मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-229
नास्रमापातयेज जातु न कुप्येन्नानृतं वदेत ।
न पादेन स्पृशेदन्नं न चैतदवधूनयेत ॥२२९॥
न पादेन स्पृशेदन्नं न चैतदवधूनयेत ॥२२९॥
229. nāsramāpātayej jātu na kupyennānṛtaṁ vadet ,
na pādena spṛśedannaṁ na caitadavadhūnayet.
na pādena spṛśedannaṁ na caitadavadhūnayet.
229.
na aśram āpātayej jātu na kupyet na ānṛtaṃ vadet
na pādena spṛśed annaṃ na ca etad avadhūnayet
na pādena spṛśed annaṃ na ca etad avadhūnayet
229.
One should never shed tears, nor become angry, nor speak falsehoods. One should not touch food with their foot, nor disrespect it.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- अश्रम् (aśram) - tears (tears, sorrow)
- आपातयेज् (āpātayej) - should shed (should let fall, should shed)
- जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
- न (na) - not
- कुप्येत्त् (kupyett) - should become angry (should be angry)
- न (na) - not
- आनृतम् (ānṛtam) - falsehood (untruth, falsehood)
- वदेत् (vadet) - should speak
- न (na) - not
- पादेन (pādena) - with their foot (by foot)
- स्पृशेद् (spṛśed) - should touch
- अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
- च (ca) - and
- एतद् (etad) - it (referring to food) (this)
- अवधूनयेत् (avadhūnayet) - should disrespect (should disregard, should disrespect)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अश्रम् (aśram) - tears (tears, sorrow)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśru
aśru - tear
आपातयेज् (āpātayej) - should shed (should let fall, should shed)
(verb)
3rd person , active, permissive (vidhiliṅ) of āpāt
causative
causative of √pat (to fall)
Prefix: ā
Root: pat (class 1)
जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
कुप्येत्त् (kupyett) - should become angry (should be angry)
(verb)
3rd person , active, permissive (vidhiliṅ) of kup
Class 4 verb
Root: kup (class 4)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
आनृतम् (ānṛtam) - falsehood (untruth, falsehood)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untruth, falsehood
negation (a-) of ṛta (truth, order)
वदेत् (vadet) - should speak
(verb)
3rd person , active, permissive (vidhiliṅ) of vad
Class 1 verb
Root: vad (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
पादेन (pādena) - with their foot (by foot)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, quarter, verse
स्पृशेद् (spṛśed) - should touch
(verb)
3rd person , active, permissive (vidhiliṅ) of spṛś
Class 1 verb
Root: spṛś (class 1)
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
derived from √ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एतद् (etad) - it (referring to food) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
अवधूनयेत् (avadhūnayet) - should disrespect (should disregard, should disrespect)
(verb)
3rd person , active, permissive (vidhiliṅ) of avadhū
Derived from √dhū (to shake, move) with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: dhū (class 1)