मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-275
यद यद ददाति विधिवत सम्यक श्रद्धासमन्वितः ।
तत तत पितॄणां भवति परत्रानन्तमक्षयम ॥२७५॥
तत तत पितॄणां भवति परत्रानन्तमक्षयम ॥२७५॥
275. yad yad dadāti vidhivat samyak śraddhāsamanvitaḥ ,
tat tat pitṝṇāṁ bhavati paratrānantamakṣayam.
tat tat pitṝṇāṁ bhavati paratrānantamakṣayam.
275.
yad yad dadāti vidhivat samyak śraddhāsam anvitaḥ
tat tat pitṛṇām bhavati paratra anantam akṣayam
tat tat pitṛṇām bhavati paratra anantam akṣayam
275.
Whatever one gives properly with faith, all that becomes infinite and imperishable for the ancestors in the world beyond.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - whatever
- यद् (yad) - whatever
- ददाति (dadāti) - gives
- विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to prescribed rules, properly
- सम्यक् (samyak) - well, properly, completely
- श्रद्धासम् (śraddhāsam) - with faith
- अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by
- तत् (tat) - that
- तत् (tat) - that
- पितृणाम् (pitṛṇām) - of the ancestors
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
- परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter
- अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless
- अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, whoever, whatever, as, because, that
यद् (yad) - whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whoever, whatever, as, because, that
ददाति (dadāti) - gives
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of dad
Root: √dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 2)
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to prescribed rules, properly
(indeclinable)
vidhivat (according to rule) + -vat (suffix like)
सम्यक् (samyak) - well, properly, completely
(indeclinable)
sam- (together, well) + -yak (suffix)
श्रद्धासम् (śraddhāsam) - with faith
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śraddhā
śraddhā - faith, belief, confidence, reverence, devotion
śrat (truth, real) + dhā (to place, hold)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Instrumental case used with 'anvitaḥ' to mean 'endowed with'.
अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita
anvita - joined, connected, accompanied, pervaded, endowed
Past Passive Participle
from √i (to go) with prefix anu- (after, along)
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
पितृणाम् (pitṛṇām) - of the ancestors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter
(indeclinable)
para (other) + atra (here)
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal, unlimited
a- (not) + anta (end)
Note: Describes the result of the offering.
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, eternal, indestructible
a- (not) + kṣaya (decay, destruction)
Prefix: a
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Describes the result of the offering.