मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-151
जटिलं चानधीयानं दुर्बालं कितवं तथा ।
याजयन्ति च ये पूगांस्तांश्च श्राद्धे न भोजयेत ॥१५१॥
याजयन्ति च ये पूगांस्तांश्च श्राद्धे न भोजयेत ॥१५१॥
151. jaṭilaṁ cānadhīyānaṁ durbālaṁ kitavaṁ tathā ,
yājayanti ca ye pūgāṁstāṁśca śrāddhe na bhojayet.
yājayanti ca ye pūgāṁstāṁśca śrāddhe na bhojayet.
151.
jaṭilaṃ cānadhīyānaṃ durvālaṃ kitavaṃ tathā
yājayanti ca ye pūgāṃstāṃśca śrāddhe na bhojayet
yājayanti ca ye pūgāṃstāṃśca śrāddhe na bhojayet
151.
ye jaṭilaṃ anadhīyānaṃ durvālaṃ kitavaṃ tathā
pūgān yājayanti ca ye ca tāṃśca śrāddhe na bhojayet
pūgān yājayanti ca ye ca tāṃśca śrāddhe na bhojayet
151.
One should not feed Brahmins at a funeral offering (śrāddha) who are ascetics with matted hair (jaṭila), those who do not study (anadhīyāna), the weak (durvāla), gamblers (kitava), and those who perform rituals for such people (yājayanti ye pūgān).
Words meanings summery:
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- जटिलं (jaṭilaṁ) - one who has matted hair (as an ascetic) (ascetic with matted hair, tangled)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अनधीयानं (anadhīyānaṁ) - one who is not studying (not studying, unlearned)
- दुर्वालं (durvālaṁ) - weak (weak, feeble, frail)
- कितवं (kitavaṁ) - gambler (gambler, cheat, deceiver)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (and so, likewise, also)
- याजयन्ति (yājayanti) - who perform rituals for (cause to perform sacrifice/ritual)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ये (ye) - who (who, which)
- पूगांस् (pūgāṁs) - group (group, assembly, group of Brahmins)
- तांस् (tāṁs) - them (them, those)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - at a funeral offering (funeral offering, rite for ancestors)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - should not feed (should feed, cause to eat)
Words meanings and morphology
जटिलं (jaṭilaṁ) - one who has matted hair (as an ascetic) (ascetic with matted hair, tangled)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭila
jaṭila - having matted hair, ascetic, tangled, complicated
Derived from jaṭā 'matted hair'.
Note: Describes a Brahmin, object of 'bhojayet'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अनधीयानं (anadhīyānaṁ) - one who is not studying (not studying, unlearned)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anadhīyāna
anadhīyāna - not studying, unlearned
Present Participle (negative)
Negation (an-) + present participle of √dhī 'to study'.
Prefix: an
Root: dhī (class 10)
Note: Describes a Brahmin, object of 'bhojayet'.
दुर्वालं (durvālaṁ) - weak (weak, feeble, frail)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durvāla
durvāla - weak, feeble, frail, without strength
Compound of dus- 'bad, difficult' and vāla 'strength, hair'.
Note: Describes a Brahmin, object of 'bhojayet'.
कितवं (kitavaṁ) - gambler (gambler, cheat, deceiver)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kitava
kitava - gambler, cheat, deceiver, dice
Note: Describes a Brahmin, object of 'bhojayet'.
तथा (tathā) - and also (and so, likewise, also)
(indeclinable)
Compound of tat 'that' and ha 'indeed'.
याजयन्ति (yājayanti) - who perform rituals for (cause to perform sacrifice/ritual)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of yāj
Causative
Causative of √yaj 'to sacrifice, worship'.
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Refers to those who officiate rituals for the people mentioned.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what
Note: Refers to those who perform rituals for the previously mentioned Brahmins.
पूगांस् (pūgāṁs) - group (group, assembly, group of Brahmins)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūga
pūga - a multitude, crowd, assembly, troop, a group of Brahmins
Note: The object of 'yājayanti', referring to the people for whom the rituals are performed.
तांस् (tāṁs) - them (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
Note: Refers to the Brahmins previously listed, object of 'bhojayet'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - at a funeral offering (funeral offering, rite for ancestors)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - related to śraddhā (faith), funeral rite, offering to ancestors
Derived from śraddhā 'faith, belief'.
Note: Refers to the specific ritual context.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - should not feed (should feed, cause to eat)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhoj
Causative
Causative of √bhuj 'to eat, to enjoy, to rule'.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used to express prohibition or advice against feeding.