मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-27
नानिष्ट्वा नवसस्येष्ट्या पशुना चाग्निमान द्विजः ।
नवान्नमद्यात्मांसं वा दीर्घमायुर्जिजीविषुः ॥२७॥
नवान्नमद्यात्मांसं वा दीर्घमायुर्जिजीविषुः ॥२७॥
27. nāniṣṭvā navasasyeṣṭyā paśunā cāgnimān dvijaḥ ,
navānnamadyātmāṁsaṁ vā dīrghamāyurjijīviṣuḥ.
navānnamadyātmāṁsaṁ vā dīrghamāyurjijīviṣuḥ.
27.
na iṣṭvā navasasyēṣṭyā paśunā ca agnimān dvijaḥ
navam annam adyāt ātmāṁsaṁ vā dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ
navam annam adyāt ātmāṁsaṁ vā dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ
27.
A twice-born person (dvija) who desires a long life (dīrgham āyuḥ) should not eat new grain, new produce (navasasyēṣṭyā), or meat obtained from animals (paśunā), after establishing the sacred fire (agnimān) and performing the required Vedic ritual (iṣṭvā).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (no, not)
- इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - after performing the Vedic ritual (having sacrificed, having worshipped)
- नवसस्येष्ट्या (navasasyēṣṭyā) - by the offering of new grain and new produce
- पशुना (paśunā) - by animals (used in sacrifice) (by an animal)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अग्निमान् (agnimān) - having established the sacred fire (possessing the sacred fire)
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born person (Brahmin) (twice-born, Brahmin)
- नवम् (navam) - new
- अन्नम् (annam) - food (specifically new grain) (food, grain)
- अद्यात् (adyāt) - should eat
- आत्मांसं (ātmāṁsaṁ) - one's own flesh or meat (one's own flesh, meat)
- वा (vā) - or
- दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan (life, lifespan)
- जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (no, not)
(indeclinable)
इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - after performing the Vedic ritual (having sacrificed, having worshipped)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from the root √iṣ 'to send, sacrifice' with the suffix -tvā
Root: iṣ (class 1)
नवसस्येष्ट्या (navasasyēṣṭyā) - by the offering of new grain and new produce
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of navasasyēṣṭyā
navasasyēṣṭyā - by the offering of new grain and new produce
compound word
Compound type : dvandva (nava+sasya+iṣṭi)
- nava – new
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - sasya – corn, grain, produce
noun (neuter) - iṣṭi – offering, sacrifice
noun (feminine)
derived from root √iṣ 'to send, sacrifice'
Root: iṣ (class 1)
पशुना (paśunā) - by animals (used in sacrifice) (by an animal)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of paśu
paśu - animal, cattle, beast, victim
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अग्निमान् (agnimān) - having established the sacred fire (possessing the sacred fire)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agnimān
agnimān - possessing the sacred fire
compound, possessive (bahuvrīhi)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+matup)
- agni – fire, god of fire
noun (masculine) - matup – possessing, having
suffix
possessive suffix
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born person (Brahmin) (twice-born, Brahmin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, bird, tooth, snake)
compound, derived from root √jan 'to be born' with prefix dvi- 'twice'
Prefix: dvi
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Refers to Brahmin in this context.
नवम् (navam) - new
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of navam
nava - new, young
Note: Modifies annam.
अन्नम् (annam) - food (specifically new grain) (food, grain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of annam
annam - food, grain, rice
अद्यात् (adyāt) - should eat
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of adyāt
optative
3rd person singular optative mood of the root √ad 'to eat'.
Root: ad (class 2)
आत्मांसं (ātmāṁsaṁ) - one's own flesh or meat (one's own flesh, meat)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmāṁsaṁ
ātmāṁsaṁ - one's own flesh, flesh of one's own body
compound, derived from ātman 'self' and aṁsa 'part, flesh'
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ātman+aṁsa)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit
noun (masculine) - aṁsa – part, shoulder, flesh
noun (masculine)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgham
dīrgha - long, extended
Note: Modifies āyuḥ.
आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan (life, lifespan)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyuḥ
āyu - life, lifespan, age
जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jijīviṣuḥ
jijīviṣu - desiring to live
desiderative active participle
formed from the desiderative stem of √jīv 'to live' (jijīv-)
Root: jīv (class 1)