मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-142
यथैरिणे बीजमुप्त्वा न वप्ता लभते फलम ।
तथाऽनृचे हविर्दत्त्वा न दाता लभते फलम ॥१४२॥
तथाऽनृचे हविर्दत्त्वा न दाता लभते फलम ॥१४२॥
142. yathairiṇe bījamuptvā na vaptā labhate phalam ,
tathā'nṛce havirdattvā na dātā labhate phalam.
tathā'nṛce havirdattvā na dātā labhate phalam.
142.
yatha irine bijam unaptva na vaptā labhate phalam
tatha anṛce haviḥ datva na dātā labhate phalam
tatha anṛce haviḥ datva na dātā labhate phalam
142.
yathā irine bijam vaptā na unaptva labhate phalam,
tatha anṛce haviḥ dātṛ datva na labhate phalam
tatha anṛce haviḥ dātṛ datva na labhate phalam
142.
Just as a sower does not receive the fruit from sowing seed in barren land, so the giver does not receive the fruit from offering oblations (haviḥ) to one who does not know the Veda (anṛce).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथ (yatha) - Introduces a comparison. (as, like, just as)
- इरिने (irine) - Unproductive or sterile ground. (in barren land, in a salt-marsh)
- बिजम् (bijam) - The seed sown for cultivation. (seed)
- उनप्त्व (unaptva) - The act of not performing the sowing. (not sowing)
- न (na) - Negates the verb. (not)
- वप्ता (vaptā) - The person performing the act of sowing. (sower, one who sows)
- लभते (labhate) - Receives or attains. (obtains, gets, acquires)
- फलम् (phalam) - The outcome or reward of an action. (fruit, result, reward)
- तथा (tathā) - Indicates similarity or consequence. (thus, so, in that way)
- अनृचे (anṛce) - An ignorant person, specifically regarding Vedic knowledge. (to one who does not know the Veda)
- हविः (haviḥ) - Sacrificial material offered in a fire ritual (yajña). (oblation, offering to fire)
- दत्व (datva) - The act of performing the offering. (having given)
- न (na) - Negates the verb. (not)
- दाता (dātā) - The person performing the act of giving or offering. (giver, donor)
- लभते (labhate) - Receives or attains. (obtains, gets, acquires)
- फलम् (phalam) - The outcome or reward of an action. (fruit, result, reward)
Words meanings and morphology
यथ (yatha) - Introduces a comparison. (as, like, just as)
(indeclinable)
इरिने (irine) - Unproductive or sterile ground. (in barren land, in a salt-marsh)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of irina
irina - barren land, salt-marsh, desert
बिजम् (bijam) - The seed sown for cultivation. (seed)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bija
bīja - seed, origin, germ, semen
उनप्त्व (unaptva) - The act of not performing the sowing. (not sowing)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
Absence of the gerund 'vaptva' from root 'vap' (to sow).
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Negated gerund of 'vap' (to sow).
न (na) - Negates the verb. (not)
(indeclinable)
वप्ता (vaptā) - The person performing the act of sowing. (sower, one who sows)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaptā
vap - to sow, to sprinkle, to cast
Active Participle
Root 'vap' + suffix 'tṛ' forming agent noun.
Root: vap (class 1)
लभते (labhate) - Receives or attains. (obtains, gets, acquires)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
फलम् (phalam) - The outcome or reward of an action. (fruit, result, reward)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence
तथा (tathā) - Indicates similarity or consequence. (thus, so, in that way)
(indeclinable)
अनृचे (anṛce) - An ignorant person, specifically regarding Vedic knowledge. (to one who does not know the Veda)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of anṛc
anṛc - one who does not know the Veda, unlearned
Negation 'an' + 'ṛc' (Rigveda, or knowledge of Veda).
हविः (haviḥ) - Sacrificial material offered in a fire ritual (yajña). (oblation, offering to fire)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of haviḥ
havis - oblation, offering, melted butter, sacrifice
दत्व (datva) - The act of performing the offering. (having given)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
Root 'dā' + suffix 'tvā'.
Root: dā (class 3)
न (na) - Negates the verb. (not)
(indeclinable)
दाता (dātā) - The person performing the act of giving or offering. (giver, donor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dātā
dā - to give, to grant, to bestow
Active Participle
Root 'dā' + suffix 'tṛ' forming agent noun.
Root: dā (class 3)
लभते (labhate) - Receives or attains. (obtains, gets, acquires)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
फलम् (phalam) - The outcome or reward of an action. (fruit, result, reward)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence