मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-219
पिण्डेभ्यस्त्वल्पिकां मात्रां समादायानुपूर्वशः ।
तानेव विप्रानासीनान विधिवत पूर्वमाशयेत ॥२१९॥
तानेव विप्रानासीनान विधिवत पूर्वमाशयेत ॥२१९॥
219. piṇḍebhyastvalpikāṁ mātrāṁ samādāyānupūrvaśaḥ ,
tāneva viprānāsīnān vidhivat pūrvamāśayet.
tāneva viprānāsīnān vidhivat pūrvamāśayet.
219.
piṇḍebhyas tvalpikāṃ mātrāṃ samādāya anupūrvaśaḥ
tāneva viprān āsīnān vidhivat pūrvam āśayet
tāneva viprān āsīnān vidhivat pūrvam āśayet
219.
Taking a small portion from the balls of food, one after another, the performer should feed those same Brahmins seated there, in accordance with the prescribed ritual.
Words meanings summery:
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- पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) - from the balls of food
- तु (tu) - but, however
- अल्पिकां (alpikāṁ) - a small
- मात्रां (mātrāṁ) - portion, measure
- समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected
- अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - one after another, successively
- तान् (tān) - those
- एव (eva) - indeed, even, only
- विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins
- आसीनान् (āsīnān) - seated
- विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to ritual, properly
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, formerly
- आशयेत् (āśayet) - should feed, should cause to eat
Words meanings and morphology
पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) - from the balls of food
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - ball (esp. of rice or flour), lump
तु (tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
Note: Seems to be used here as a filler or for emphasis, connecting to the previous action. Some texts might omit it.
अल्पिकां (alpikāṁ) - a small
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of alpa
alpa - small, little, few
Note: Modifies 'mātrāṃ'.
मात्रां (mātrāṁ) - portion, measure
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mātrā
mātrā - measure, quantity, mother, meter
समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected
(indeclinable)
gerund
formed from the root 'dā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - one after another, successively
(indeclinable)
formed from 'anupūrva' (successive) + '-śas' suffix
तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, it
एव (eva) - indeed, even, only
(indeclinable)
विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, sage, priest, intelligent
आसीनान् (āsīnān) - seated
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āsīna
āsīna - seated, sitting
Past Active Participle
formed from the root 'ās' (to sit) with the suffix '-āna'
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'viprān'.
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to ritual, properly
(indeclinable)
formed from 'vidhi' (rule, ritual) + 'vat' suffix
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, formerly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrva
pūrva - former, previous, east
Note: Adverbial use, meaning 'first' or 'in the first place'.
आशयेत् (āśayet) - should feed, should cause to eat
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of āś
formed from the root 'āś'
Prefix: ā
Root: āś (class 2)