मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-143
स्पृष्ट्वैतानशुचिर्नित्यमद्भिः प्राणानुपस्पृशेत ।
गात्राणि चैव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितलेन तु ॥१४३॥
गात्राणि चैव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितलेन तु ॥१४३॥
143. spṛṣṭvaitānaśucirnityamadbhiḥ prāṇānupaspṛśet ,
gātrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi nābhiṁ pāṇitalena tu.
gātrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi nābhiṁ pāṇitalena tu.
143.
spṛṣṭvā etān aśuciḥ nityam adbhiḥ prāṇān upaspṛśet
gātrāṇi ca eva sarvāṇi nābhim pāṇitalena tu
gātrāṇi ca eva sarvāṇi nābhim pāṇitalena tu
143.
spṛṣṭvā etān aśuciḥ nityam adbhiḥ prāṇān upaspṛśet
gātrāṇi ca eva sarvāṇi nābhim pāṇitalena tu
gātrāṇi ca eva sarvāṇi nābhim pāṇitalena tu
143.
Having touched these impure things, one should constantly touch the vital breaths (prāṇa) with water, and also all the limbs, and the navel with the palm.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched, having contacted
- एतान् (etān) - these impure things (these)
- अशुचिः (aśuciḥ) - impure, unclean
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally
- अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - by/with water
- प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, life-airs
- उपस्पृशेत् (upaspṛśet) - should touch (as a purification) (should touch, should sprinkle)
- गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - also, indeed (indeed, truly, only, even)
- सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all the limbs (all, entire)
- नाभिम् (nābhim) - navel, abdomen
- पाणितलेन (pāṇitalena) - by the palm
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
Words meanings and morphology
स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched, having contacted
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
formed from the root 'spṛś' (to touch) with the suffix 'ktvā'
Root: spṛś (class 2)
एतान् (etān) - these impure things (these)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, that, he, she, it
अशुचिः (aśuciḥ) - impure, unclean
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśuci
aśuci - impure, unclean, unholy
formed with the negative prefix 'a-' from 'śuci' (pure)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally
(indeclinable)
Note: functioning as an adverb
अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - by/with water
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths, life-airs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa
prāṇa - life, breath, vital air
derived from the root 'prā' (to breathe, to fill)
Prefix: pra
Root: prā (class 1)
उपस्पृशेत् (upaspṛśet) - should touch (as a purification) (should touch, should sprinkle)
(verb)
3rd person , active, vidhi liṅ (hortative/precative) (liṅ) of upaspṛś
formed from the root 'spṛś' (to touch) with the prefix 'upa-'
Prefix: upa
Root: spṛś (class 2)
गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra
gātra - limb, body, member
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also, indeed (indeed, truly, only, even)
(indeclinable)
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all the limbs (all, entire)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole, every
नाभिम् (nābhim) - navel, abdomen
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nābhi
nābhi - navel, center, hub
पाणितलेन (pāṇitalena) - by the palm
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāṇitala
pāṇitala - palm of the hand
compound of 'pāṇi' (hand) and 'tala' (surface, bottom)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+tala)
- pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine) - tala – surface, bottom, palm (of hand)
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)