मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-53
उपस्पृश्य द्विजो नित्यमन्नमद्यात समाहितः ।
भुक्त्वा चौपस्पृशेत सम्यगद्भिः खानि च संस्पृशेत ॥५३॥
भुक्त्वा चौपस्पृशेत सम्यगद्भिः खानि च संस्पृशेत ॥५३॥
53. upaspṛśya dvijo nityamannamadyāt samāhitaḥ ,
bhuktvā caupaspṛśet samyagadbhiḥ khāni ca saṁspṛśet.
bhuktvā caupaspṛśet samyagadbhiḥ khāni ca saṁspṛśet.
53.
upaspṛśya dvijaḥ nityam annam adyāt samāhitaḥ bhuktvā
ca upaspṛśeta samyak adbhiḥ khāni ca saṃspṛśeta
ca upaspṛśeta samyak adbhiḥ khāni ca saṃspṛśeta
53.
samāhitaḥ dvijaḥ nityam upaspṛśya annam adyāt bhuktvā
ca samyak adbhiḥ upaspṛśeta khāni ca saṃspṛśeta
ca samyak adbhiḥ upaspṛśeta khāni ca saṃspṛśeta
53.
A twice-born (dvija), always attentive, should consume food after performing the ritual sipping of water. After eating, he should perform the sipping of water properly again, and touch the openings of his body with water.
Words meanings summery:
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- उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having sipped water (for purification), having touched with water
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
- अन्नम् (annam) - food
- अद्यात् (adyāt) - should eat
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, attentive
- भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten
- च (ca) - and
- उपस्पृशेत (upaspṛśeta) - should sip water (for purification)
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
- अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with waters
- खानि (khāni) - orifices of the body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth) (orifices, openings)
- च (ca) - and
- संस्पृशेत (saṁspṛśeta) - should touch
Words meanings and morphology
उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having sipped water (for purification), having touched with water
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: upa
Root: spṛś (class 6)
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (e.g., Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or a bird, a tooth)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix -ja
Derived from √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially
अन्नम् (annam) - food
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
अद्यात् (adyāt) - should eat
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √ad
Root: ad (class 2)
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, attentive
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - collected, concentrated, composed, attentive
Past Passive Participle
PPP of sam-ā-√dhā (to fix, collect)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
उपस्पृशेत (upaspṛśeta) - should sip water (for purification)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upa-√spṛś
Prefix: upa
Root: spṛś (class 6)
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
(indeclinable)
अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with waters
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
खानि (khāni) - orifices of the body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth) (orifices, openings)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kha
kha - space, sky, air, zero, sense-organ (orifice)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
संस्पृशेत (saṁspṛśeta) - should touch
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sam-√spṛś
Prefix: sam
Root: spṛś (class 6)