मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-135
ज्ञाननिष्ठेषु कव्यानि प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि यत्नतः ।
हव्यानि तु यथान्यायं सर्वेष्वेव चतुर्ष्वपि ॥१३५॥
हव्यानि तु यथान्यायं सर्वेष्वेव चतुर्ष्वपि ॥१३५॥
135. jñānaniṣṭheṣu kavyāni pratiṣṭhāpyāni yatnataḥ ,
havyāni tu yathānyāyaṁ sarveṣveva caturṣvapi.
havyāni tu yathānyāyaṁ sarveṣveva caturṣvapi.
135.
jñāna|niṣṭheṣu kavyāni pratiṣṭhāpyāni yatnataḥ
| havyāni tu yathānyāyaṃ sarveṣveva caturṣvapi
| havyāni tu yathānyāyaṃ sarveṣveva caturṣvapi
135.
While those who are established in knowledge (jñāna) should be honored with reverence, Vedic offerings (havya) should be properly given to all four types of people.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्ञान (jñāna) - knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom, cognition)
- निष्ठेषु (niṣṭheṣu) - in those established in knowledge (in those who are firm, established, devoted)
- कव्यानि (kavyāni) - offerings to the manes (offerings to the manes, obsequial offerings, oblations)
- प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि (pratiṣṭhāpyāni) - should be honored (should be established, should be installed, should be honored)
- यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort (by effort, with diligence, carefully)
- हव्यानि (havyāni) - Vedic offerings (offerings, oblations to the gods)
- तु (tu) - but (but, however, also)
- यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - properly (according to rule, properly, in due order)
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, in every)
- एव (eva) - even (indeed, even, only)
- चतुर्षु (caturṣu) - in the four types (in the four)
- अपि (api) - and (and, also, too)
Words meanings and morphology
ज्ञान (jñāna) - knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom, cognition)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, cognition
Root: jñā (class 1)
निष्ठेषु (niṣṭheṣu) - in those established in knowledge (in those who are firm, established, devoted)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of niṣṭha
niṣṭha - firmness, fixedness, end, completion, devoted, settled
Past Passive Participle
from root niṣ- 'to sit down' + √sthā 'to stand' with prefix niṣ-
Prefix: niṣ
Root: sthā (class 1)
कव्यानि (kavyāni) - offerings to the manes (offerings to the manes, obsequial offerings, oblations)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kavya
kavya - relating to a poet, poetic; obsequial offerings to the manes
derived from root kav 'to sing' or 'to praise', or related to 'kavi' (poet)
प्रतिष्ठाप्यानि (pratiṣṭhāpyāni) - should be honored (should be established, should be installed, should be honored)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pratiṣṭhāpya
pratiṣṭhāpya - to be established, to be installed, to be honored
Gerundive
from causative of root √sthā 'to stand' with prefix prati- and niṣ-
Prefixes: prati+niṣ
Root: sthā (class 1)
यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort (by effort, with diligence, carefully)
(indeclinable)
हव्यानि (havyāni) - Vedic offerings (offerings, oblations to the gods)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of havya
havya - to be offered, oblatory, relating to sacrifice; an oblation to the gods
from root hu 'to offer sacrifice' + ya suffix
Root: hu (class 2)
तु (tu) - but (but, however, also)
(indeclinable)
यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - properly (according to rule, properly, in due order)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yathānyāya
yathānyāya - according to rule, in due order, properly
bahuvrīhi compound: yathā nyāya 'as is the rule' or 'according to rule'. Could also be seen as yathā + anyāya (unrighteousness) in a negative sense, but context suggests positively.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathā+nyāya)
- yathā – as, like, according to
indeclinable - nyāya – rule, justice, logic, reason, correctness
noun (masculine)
from root √nī 'to lead' + √iā + 4th class suffix 1st person singular
Root: nī (class 1)
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, in every)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole, every
एव (eva) - even (indeed, even, only)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्षु (caturṣu) - in the four types (in the four)
(numeral)
अपि (api) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)