agni (fire deity))
- चरेत् (caret) - he should collect (alms) (he should move, he should perform, he should collect)
- भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging, food obtained by begging
- यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, properly
Words meanings and morphology
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati-
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - the desired (type/quality of) staff (desired, wished for, longed for)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of īpsita
īpsita - desired, wished for, longed for
Past Passive Participle (from desiderative stem)
From the desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain) which is īps-
Root: āp (class 5)
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff, stick
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - staff, stick, rod; punishment, authority
उपस्थाय (upasthāya) - having worshipped (the sun) (having approached, having worshipped, having stood by)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root sthā (to stand) with prefix upa-
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun god (the sun, sun-maker)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara
bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, light-producer
Compound of bhās (light) and kara (maker)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)
- bhās – light, luster, brilliance
noun (feminine) - kara – maker, doer, causing
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - in a clockwise direction (for circumambulation) (clockwise, to the right, reverential circumambulation)
(indeclinable)
Prefix pra- + 'dakṣiṇa' (right, south)
Note: Used adverbially here
परीत्य (parītya) - having circumambulated (the fire) (having gone around, having circumambulated)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root i (to go) with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2)
अग्निम् (agnim) - the ritual fire (fire, Agni (fire deity))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, Agni (fire deity)
चरेत् (caret) - he should collect (alms) (he should move, he should perform, he should collect)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging, food obtained by begging
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, begging, food obtained by begging
Derived from 'bhikṣā' (begging) or 'bhikṣu' (mendicant)
यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, properly
(indeclinable)
Compound 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'vidhi' (rule, ordinance)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)
- yathā – as, just as, according to
indeclinable - vidhi – rule, injunction, method, manner
noun (masculine)