मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-250
श्राद्धभुग वृषलीतल्पं तदहर्योऽधिगच्छति ।
तस्याः पुरीषे तं मासं पितरस्तस्य शेरते ॥२५०॥
तस्याः पुरीषे तं मासं पितरस्तस्य शेरते ॥२५०॥
250. śrāddhabhug vṛṣalītalpaṁ tadaharyo'dhigacchati ,
tasyāḥ purīṣe taṁ māsaṁ pitarastasya śerate.
tasyāḥ purīṣe taṁ māsaṁ pitarastasya śerate.
250.
śrāddhabhuk vṛṣalītālpaṃ tadaharyo'dhigacchati
tasyāḥ purīṣe taṃ māsaṃ pitarastasya śerate
tasyāḥ purīṣe taṃ māsaṃ pitarastasya śerate
250.
śrāddhabhuk tadahari vṛṣalītālpaṃ adhigacchati
tasyāḥ purīṣe tasya pitaras taṃ māsaṃ śerate
tasyāḥ purīṣe tasya pitaras taṃ māsaṃ śerate
250.
The one who eats a śrāddha (ritual offering to ancestors) obtains the bed of a vṛṣalī (a woman of low caste or impure woman) on that very day. For a month, his ancestors lie in her excrement.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्राद्धभुक् (śrāddhabhuk) - the one who eats the śrāddha offering (one who eats śrāddha)
- वृषलीताल्पं (vṛṣalītālpaṁ) - the bed of a vṛṣalī (a woman of low caste or impure woman) (the bed of a vṛṣalī)
- तदहरि (tadahari) - on that very day (on that day)
- अधि गच्छति (adhi gacchati) - obtains (obtains, attains, reaches)
- तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (her, of her)
- पुरीषे (purīṣe) - in her excrement (in excrement, in feces)
- तं (taṁ) - that (him, that)
- मासं (māsaṁ) - month
- पितरस् (pitaras) - his ancestors (fathers, ancestors)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)
- शेरते (śerate) - lie (lie, lie down, sleep)
Words meanings and morphology
श्राद्धभुक् (śrāddhabhuk) - the one who eats the śrāddha offering (one who eats śrāddha)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrāddhabhuj
śrāddhabhuj - one who eats the śrāddha offering
Compound of śrāddha (obsequial rite) and bhuj (eater).
Compound type : tatpurusha (śrāddha+bhuja)
- śrāddha – belonging to śraddhā (faith, devotion), a rite performed with faith, an obsequial ceremony
noun (neuter)
Derived from śraddhā (faith) - bhuja – eater, enjoyer
noun (masculine)
Active Participle
From root bhuj (to eat, to enjoy).
Root: bhuj (class 4)
वृषलीताल्पं (vṛṣalītālpaṁ) - the bed of a vṛṣalī (a woman of low caste or impure woman) (the bed of a vṛṣalī)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛṣalītālpa
vṛṣalītālpa - the bed of a vṛṣalī
Compound of vṛṣalī (impure woman) and tālpa (bed).
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛṣalī+tālpa)
- vṛṣalī – an impure woman, a Śūdra woman, a prostitute
noun (feminine)
Feminine of vṛṣala. - tālpa – bed, couch, mattress
noun (neuter)
Possibly from √tal (to lie down).
Root: tal (class 1)
तदहरि (tadahari) - on that very day (on that day)
(indeclinable)
Compound of tad (that) and ahari (day).
Compound type : dvandva (tad+ahani)
- tad – that
pronoun (masculine) - ahani – day
noun (neuter)
Locative singular of ahan (day).
Note: Adverbial usage.
अधि गच्छति (adhi gacchati) - obtains (obtains, attains, reaches)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of adhi √gam
Present tense, 3rd person singular
From the root √gam (to go) with prefix adhi (over, upon, concerning).
Prefix: adhi
Root: gam (class 1)
तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (her, of her)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
पुरीषे (purīṣe) - in her excrement (in excrement, in feces)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of purīṣa
purīṣa - excrement, feces, dung
Possibly from √pūr (to fill) or related to a root meaning 'waste'.
तं (taṁ) - that (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
मासं (māsaṁ) - month
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Related to the moon's phases.
पितरस् (pitaras) - his ancestors (fathers, ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
शेरते (śerate) - lie (lie, lie down, sleep)
(verb)
3rd person , middle, present (laṭ) of √śī
Present tense, 3rd person plural, Atmanepada
From the root √śī (to lie down, to sleep).
Root: śī (class 2)