मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-222
पितामहो वा तत्श्राद्धं भुञ्जीतैत्यब्रवीन मनुः ।
कामं वा समनुज्ञातः स्वयमेव समाचरेत ॥२२२॥
कामं वा समनुज्ञातः स्वयमेव समाचरेत ॥२२२॥
222. pitāmaho vā tatśrāddhaṁ bhuñjītaityabravīn manuḥ ,
kāmaṁ vā samanujñātaḥ svayameva samācaret.
kāmaṁ vā samanujñātaḥ svayameva samācaret.
222.
pitāmaho vā tatśrāddhaṃ bhuñjītaityabrūvīna manuḥ
| kāmaṃ vā samanuñjñātaḥ svayameva samācaret
| kāmaṃ vā samanuñjñātaḥ svayameva samācaret
222.
Manu said that the paternal grandfather should perform that śrāddha (annual ritual for ancestors), or if permitted, one may perform it oneself.
Words meanings summery:
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- पितामहो (pitāmaho) - paternal grandfather (grandfather)
- वा (vā) - or
- तत्श्राद्धं (tatśrāddhaṁ) - that annual ritual for ancestors (that śrāddha (annual ritual for ancestors))
- भुञ्जीतैत्यब् (bhuñjītaityab) - should perform (should eat, should enjoy)
- मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the lawgiver) (Manu (the first man, progenitor of mankind, lawgiver))
- कामं (kāmaṁ) - optionally, if desired (desire, wish, pleasure, optionally)
- वा (vā) - or
- समनुञ्ज्ञातः (samanuñjñātaḥ) - if permitted (having been permitted, having been allowed)
- स्वयमेव (svayameva) - oneself (by himself, by oneself)
- समाचरेत् (samācaret) - perform (should perform, should do)
Words meanings and morphology
पितामहो (pitāmaho) - paternal grandfather (grandfather)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - grandfather
Compound of pitṛ (father) and mah (great).
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
तत्श्राद्धं (tatśrāddhaṁ) - that annual ritual for ancestors (that śrāddha (annual ritual for ancestors))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tat śrāddha
śrāddha - a ritual performed for the deceased ancestors, especially on the anniversary of their death
Derived from śraddhā (faith, belief).
From śraddhā, indicating that the ritual is performed with faith.
Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+śrāddha)
- tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - śrāddha – a ritual performed for the deceased ancestors, especially on the anniversary of their death
noun (neuter)
Derived from śraddhā (faith, belief).
From śraddhā, indicating that the ritual is performed with faith.
भुञ्जीतैत्यब् (bhuñjītaityab) - should perform (should eat, should enjoy)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (si S) of bhuñjīt ity abravīt
Root: bhuja (class 1)
Note: Compound of bhuñjīt (optative), ity (thus), and abravīt (imperfect of √brū).
मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the lawgiver) (Manu (the first man, progenitor of mankind, lawgiver))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu (the first man, progenitor of mankind, lawgiver), mind, thought
कामं (kāmaṁ) - optionally, if desired (desire, wish, pleasure, optionally)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, enjoyment
Note: Here used adverbially.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
समनुञ्ज्ञातः (samanuñjñātaḥ) - if permitted (having been permitted, having been allowed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samanuñjñāta
samanuñjñāta - permitted, allowed, consented
Past Passive Participle
From the root √jñā (to know) with prefixes sam- (together) and anu- (after, along).
Prefixes: sam-+anu-
Root: jñā (class 2)
स्वयमेव (svayameva) - oneself (by himself, by oneself)
(indeclinable)
Note: Compound of svayam (self) and eva (indeed, only).
समाचरेत् (samācaret) - perform (should perform, should do)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (si S) of samācaret
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Optative mood of the root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix samā-.