मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-252
स्वधाऽस्त्वित्येव तं ब्रूयुर्ब्राह्मणास्तदनन्तरम ।
स्वधाकारः परा ह्याषीः सर्वेषु पितृकर्मसु ॥२५२॥
स्वधाकारः परा ह्याषीः सर्वेषु पितृकर्मसु ॥२५२॥
252. svadhā'stvityeva taṁ brūyurbrāhmaṇāstadanantaram ,
svadhākāraḥ parā hyāṣīḥ sarveṣu pitṛkarmasu.
svadhākāraḥ parā hyāṣīḥ sarveṣu pitṛkarmasu.
252.
svadhā'stvityeva taṃ brūyurbrāhmaṇāstadananantaram
svadhākāraḥ parā hyāṣīḥ sarveṣu pitṛkarmaṣu
svadhākāraḥ parā hyāṣīḥ sarveṣu pitṛkarmaṣu
252.
tadanantaram brāhmaṇāḥ evaṃ svadhā astu iti taṃ
brūyuḥ svadhākāraḥ hi sarveṣu pitṛkarmaṣu parā āṣīḥ
brūyuḥ svadhākāraḥ hi sarveṣu pitṛkarmaṣu parā āṣīḥ
252.
After that, the Brahmins should say to him, 'Let there be svadhā (an offering formula for ancestors)'. Indeed, the act of saying 'svadhā' is the highest blessing in all rites for the ancestors.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वधा (svadhā) - svadhā (an offering formula for ancestors) (an offering to ancestors, a sacrificial formula)
- अस्तु (astu) - let there be (let it be, may it be)
- इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)
- एवं (evaṁ) - in this way (thus, in this way)
- तं (taṁ) - him (him, that)
- ब्रूयुर् (brūyur) - should say (should say, should speak)
- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, priests)
- तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - after that (after that, thereafter)
- स्वधाकारः (svadhākāraḥ) - the act of saying 'svadhā' (the act of saying svadhā)
- परा (parā) - highest (supreme, highest, excellent)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, truly, for)
- आषीः (āṣīḥ) - blessing (blessing, prayer, wish)
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (all, entire)
- पितृकर्मषु (pitṛkarmaṣu) - in rites for the ancestors (in ancestral rites)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वधा (svadhā) - svadhā (an offering formula for ancestors) (an offering to ancestors, a sacrificial formula)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā
svadhā - a sacrificial formula for the manes, an offering to ancestors, self-control, nourishment
From sva (self) and dhā (to place, to hold).
अस्तु (astu) - let there be (let it be, may it be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, imperative (laṭ) of √as
Imperative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada
From the root √as (to be, to exist).
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
एवं (evaṁ) - in this way (thus, in this way)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad (that) and -iva (like).
तं (taṁ) - him (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
ब्रूयुर् (brūyur) - should say (should say, should speak)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √brū
Benedictory optative, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada
From the root √brū (to speak, to say).
Root: brū (class 2)
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, priests)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, one who knows Brahman
Derived from Brahman (the ultimate reality or sacred texts).
तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - after that (after that, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
Compound of tad (that) and anantaram (after).
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+anantaram)
- tad – that
pronoun (masculine) - anantaram – after, following, subsequent
indeclinable
From na (not) and antara (interval).
Prefix: a
Root: antara
स्वधाकारः (svadhākāraḥ) - the act of saying 'svadhā' (the act of saying svadhā)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svadhākāra
svadhākāra - the act of saying svadhā, the utterance of svadhā
Compound of svadhā (offering formula) and kāra (making, doing, utterance).
Compound type : tatpurusha (svadhā+kāra)
- svadhā – a sacrificial formula for the manes, an offering to ancestors, self-control, nourishment
noun (feminine)
From sva (self) and dhā (to place, to hold). - kāra – making, doing, utterance, sound
noun (masculine)
Verbal noun
From root √kṛ (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
परा (parā) - highest (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of parā
parā - supreme, highest, excellent, beyond
Can be a prefix or an adjective.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, truly, for)
(indeclinable)
आषीः (āṣīḥ) - blessing (blessing, prayer, wish)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āśīr
āśīr - blessing, prayer, wish, benediction
Derived from the root √āśiṣ (to bless).
Prefix: ā
Root: āśiṣ
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (all, entire)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole, every
पितृकर्मषु (pitṛkarmaṣu) - in rites for the ancestors (in ancestral rites)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of pitṛkarma
pitṛkarma - rite for the ancestors, ancestral rite, obsequial rite
Compound of pitṛ (ancestor) and karma (deed, rite).
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+karma)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - karma – deed, action, work, rite, ritual
noun (neuter)
Verbal noun
From root √kṛ (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)