मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-51
समाहृत्य तु तद भैक्षं यावदन्नममायया ।
निवेद्य गुरवेऽश्नीयादाचम्य प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः ॥५१॥
निवेद्य गुरवेऽश्नीयादाचम्य प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः ॥५१॥
51. samāhṛtya tu tad bhaikṣaṁ yāvadannamamāyayā ,
nivedya gurave'śnīyādācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ.
nivedya gurave'śnīyādācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ.
51.
samāhṛtya tu tat bhaikṣam yāvat annam amāyayā
nivedya gurave aśnīyāt ācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ
nivedya gurave aśnīyāt ācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ
51.
tu tat yāvat annam bhaikṣam amāyayā samāhṛtya
gurave nivedya ācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ aśnīyāt
gurave nivedya ācamya prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ aśnīyāt
51.
Having collected those alms – food as much as needed – sincerely and without deceit, and having offered them to his preceptor (guru), he should then eat, facing east, purified after sipping water.
Words meanings summery:
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- समाहृत्य (samāhṛtya) - having collected, having gathered
- तु (tu) - but, and, indeed
- तत् (tat) - that, those
- भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, food obtained by begging
- यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as many as
- अन्नम् (annam) - food
- अमायया (amāyayā) - without deceit, sincerely
- निवेद्य (nivedya) - having offered, having presented
- गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher, to the preceptor
- अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat
- आचम्य (ācamya) - having sipped water for purification
- प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
- शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean
Words meanings and morphology
समाहृत्य (samāhṛtya) - having collected, having gathered
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, and, indeed
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, food obtained by begging
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, begged food, relating to begging
Derived from bhikṣā (alms)
यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as many as
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially to quantify 'annam'
अन्नम् (annam) - food
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
अमायया (amāyayā) - without deceit, sincerely
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of amāyā
amāyā - absence of deceit, sincerity, honesty
Negative compound of māyā (deceit)
निवेद्य (nivedya) - having offered, having presented
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ni
Root: vid (class 4)
गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher, to the preceptor
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, respected person
अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √aś
Root: aś (class 9)
आचम्य (ācamya) - having sipped water for purification
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ā
Root: cam (class 1)
प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha
prāṅmukha - facing east, eastward-facing
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāñc+mukha)
- prāñc – east, eastward
adjective (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci
śuci - pure, clean, bright