मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-223
तेषां दत्त्वा तु हस्तेषु सपवित्रं तिलौदकम ।
तत्पिण्डाग्रं प्रयच्छेत स्वधैषामस्त्विति ब्रुवन ॥२२३॥
तत्पिण्डाग्रं प्रयच्छेत स्वधैषामस्त्विति ब्रुवन ॥२२३॥
223. teṣāṁ dattvā tu hasteṣu sapavitraṁ tilaudakam ,
tatpiṇḍāgraṁ prayaccheta svadhaiṣāmastviti bruvan.
tatpiṇḍāgraṁ prayaccheta svadhaiṣāmastviti bruvan.
223.
teṣāṃ dattvā tu hasteṣu sapavitraṃ tilaudakam |
tatpiṇḍāgraṃ prayacchet svadhaiṣāmästviti bruvan
tatpiṇḍāgraṃ prayacchet svadhaiṣāmästviti bruvan
223.
After giving them sacred kusha grass and rice balls in their hands, one should offer the foremost of the pindas (rice balls for ancestors) while saying, 'May this be svadhā (offering) for them'.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
- तु (tu) - and (but, however, and)
- हस्तेषु (hasteṣu) - in hands
- सपवित्रं (sapavitraṁ) - sacred kusha grass (with kusha grass, sacred)
- तिलौदकम् (tilaudakam) - rice balls (rice mixed with sesame seeds)
- तत्पिण्डाग्रं (tatpiṇḍāgraṁ) - the foremost of the pindas (the foremost of those pindas (ancestral offerings))
- प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - should offer (should give, should offer)
- स्वधैषाम्äस्त्विति (svadhaiṣāmästviti) - 'May this be svadhā (offering) for them' (may this be svadhā for them, it is said)
- ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying (saying, speaking)
Words meanings and morphology
तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, it
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From the root √dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Absolutive form indicating action completed before the main verb.
तु (tu) - and (but, however, and)
(indeclinable)
हस्तेषु (hasteṣu) - in hands
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of hasta
hasta - hand
सपवित्रं (sapavitraṁ) - sacred kusha grass (with kusha grass, sacred)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sapavitra
sapavitra - with kusha grass, sacred
Compound of sa- (with) and pavitra (kusha grass, sacred).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sa-+pavitra)
- sa- – with, together
prefix - pavitra – kusha grass, sacred, purifying
noun (neuter)
तिलौदकम् (tilaudakam) - rice balls (rice mixed with sesame seeds)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tilaudaka
tilaudaka - rice mixed with sesame seeds; a pinda (ancestral offering) made of rice and sesame
Compound of tila (sesame) and audaka (water, or rice-water, or cooked rice).
Compound type : dvandva (tila+audaka)
- tila – sesame
noun (neuter) - audaka – water, watery substance, rice cooked with water
noun (neuter)
Derived from udaka (water).
तत्पिण्डाग्रं (tatpiṇḍāgraṁ) - the foremost of the pindas (the foremost of those pindas (ancestral offerings))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tat piṇḍa agram
piṇḍāgra - the tip or foremost part of a ball or lump
Compound of piṇḍa (ball, lump) and agra (tip, foremost part).
Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+piṇḍa+agra)
- tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - piṇḍa – a ball, lump; an ancestral offering (pinda)
noun (masculine) - agra – tip, end, foremost part, best part
noun (neuter)
प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - should offer (should give, should offer)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (si S) of prayacchet
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Optative mood of the root √dā (to give) with prefix pra-.
स्वधैषाम्äस्त्विति (svadhaiṣāmästviti) - 'May this be svadhā (offering) for them' (may this be svadhā for them, it is said)
(indeclinable)
Note: Compound of svadhā, eṣām (genitive plural of idam), astu (imperative of √as), and iti (thus). Indicates a direct quote.
ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying (saying, speaking)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvan
bruvan - saying, speaking
Present Active Participle
From the root √brū (to say).
Root: brū (class 2)
Note: Present active participle, often used adverbially.