मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-240
होमे प्रदाने भोज्ये च यदेभिरभिवीक्ष्यते ।
दैवे हविषि पित्र्ये वा तद गच्छत्ययथातथम ॥२४०॥
दैवे हविषि पित्र्ये वा तद गच्छत्ययथातथम ॥२४०॥
240. home pradāne bhojye ca yadebhirabhivīkṣyate ,
daive haviṣi pitrye vā tad gacchatyayathātatham.
daive haviṣi pitrye vā tad gacchatyayathātatham.
240.
home pradāne bhojye ca yat ebhiḥ abhivīkṣyate |
daive haviṣi pitrye vā tat gacchati ayathātatham
daive haviṣi pitrye vā tat gacchati ayathātatham
240.
yat ebhiḥ home pradāne bhojye ca abhivīkṣyate
daive haviṣi vā pitrye tat ayathātatham gacchati
daive haviṣi vā pitrye tat ayathātatham gacchati
240.
Whatever is looked upon by them during a Vedic fire ritual (homa), an offering, or a meal, whether it be divine offering (daiva haviṣ) or ancestral offering (pitṛya haviṣ), that goes improperly.
Words meanings summery:
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- होमे (home) - during a Vedic fire ritual (homa) (in the fire ritual)
- प्रदाने (pradāne) - in an offering (in giving, in offering)
- भोज्ये (bhojye) - in a meal (in food, in a meal)
- च (ca) - and
- यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)
- एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by them (referring to the impure beings mentioned previously) (by these)
- अभिवीक्ष्यते (abhivīkṣyate) - is looked upon (is looked upon, is seen)
- दैवे (daive) - divine offering (divine, pertaining to gods)
- हविषि (haviṣi) - in the divine offering (in the offering)
- पित्र्ये (pitrye) - ancestral offering (ancestral, relating to ancestors)
- वा (vā) - or
- तत् (tat) - that
- गच्छति (gacchati) - goes
- अयथातथम् (ayathātatham) - improperly (improperly, not as it should be)
Words meanings and morphology
होमे (home) - during a Vedic fire ritual (homa) (in the fire ritual)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of homa
homa - Vedic fire ritual, oblation into fire
from root *hu* (to offer).
Root: hu (class 1)
प्रदाने (pradāne) - in an offering (in giving, in offering)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pradāna
pradāna - giving, donation, offering
from root *dā* (to give) with prefix *pra* (forth, forward).
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
भोज्ये (bhojye) - in a meal (in food, in a meal)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhojya
bhojya - food, edible, to be eaten
Gerundive
Gerundive of *bhuja* (to eat).
Root: bhuja (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, who, what, that
एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by them (referring to the impure beings mentioned previously) (by these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, that
अभिवीक्ष्यते (abhivīkṣyate) - is looked upon (is looked upon, is seen)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of abhivīkṣ
Present Tense Passive
Root is *vīkṣ* (to see) with prefix *abhi* (towards). Passive voice, 3rd person singular.
Prefix: abhi
Root: vīkṣ (class 1)
दैवे (daive) - divine offering (divine, pertaining to gods)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to gods, fate, destiny
from *deva* (god).
हविषि (haviṣi) - in the divine offering (in the offering)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of haviṣ
haviṣ - offering, oblation, sacrifice (in Vedic ritual)
from root *hu* (to offer).
Root: hu (class 1)
पित्र्ये (pitrye) - ancestral offering (ancestral, relating to ancestors)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pitrya
pitrya - ancestral, paternal
from *pitṛ* (father, ancestor).
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tat
tat - that, it
गच्छति (gacchati) - goes
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present Tense
Root is *gam* (to go). Laṭ lakāra, 3rd person singular active.
Root: gam (class 1)
अयथातथम् (ayathātatham) - improperly (improperly, not as it should be)
(indeclinable)
negation of *yathātatham* (as it should be, properly).