मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-125
द्वौ दैवे पितृकार्ये त्रीनेकैकमुभयत्र वा ।
भोजयेत सुसमृद्धोऽपि न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे ॥१२५॥
भोजयेत सुसमृद्धोऽपि न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे ॥१२५॥
125. dvau daive pitṛkārye trīnekaikamubhayatra vā ,
bhojayet susamṛddho'pi na prasajjeta vistare.
bhojayet susamṛddho'pi na prasajjeta vistare.
125.
dvau daive pitṛkārye trīn ekaikam ubhayatra vā
bhojayeta su samṛddhaḥ api na prasajjeta vistare
bhojayeta su samṛddhaḥ api na prasajjeta vistare
125.
Even a very wealthy person should feed only two (brahmins) for divine rites, three for ancestral rites, or one for each, and should not indulge in extravagance.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वौ (dvau) - two
- दैवे (daive) - in connection with rites dedicated to deities (in divine (rites))
- पितृकार्ये (pitṛkārye) - in ancestral rites, in duties towards ancestors
- त्रीन् (trīn) - three
- एकैकम् (ekaikam) - one each
- उभयत्र (ubhayatra) - in both divine rites and ancestral rites (in both places/cases)
- वा (vā) - or
- भोजयेत (bhojayeta) - one should feed
- सु (su) - very, well
- समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - wealthy, prosperous
- अपि (api) - even if, also
- न (na) - not
- प्रसज्जेत (prasajjeta) - one should indulge, be attached
- विस्तरे (vistare) - in expansion, in extravagance
Words meanings and morphology
द्वौ (dvau) - two
(numeral)
दैवे (daive) - in connection with rites dedicated to deities (in divine (rites))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to deities
from deva (deity) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)
Note: Implied noun like 'kārye' or 'karmani' (in action/rite)
पितृकार्ये (pitṛkārye) - in ancestral rites, in duties towards ancestors
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pitṛkārya
pitṛkārya - ancestral rite, duty towards ancestors
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+kārya)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - kārya – to be done, duty, work, rite
verbal derivative (neuter)
Gerundive
from kṛ (to do) + ṇyat
Root: kṛ (class 8)
त्रीन् (trīn) - three
(numeral)
एकैकम् (ekaikam) - one each
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - one by one, each one
Repetitive compound of eka
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+eka)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine) - eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine)
उभयत्र (ubhayatra) - in both divine rites and ancestral rites (in both places/cases)
(indeclinable)
from ubhaya (both) + tral (taddhita suffix)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
भोजयेत (bhojayeta) - one should feed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhuj
Causative Optative
Causative stem bhojay- (from bhuj, class 7), Optative 3rd person singular
Root: bhuj (class 7)
सु (su) - very, well
(indeclinable)
समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - wealthy, prosperous
(verbal derivative)
अपि (api) - even if, also
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
प्रसज्जेत (prasajjeta) - one should indulge, be attached
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prasajj
Optative
from pra (prefix) + saj (class 1), Optative 3rd person singular
Prefix: pra
Root: saj (class 1)
विस्तरे (vistare) - in expansion, in extravagance
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vistara
vistara - extension, elaboration, prolixity, extravagance
from vi (prefix) + stṛ (to spread) + ap
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)