मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-276
कृष्णपक्षे दशम्यादौ वर्जयित्वा चतुर्दशीम ।
श्राद्धे प्रशस्तास्तिथयो यथैता न तथैतराः ॥२७६॥
श्राद्धे प्रशस्तास्तिथयो यथैता न तथैतराः ॥२७६॥
276. kṛṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm ,
śrāddhe praśastāstithayo yathaitā na tathaitarāḥ.
śrāddhe praśastāstithayo yathaitā na tathaitarāḥ.
276.
kṛṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm
śrāddhe praśastāḥ tithayaḥ yathaitā na tathā etarāḥ
śrāddhe praśastāḥ tithayaḥ yathaitā na tathā etarāḥ
276.
In the dark fortnight (kṛṣṇa pakṣa), starting from the tenth day, excluding the fourteenth (day), the lunar days that are commendable for śrāddha are like these; others are not.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृष्णपक्षे (kṛṣṇapakṣe) - in the dark fortnight
- दशम्यादौ (daśamyādau) - from the tenth day onwards
- वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded, having omitted
- चतुर्दशीम् (caturdaśīm) - the fourteenth (day)
- श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - in śrāddha
- प्रशस्ताः (praśastāḥ) - commendable, excellent, praiseworthy
- तिथयः (tithayaḥ) - lunar days
- यथा (yathā) - as, like
- एता (etā) - these
- न (na) - not
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
- एतराः (etarāḥ) - others
Words meanings and morphology
कृष्णपक्षे (kṛṣṇapakṣe) - in the dark fortnight
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇapakṣa
kṛṣṇapakṣa - dark fortnight, waning moon phase
kṛṣṇa (black, dark) + pakṣa (fortnight)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛṣṇa+pakṣa)
- kṛṣṇa – black, dark, blue, the moon's waning period
adjective (masculine) - pakṣa – side, wing, fortnight
noun (masculine)
दशम्यादौ (daśamyādau) - from the tenth day onwards
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of daśamī
daśamī - tenth (lunar day)
daśan (ten) + -ī (feminine suffix)
Note: The 'adau' indicates 'from the tenth day onwards'.
वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having excluded, having omitted
(indeclinable)
Gerund
from √vṛj (to exclude, omit) with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛj (class 1)
चतुर्दशीम् (caturdaśīm) - the fourteenth (day)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of caturdaśan
caturdaśan - fourteen
catur (four) + daśan (ten)
Compound type : dvandva (catur+daśan)
- catur – four
adjective (masculine) - daśan – ten
adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to the fourteenth lunar day.
श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - in śrāddha
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - a funeral rite, obsequial offering to ancestors
śraddhā (faith)
प्रशस्ताः (praśastāḥ) - commendable, excellent, praiseworthy
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of praśasta
praśasta - excellent, praiseworthy, commendable, famous, celebrated
Past Passive Participle
from √śas (to command, praise) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: śas (class 2)
तिथयः (tithayaḥ) - lunar days
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tithi
tithi - lunar day, day of the month
यथा (yathā) - as, like
(indeclinable)
एता (etā) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this
Note: Refers to the commendable tithis.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
tad (that) + tathā (suffix)
एतराः (etarāḥ) - others
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of itará
itará - other, another, former, latter
Note: Refers to other lunar days that are not commendable.