मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-31
वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातांश्रोत्रियान गृहमेधिनः ।
पूजयेद हव्यकव्येन विपरीतांश्च वर्जयेत ॥३१॥
पूजयेद हव्यकव्येन विपरीतांश्च वर्जयेत ॥३१॥
31. vedavidyāvratasnātāṁśrotriyān gṛhamedhinaḥ ,
pūjayed havyakavyena viparītāṁśca varjayet.
pūjayed havyakavyena viparītāṁśca varjayet.
31.
vedavidyāvrata snātā śrotriyān gṛhamedhinaḥ
pūjayed havya kavyena viparītāṃś ca varjayet
pūjayed havya kavyena viparītāṃś ca varjayet
31.
One should honor householders who are learned in the Vedas, have observed vows, are proficient in Vedic studies, and are righteous, by offering them oblations and libations. Those who are the opposite should be avoided.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदविद्याव्रत स्नाता (vedavidyāvrata snātā) - those who have completed their Vedic studies and observed vows (one who has completed Vedic studies and observed vows)
- श्रोत्रियान् (śrotriyān) - those learned in the Vedas (one who has learned the Vedas by rote)
- गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - righteous householders (householder)
- पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should honor (should worship, should honor)
- हव्य (havya) - oblations (offering, oblation)
- कव्येन (kavyena) - libations (libation, offering (to ancestors))
- विपरीतान् (viparītān) - those who are the opposite (opposite, contrary, reversed)
- च (ca) - and
- वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should be avoided (should avoid, should shun)
Words meanings and morphology
वेदविद्याव्रत स्नाता (vedavidyāvrata snātā) - those who have completed their Vedic studies and observed vows (one who has completed Vedic studies and observed vows)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavidyāvrata snāta
vedavidyāvrata snāta - one who has completed Vedic studies and observed vows
Past Passive Participle
snāta: from the root √snā (to bathe, bathe ceremonially) + vidyā (knowledge) + vrata (vow) + Veda (Vedas). The compound describes someone who has completed the ritual bathing after studies and observances.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (veda+vidyā+vrata+snāta)
- veda – knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine) - vidyā – knowledge, learning
noun (feminine) - vrata – vow, religious observance
noun (neuter) - snāta – bathed, one who has bathed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from the root snā.
Root: snā (class 4)
श्रोत्रियान् (śrotriyān) - those learned in the Vedas (one who has learned the Vedas by rote)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śrotriya
śrotriya - learned in the Vedas, Vedic scholar
Secondary derivation
derived from śruta (heard), referring to knowledge acquired through hearing or tradition (Vedas).
गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - righteous householders (householder)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhamedhin
gṛhamedhin - householder, one who maintains the sacred fire at home
compound of gṛha (house) and medhin (possessing, maintaining, related to the ritual fire).
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+medhin)
- gṛha – house, home
noun (neuter) - medhin – possessing, maintaining, connected to a hearth or fire
adjective (masculine)
derived from medhā (intelligence, understanding, sacrificial butter) or related to the maintenance of domestic ritual.
पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should honor (should worship, should honor)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of pūj
Root verb
Root: pūj (class 10)
हव्य (havya) - oblations (offering, oblation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of havya
havya - offering, oblation (to the gods)
Potential Passive Participle
from the root √hu (to sacrifice, to offer) + ya (suffix). It is that which is to be offered.
Root: hu (class 2)
कव्येन (kavyena) - libations (libation, offering (to ancestors))
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kavya
kavya - offering, libation (to pitṛs or ancestors)
Secondary derivation
related to kavi (poet, seer), possibly referring to ritual hymns or offerings associated with them.
विपरीतान् (viparītān) - those who are the opposite (opposite, contrary, reversed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of viparīta
viparīta - opposite, reversed, contrary
Past Passive Participle
from vi-parī (to turn around, to reverse).
Prefix: vi
Root: pari (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should be avoided (should avoid, should shun)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of vṛj
Root verb
class 10 (parasmaipada) or class 9 (ātmanepada). Here it functions as parasmaipada.
Root: vṛj (class 9)