मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-184
अग्र्याः सर्वेषु वेदेषु सर्वप्रवचनेषु च ।
श्रोत्रियान्वयजाश्चैव विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः ॥१८४॥
श्रोत्रियान्वयजाश्चैव विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः ॥१८४॥
184. agryāḥ sarveṣu vedeṣu sarvapravacaneṣu ca ,
śrotriyānvayajāścaiva vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ.
śrotriyānvayajāścaiva vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ.
184.
agryāḥ sarveṣu vedeṣu sarvapravacaneṣu ca
śrotriyānvayajāścaiva vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ
śrotriyānvayajāścaiva vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ
184.
agryāḥ sarveṣu vedeṣu sarvapravacaneṣu ca
śrotriyānvayajāḥ ca eva paṅktipāvanāḥ vijñeyāḥ
śrotriyānvayajāḥ ca eva paṅktipāvanāḥ vijñeyāḥ
184.
They are to be known as purifiers of the sacred circle who are foremost in all the Vedas and all Vedic studies, and who are born in the lineage of those who have studied the Vedas.
Words meanings summery:
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- अग्र्याः (agryāḥ) - foremost (foremost, excellent, chief)
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, among all)
- वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas
- सर्वप्रवचनेषु (sarvapravacaneṣu) - all Vedic studies (in all Vedic teachings, in all explanations of the Vedas)
- च (ca) - and
- श्रोत्रियान्वयजाः (śrotriyānvayajāḥ) - born in the lineage of Vedic scholars
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - also (indeed, surely, also)
- विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known (are to be known, should be known)
- पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - purifiers of the sacred circle
Words meanings and morphology
अग्र्याः (agryāḥ) - foremost (foremost, excellent, chief)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of agrya
agrya - foremost, chief, principal, excellent
Derived from 'agra' (front, tip, beginning).
Note: Describes 'paṅktipāvanāḥ'.
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, among all)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole, every
Note: Governed by 'vedeṣu' and 'pravacaneṣu'.
वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - knowledge, sacred lore, the Vedas
From root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
सर्वप्रवचनेषु (sarvapravacaneṣu) - all Vedic studies (in all Vedic teachings, in all explanations of the Vedas)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sarvapravacana
sarvapravacana - all explanations of the Vedas, all Vedic teachings
Compound: 'sarva' (all) + 'pravacana' (explanation, teaching, discourse). 'pravacana' from root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
श्रोत्रियान्वयजाः (śrotriyānvayajāḥ) - born in the lineage of Vedic scholars
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śrotriyānvayaja
śrotriyānvayaja - born in the lineage of a śrotriya (Vedic scholar)
Compound: 'śrotriya' (one who has studied the Vedas, learned in Vedic lore) + 'anvaya' (lineage, family) + 'ja' (born).
Root: jan (class 4)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also (indeed, surely, also)
(indeclinable)
विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known (are to be known, should be known)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñeya
vijñeya - knowable, to be known, to be understood
Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)
Root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi' + gerundive suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective, referring to 'paṅktipāvanāḥ'.
पङ्क्तिपावनाः (paṅktipāvanāḥ) - purifiers of the sacred circle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paṅktipāvana
paṅktipāvana - purifier of a sacred circle (of guests)
Compound: 'paṅkti' (sacred circle) + 'pāvana' (purifier, one who makes pure).
Root: pū (class 10)
Note: Subject of 'vijñeyāḥ'.