मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-150
ये स्तेनपतितक्लीबा ये च नास्तिकवृत्तयः ।
तान हव्यकव्ययोर्विप्राननर्हान मनुरब्रवीत ॥१५०॥
तान हव्यकव्ययोर्विप्राननर्हान मनुरब्रवीत ॥१५०॥
150. ye stenapatitaklībā ye ca nāstikavṛttayaḥ ,
tān havyakavyayorviprānanarhān manurabravīt.
tān havyakavyayorviprānanarhān manurabravīt.
150.
ye stenapatitaklībā ye ca nāstikavṛttayaḥ
tān havyakavyayorviprānarhān manurabravīt
tān havyakavyayorviprānarhān manurabravīt
150.
ye stenapatitaklībā ye ca nāstikavṛttayaḥ
manurabravīt tān viprān havyakavyayor anarhān
manurabravīt tān viprān havyakavyayor anarhān
150.
Manu said that those Brahmins who are thieves, fallen, impotent, atheistic in conduct, are unfit for offerings to the gods (havya) and ancestors (kavya).
Words meanings summery:
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- ये (ye) - those who (who, which)
- स्तेनपतितक्लीबा (stenapatitaklībā) - thieves, fallen, and impotent (thieves, fallen, impotent)
- ये (ye) - and those who (who, which)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नास्तिकवृत्तयः (nāstikavṛttayaḥ) - those with atheistic conduct (atheistic in conduct, wicked)
- तान् (tān) - those (them, those)
- हव्यकव्ययोर् (havyakavyayor) - for offerings to the gods (havya) and ancestors (kavya) (for offerings to gods and ancestors)
- विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins (brahmins, priests)
- अनर्हान् (anarhān) - unfit (unworthy, unfit)
- मनुर् (manur) - Manu (Manu, the lawgiver)
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)
Words meanings and morphology
ये (ye) - those who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what
Note: Refers to Brahmins.
स्तेनपतितक्लीबा (stenapatitaklībā) - thieves, fallen, and impotent (thieves, fallen, impotent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of stenapatitakliba
stenapatitakliba - thieves, fallen, impotent (describing men)
Compound of stena 'thief', patita 'fallen', and kliba 'impotent'.
Compound type : coordination (stena+patita+klība)
- stena – thief, robber
noun (masculine) - patita – fallen, degraded, lost
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root √pat 'to fall'.
Root: pat (class 1) - klība – impotent, eunuch, weak
adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'ye' and refers to Brahmins.
ये (ye) - and those who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what
Note: Refers to Brahmins.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नास्तिकवृत्तयः (nāstikavṛttayaḥ) - those with atheistic conduct (atheistic in conduct, wicked)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nāstikavṛttayaḥ
nāstikavṛttayaḥ - atheistic in conduct, wicked
Compound of nāstika 'atheist, non-believer' and vṛttayaḥ 'conducts, ways of life' (plural of vṛtti).
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāstika+vṛtti)
- nāstika – atheist, materialist, one who denies the existence of God or the authority of Vedas
noun (masculine)
Negation (na-) + √as 'to be'.
Prefix: na
Root: as (class 2) - vṛtti – way of life, conduct, livelihood, profession, function
noun (feminine)
From the root √vṛt 'to turn, to exist, to behave'.
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Describes the conduct of Brahmins.
तान् (tān) - those (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
Note: Refers to the Brahmins mentioned previously, object of 'abravīt'.
हव्यकव्ययोर् (havyakavyayor) - for offerings to the gods (havya) and ancestors (kavya) (for offerings to gods and ancestors)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of havyakavya
havyakavya - offerings to gods (havya) and ancestors (kavya)
Compound of havya 'offering to gods' and kavya 'offering to ancestors'.
Compound type : copulative (havya+kavya)
- havya – offering to the gods, oblations
noun (neuter)
From the root √hu 'to offer, to sacrifice'.
Root: hu (class 1) - kavya – offering to the ancestors (pitṛs), poetic composition, wisdom
noun (neuter)
Related to 'kavi' (poet, sage), implying wisdom and tradition.
Note: The dual form refers to both types of offerings.
विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins (brahmins, priests)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - brahmin, priest, learned, wise, bright, shining
From the root √vip 'to move quickly, to shine'.
Root: vip (class 1)
Note: Object of 'anarhān'.
अनर्हान् (anarhān) - unfit (unworthy, unfit)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anarha
anarha - unworthy, unfit, valueless
Negation (an-) + arha 'worthy, deserving'.
Prefix: an
Root: arha
Note: Modifies 'viprān'.
मनुर् (manur) - Manu (Manu, the lawgiver)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu (the progenitor of mankind and lawgiver), thought, mind, intellect
From the root √man 'to think'.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Subject of the verb 'abravīt'.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , active, imperfect (lan) of brū
Root √brū with prefix a-.
Prefix: a
Root: brū (class 2)
Note: Past tense, 3rd person singular.