मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-182
इतरेषु त्वपाङ्क्त्येषु यथोद्दिष्टेष्वसाधुषु ।
मेदोऽसृङ्मांसमज्जाऽस्थि वदन्त्यन्नं मनीषिणः ॥१८२॥
मेदोऽसृङ्मांसमज्जाऽस्थि वदन्त्यन्नं मनीषिणः ॥१८२॥
182. itareṣu tvapāṅktyeṣu yathoddiṣṭeṣvasādhuṣu ,
medo'sṛṅmāṁsamajjā'sthi vadantyannaṁ manīṣiṇaḥ.
medo'sṛṅmāṁsamajjā'sthi vadantyannaṁ manīṣiṇaḥ.
182.
itareṣu tvapāṅkteṣu yathoddiṣṭeṣvasādhuṣu
medo'sṛṅmānsamajjā'sthi vadanti'nnaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
medo'sṛṅmānsamajjā'sthi vadanti'nnaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
182.
tu itareṣu apāṅkteṣu yathoddiṣṭeṣu asādhuṣu
manīṣiṇaḥ annam medo asṛṅ mānsam majjā asthi vadanti
manīṣiṇaḥ annam medo asṛṅ mānsam majjā asthi vadanti
182.
Wise people declare that the food offered to others who are outside the sacred circle, those who are wicked, and those who are unqualified, is fat, blood, flesh, marrow, and bone.
Words meanings summery:
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- इतरेषु (itareṣu) - to others (in others, among others)
- तु (tu) - but (but, and, moreover, however)
- अपाङ्क्तेषु (apāṅkteṣu) - outside the sacred circle (those outside the sacred circle, those unfit to be invited to a meal)
- यथोद्दिष्टेषु (yathoddiṣṭeṣu) - those who are unqualified (those as prescribed, those specified)
- असाधुषु (asādhuṣu) - wicked (in the wicked, in the unrighteous)
- मेदः (medaḥ) - fat (fat, marrow)
- असृङ् (asṛṅ) - blood
- मान्सम् (mānsam) - flesh (flesh, meat)
- मज्जा (majjā) - marrow
- अस्थि (asthi) - bone
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - declare (they say, they declare)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
- मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise people (wise men, scholars, sages)
Words meanings and morphology
इतरेषु (itareṣu) - to others (in others, among others)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, another, different, subsequent
तु (tu) - but (but, and, moreover, however)
(indeclinable)
अपाङ्क्तेषु (apāṅkteṣu) - outside the sacred circle (those outside the sacred circle, those unfit to be invited to a meal)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of apāṅkteya
apāṅkteya - one not worthy of being invited to a sacred meal, an outcast
Compound: 'a-' (negation) + 'pāṅkteya' (fit for a row/sacred meal). Derived from 'paṅkti' (row, sacred meal).
Note: Implies being excluded from religious or social commensality.
यथोद्दिष्टेषु (yathoddiṣṭeṣu) - those who are unqualified (those as prescribed, those specified)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of yathoddiṣṭa
yathoddiṣṭa - as prescribed, as intended, specified
Past Passive Participle
Compound: 'yathā' (as) + 'uddiṣṭa' (appointed, prescribed, intended). 'uddiṣṭa' from root 'diś' (to point out, prescribe) with prefix 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: The meaning 'unqualified' is derived from the context of religious offerings.
असाधुषु (asādhuṣu) - wicked (in the wicked, in the unrighteous)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of asādhu
asādhu - wicked, unrighteous, bad, improper
Compound: 'a-' (negation) + 'sādhu' (good, righteous, proper).
मेदः (medaḥ) - fat (fat, marrow)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of medas
medas - fat, marrow, adipose tissue
असृङ् (asṛṅ) - blood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asṛk
asṛk - blood
मान्सम् (mānsam) - flesh (flesh, meat)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa
māṁsa - flesh, meat
मज्जा (majjā) - marrow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of majjā
majjā - marrow
अस्थि (asthi) - bone
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asthi
asthi - bone
वदन्ति (vadanti) - declare (they say, they declare)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad
Root verb
Root: vad (वद्)
Root: vad (class 2)
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, sustenance
Note: Direct object of 'vadanti'
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise people (wise men, scholars, sages)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sage, scholar
Derived from 'manīṣā' (intellect, wisdom).
Note: Subject of the verb 'vadanti'