मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-3, verse-258

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विसृज्य ब्राह्मणांस्तांस्तु नियतो वाग्यतः शुचिः ।
दक्षिणां दिशमाकाङ्क्षन याचेतैमान वरान पितॄन ॥२५८॥

258. visṛjya brāhmaṇāṁstāṁstu niyato vāgyataḥ śuciḥ ,
dakṣiṇāṁ diśamākāṅkṣan yācetaimān varān pitṝn.

258. visṛjya brāhmaṇāṃs tāṃs tu niyataḥ vāg yataḥ śuciḥ
dakṣiṇām diśam ākāṅkṣan yāce'taimān varān pitṛn

258. iyam yāce vai etan pitṛn varān brāhmaṇān tu tāṃ
niyataḥ vāg yataḥ śuciḥ dakṣiṇām diśam ākāṅkṣan visṛjya

258. Having dismissed those Brahmins, and being disciplined, controlled in speech, and pure, he, desiring the southern direction, asked these boons from the ancestors (pitṛs).

Words meanings summery:

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विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having abandoned, having let go)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (Brahmins, priests)

तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - disciplined (controlled, restrained, regulated, disciplined)

वाक् (vāk) - speech (speech, word)

यतः (yataḥ) - controlled in speech (controlled, restrained)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, bright, holy)

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)

आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring (desiring, longing for, wishing)

याचे (yāce) - he asked (I ask, I beg)

एतान् (etān) - these (these, them)

वरान् (varān) - boons (boons, blessings, choices)

पितृन् (pitṛn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)

Words meanings and morphology

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having abandoned, having let go)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

formed from the root 'sṛj' (to create, release) with the prefix 'vi' (apart, away).

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins (Brahmins, priests)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, one learned in the Vedas

derived from 'brahman' (ultimate reality, sacred knowledge).

तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tat

tat - that, he, she, it, they

Note: refers to 'brāhmaṇān'

तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)

(indeclinable)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - disciplined (controlled, restrained, regulated, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - controlled, restrained, regulated, fixed, determined

Past Passive Participle

from the root 'ni' (to lead) + 'yam' (to restrain, control).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: describes the subject ('he')

वाक् (vāk) - speech (speech, word)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāk

vāk - speech, word, voice

Note: part of a compound

यतः (yataḥ) - controlled in speech (controlled, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yata

yata - controlled, restrained, subdued

Past Passive Participle

from the root 'yam' (to restrain, control).

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: in 'vāgyataḥ' (controlled in speech)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, bright, holy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy, white

Note: describes the subject ('he')

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, liberal

Note: modifies 'diśam'

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring (desiring, longing for, wishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāṅkṣ

ākāṅkṣ - to desire, wish for, long for

Present Active Participle

from the root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire) with the prefix 'ā' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: describes the subject ('he')

याचे (yāce) - he asked (I ask, I beg)

(verb)

1st person , middle, present (laṭ) of yāc

Present Tense, 1st Person Singular (Atmanepada)

root 'yāc'.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: In this context, the 'yāce' likely refers to the subject 'he' and the ending is interpreted as a 3rd person form, or 'yāce' is the root verb and 'etān' is the object. The translation implies a 3rd person action. Alternatively, some scholars suggest a variation in conjugation for narrative purposes. The ending '-e' can be 1st person singular or 3rd person singular in some contexts for Atmanepada verbs. Given 'etān', it is understood as 3rd person plural object being requested from the pitṛs.

एतान् (etān) - these (these, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, it, these

Note: refers to 'varān'

वरान् (varān) - boons (boons, blessings, choices)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift, choice, best

Root: vṛ (class 1)

पितृन् (pitṛn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)

(noun)