मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-257
मुन्यन्नानि पयः सोमो मांसं यच्चानुपस्कृतम ।
अक्सारलवणं चैव प्रकृत्या हविरुच्यते ॥२५७॥
अक्सारलवणं चैव प्रकृत्या हविरुच्यते ॥२५७॥
257. munyannāni payaḥ somo māṁsaṁ yaccānupaskṛtam ,
aksāralavaṇaṁ caiva prakṛtyā havirucyate.
aksāralavaṇaṁ caiva prakṛtyā havirucyate.
257.
munyannāni payaḥ somaḥ māṃsaṃ yac cā'nupaskṛtam
akṣāralavaṇaṃ caiva prakṛtyā havir ucyate
akṣāralavaṇaṃ caiva prakṛtyā havir ucyate
257.
munyannāni payaḥ somaḥ māṃsaṃ yat ca anupaskṛtam
akṣāralavaṇaṃ ca eva prakṛtyā haviḥ ucyate
akṣāralavaṇaṃ ca eva prakṛtyā haviḥ ucyate
257.
The food of sages, milk, soma, unprocessed meat, and that which is without salt or alkali, are naturally considered offerings (havis).
Words meanings summery:
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- मुन्यन्नानि (munyannāni) - food prepared by or for sages (food of sages, meals of ascetics)
- पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water)
- सोमः (somaḥ) - soma juice (moon, soma plant, soma juice)
- मांसं (māṁsaṁ) - meat (meat, flesh)
- यत् (yat) - which (which, what, who)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अनुपस्कृतम् (anupaskṛtam) - unprocessed (unprepared, unprocessed, not cooked)
- अक्षारलवणं (akṣāralavaṇaṁ) - without alkali (and) salt (saltless and without alkali, without salt and sourness)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (even, indeed, only, thus)
- प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - naturally (by nature, naturally, by origin)
- हविः (haviḥ) - offering (offering, oblation, sacrificial food)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - are considered (is said, is called)
Words meanings and morphology
मुन्यन्नानि (munyannāni) - food prepared by or for sages (food of sages, meals of ascetics)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of munyanna
munyanna - food of ascetics, food prepared by sages
Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+anna)
- muni – sage, ascetic, seer
noun (masculine)
Root: many (class 1) - anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Root: aṇ (class 4)
पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water
सोमः (somaḥ) - soma juice (moon, soma plant, soma juice)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of soma
soma - moon, soma plant, soma juice, intoxicating drink
Root: su (class 1)
मांसं (māṁsaṁ) - meat (meat, flesh)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa
māṁsa - meat, flesh
यत् (yat) - which (which, what, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, who, that which
Note: relative pronoun
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अनुपस्कृतम् (anupaskṛtam) - unprocessed (unprepared, unprocessed, not cooked)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anupaskṛta
anupaskṛta - unprepared, unprocessed, not decorated, not adorned
Past Passive Participle
formed from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'anu' (after, along) and 'upa' (near, towards), and the negative prefix 'a' (not).
Prefixes: anu+upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: modifies 'māṃsaṃ' implicitly, or refers to a neuter noun understood.
अक्षारलवणं (akṣāralavaṇaṁ) - without alkali (and) salt (saltless and without alkali, without salt and sourness)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣāralavaṇa
akṣāralavaṇa - saltless and without alkali
compound of 'a' (not) + 'kṣāra' (alkali) + 'lavaṇa' (salt).
Compound type : dvandva (akṣāra+lavaṇa)
- a – not
indeclinable - kṣāra – alkali, salt, caustic, pungent
noun (masculine) - lavaṇa – salt, saline
noun (neuter)
Note: modifies 'māṃsaṃ' implicitly, or refers to a neuter noun understood.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (even, indeed, only, thus)
(indeclinable)
प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - naturally (by nature, naturally, by origin)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, origin, innate constitution, substance, material cause
derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefixes 'pra' (forth, before) and 'kṛ' (again).
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: adverbial use of instrumental
हविः (haviḥ) - offering (offering, oblation, sacrificial food)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of havi
havi - offering, oblation, sacrificial food
derived from the root 'hu' (to sacrifice, offer) with the suffix 'kvip'.
Root: hu (class 1)
उच्यते (ucyate) - are considered (is said, is called)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Passive voice, present tense
passive form of the verb 'vac' (to say).
Root: vac (class 2)