मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-64
मेखलामजिनं दण्डमुपवीतं कमण्डलुम ।
अप्सु प्रास्य विनष्टानि गृह्णीतान्यानि मन्त्रवत ॥६४॥
अप्सु प्रास्य विनष्टानि गृह्णीतान्यानि मन्त्रवत ॥६४॥
64. mekhalāmajinaṁ daṇḍamupavītaṁ kamaṇḍalum ,
apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇītānyāni mantravat.
apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇītānyāni mantravat.
64.
mekhalām ajinam daṇḍam upavītam kamaṇḍalum
apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇīta anyāni mantravat
apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇīta anyāni mantravat
64.
Having thrown the ruined girdle, deerskin, staff, sacred thread, and water pot into the waters, one should obtain new ones with appropriate sacred formulas (mantra).
Words meanings summery:
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- मेखलाम् (mekhalām) - the ritual girdle worn by a student (brahmacārin) (girdle, belt, waist-band)
- अजिनम् (ajinam) - the deerskin worn by a student (deerskin, hide)
- दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - the staff carried by a student (stick, staff, rod)
- उपवीतम् (upavītam) - the sacred thread worn by the twice-born (sacred thread, sacrificial cord)
- कमण्डलुम् (kamaṇḍalum) - the water pot used by a student or ascetic (water pot, ascetic's water pot)
- अप्सु (apsu) - into a body of water (river, pond etc.) as a ritual disposal (in the waters, into the waters)
- प्रास्य (prāsya) - having ritually discarded (having thrown, having cast)
- विनष्टानि (vinaṣṭāni) - those ritual articles that are worn out or damaged (ruined, destroyed, spoiled)
- गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - one should acquire (one should take, one should receive, one should obtain)
- अन्यानि (anyāni) - new, replacement articles (other, different, new)
- मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - using the appropriate ritual chants (accompanied by mantras, with sacred formulas)
Words meanings and morphology
मेखलाम् (mekhalām) - the ritual girdle worn by a student (brahmacārin) (girdle, belt, waist-band)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mekhalā
mekhalā - girdle, belt, zone, waist-band
Note: Object of `prāsya`.
अजिनम् (ajinam) - the deerskin worn by a student (deerskin, hide)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ajina
ajina - skin of an antelope, deerskin, hide
Note: Object of `prāsya`.
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - the staff carried by a student (stick, staff, rod)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, chastisement
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Object of `prāsya`.
उपवीतम् (upavītam) - the sacred thread worn by the twice-born (sacred thread, sacrificial cord)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of upavīta
upavīta - sacred thread, sacrificial cord, garland
Past Passive Participle (of vi with upa)
From upa (prefix) + root vī (to weave, to cover).
Prefix: upa
Root: vī (class 2)
Note: Object of `prāsya`.
कमण्डलुम् (kamaṇḍalum) - the water pot used by a student or ascetic (water pot, ascetic's water pot)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kamaṇḍalu
kamaṇḍalu - water pot (especially of an ascetic or student)
Note: Object of `prāsya`.
अप्सु (apsu) - into a body of water (river, pond etc.) as a ritual disposal (in the waters, into the waters)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
`ap` is a feminine noun, always plural.
प्रास्य (prāsya) - having ritually discarded (having thrown, having cast)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From pra (prefix) + root as (to throw) + ya (absolutive suffix).
Prefix: pra
Root: as (class 4)
विनष्टानि (vinaṣṭāni) - those ritual articles that are worn out or damaged (ruined, destroyed, spoiled)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vinaṣṭa
vinaṣṭa - ruined, destroyed, lost, spoiled
Past Passive Participle
From vi (prefix) + root naś (to perish, to be lost).
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - one should acquire (one should take, one should receive, one should obtain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of grah
Optative middle, 3rd person singular, for general injunction.
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Often functions as an injunctive 'should take'.
अन्यानि (anyāni) - new, replacement articles (other, different, new)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - using the appropriate ritual chants (accompanied by mantras, with sacred formulas)
(adjective)
of mantravat
mantravat - possessing mantras, with mantras, sacred, accompanied by incantations
From mantra (sacred formula) + vat (possessive suffix).
Note: Adverbial: 'with mantras'.