मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-192
न वार्यपि प्रयच्छेत तु बैडालव्रतिके द्विजे ।
न बकव्रतिके पापे नावेदविदि धर्मवित ॥१९२॥
न बकव्रतिके पापे नावेदविदि धर्मवित ॥१९२॥
192. na vāryapi prayacchet tu baiḍālavratike dvije ,
na bakavratike pāpe nāvedavidi dharmavit.
na bakavratike pāpe nāvedavidi dharmavit.
192.
na vāri api prayacchet tu baiḍālavratike dvije
na bakavratike pāpe na avedavidi dharmavit
na bakavratike pāpe na avedavidi dharmavit
192.
One should not even give water to a twice-born (brāhmaṇa) who practices cat-like austerity, nor to a sinful person who practices crane-like austerity, nor to one who does not know the Veda, even if one considers oneself a knower of (revealed) law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- वारि (vāri) - water
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - should give (should give, should offer)
- तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)
- बैडालव्रतिके (baiḍālavratike) - to a brāhmaṇa who practices cat-like austerity (to one who practices cat-like austerity)
- द्विजे (dvije) - to the twice-born (brāhmaṇa) (to the twice-born)
- न (na) - nor (not)
- बकव्रतिके (bakavratike) - to one who practices crane-like austerity
- पापे (pāpe) - to the sinful person (to the sinful, to the wicked)
- न (na) - nor (not)
- अवेदविदि (avedavidi) - to one who does not know the Veda
- धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who considers oneself a knower of (revealed) law (dharma) (knower of law, wise)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
वारि (vāri) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri
vāri - water
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - should give (should give, should offer)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of pra
तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)
(indeclinable)
बैडालव्रतिके (baiḍālavratike) - to a brāhmaṇa who practices cat-like austerity (to one who practices cat-like austerity)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of baiḍālavratika
baiḍālavratika - one who practices cat-like austerity
compound of baiḍāla (cat) + vratika (one who practices a vow)
Compound type : tatpurusha (baiḍāla+vratika)
- baiḍāla – cat
noun (masculine) - vratika – one who practices a vow, ascetic
noun (masculine)
derived from vrata 'vow'
द्विजे (dvije) - to the twice-born (brāhmaṇa) (to the twice-born)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, brāhmaṇa, bird, tooth, nail
compound of dvi 'twice' + ja 'born'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - ja – born, produced
indeclinable
Participle suffix
from root jan 'to be born'
Root: jan (class 4)
न (na) - nor (not)
(indeclinable)
बकव्रतिके (bakavratike) - to one who practices crane-like austerity
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bakavratika
bakavratika - one who practices crane-like austerity
compound of baka (crane) + vratika (one who practices a vow)
Compound type : tatpurusha (baka+vratika)
- baka – crane
noun (masculine) - vratika – one who practices a vow, ascetic
noun (masculine)
derived from vrata 'vow'
पापे (pāpe) - to the sinful person (to the sinful, to the wicked)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, sinful
न (na) - nor (not)
(indeclinable)
अवेदविदि (avedavidi) - to one who does not know the Veda
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of avedavid
avedavid - one who does not know the Veda
compound of a 'not' + veda 'knowledge' + vid 'knowing'
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+veda+vid)
- a – not
indeclinable - veda – knowledge, the Veda
noun (masculine)
from root vid 'to know'
Root: vid (class 2) - vid – knowing, knowing person
noun (masculine)
Present Participle
from root vid 'to know'
Root: vid (class 2)
धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who considers oneself a knower of (revealed) law (dharma) (knower of law, wise)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid
dharmavid - knower of dharma, wise
compound of dharma 'law, duty' + vid 'knowing'
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)
- dharma – law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
from root dhṛ 'to hold'
Root: dhṛ (class 10) - vid – knowing, knower
noun (masculine)
Present Participle
from root vid 'to know'
Root: vid (class 2)