मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-168
ब्राह्मणो त्वनधीयानस्तृणाग्निरिव शाम्यति ।
तस्मै हव्यं न दातव्यं न हि भस्मनि हूयते ॥१६८॥
तस्मै हव्यं न दातव्यं न हि भस्मनि हूयते ॥१६८॥
168. brāhmaṇo tvanadhīyānastṛṇāgniriva śāmyati ,
tasmai havyaṁ na dātavyaṁ na hi bhasmani hūyate.
tasmai havyaṁ na dātavyaṁ na hi bhasmani hūyate.
168.
brāhmaṇo tvanadhīyānastṛṇāgniriva śāmyati
tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyaṃ na hi bhasmani hūyate
tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyaṃ na hi bhasmani hūyate
168.
anadhīyānaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ tṛṇāgniḥ iva śāmyati
tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyam na hi bhasmani hūyate
tasmai havyaṃ na dātavyam na hi bhasmani hūyate
168.
A Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) who is unlearned perishes like a fire without fuel. Offerings should not be given to him, for one does not perform a fire ritual (homa) by offering into ashes.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmin, priest, one who knows Brahman)
- अनधीयानः (anadhīyānaḥ) - unlearned (not studied, unlearned)
- तृणाग्निः (tṛṇāgniḥ) - fire without fuel (fire without fuel, weak fire)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- शाम्यति (śāmyati) - perishes (becomes calm, subsides, perishes)
- तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (to him, for him)
- हव्यं (havyaṁ) - offering (offering, oblation, sacrificial food)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - to be given
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)
- भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in ashes
- हूयते (hūyate) - perform a fire ritual (homa) (is offered, is invoked)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmin, priest, one who knows Brahman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, scholar, one connected with Brahma
Derived from 'brahman' (supreme spirit, sacred knowledge).
अनधीयानः (anadhīyānaḥ) - unlearned (not studied, unlearned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anadhīyāna
anadhīyāna - unlearned, not studied
Present Active Participle (negative)
Negative of adhiiyāna (studying), from √dhī (to think, study) with prefix adhi-.
Prefixes: a+adhi
Root: √dhī (class 3)
तृणाग्निः (tṛṇāgniḥ) - fire without fuel (fire without fuel, weak fire)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṇāgni
tṛṇāgni - fire without fuel, weak fire
Compound of tṛṇa (grass, straw, fuel) and agni (fire).
Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+agni)
- tṛṇa – grass, straw, reed, fuel
noun (neuter) - agni – fire
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
शाम्यति (śāmyati) - perishes (becomes calm, subsides, perishes)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of śam
Present Indicative
Root class 1
Root: √śam (class 1)
तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (to him, for him)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
हव्यं (havyaṁ) - offering (offering, oblation, sacrificial food)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of havya
havya - offering, oblation, sacrificial food, fire-altar
From √hu (to offer sacrifice) or √hav (to sacrifice).
Root: √hu (class 1)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - to be given
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dātavya
dātavya - to be given, to be granted
Gerundive
from √dā (to give) + suffix '-tavya'
Root: √dā (class 1)
Note: Used predicatively with the implied verb 'is'.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in ashes
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhasman
bhasman - ashes, dust, powder
हूयते (hūyate) - perform a fire ritual (homa) (is offered, is invoked)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of hu
Present Indicative Passive
Root class 1. The passive form here implies the action of performing a ritual.
Root: √hu (class 1)