मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-53
नाग्निं मुखेनोपधमेन्नग्नां नैक्षेत च स्त्रियम ।
नामेध्यं प्रक्षिपेदग्नौ न च पादौ प्रतापयेत ॥५३॥
नामेध्यं प्रक्षिपेदग्नौ न च पादौ प्रतापयेत ॥५३॥
53. nāgniṁ mukhenopadhamennagnāṁ naikṣeta ca striyam ,
nāmedhyaṁ prakṣipedagnau na ca pādau pratāpayet.
nāmedhyaṁ prakṣipedagnau na ca pādau pratāpayet.
53.
nāgnim mukhenopadhamennaṅgāṃ naīkṣeta ca striyam
nāmedhyaṃ praksipēdagna'u na ca pādau pratāpayēt
nāmedhyaṃ praksipēdagna'u na ca pādau pratāpayēt
53.
One should not blow on fire with the mouth, nor look at a naked woman. One should not throw impure things into the fire, nor warm the feet by the fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- नाग्निम् (nāgnim) - not on fire (not fire)
- मुखेन (mukhena) - with the mouth (by the mouth)
- उपधमेत् (upadhamet) - should blow on (should blow)
- नङ्गां (naṅgāṁ) - not a naked woman (not naked)
- नईक्षेत (naīkṣeta) - nor look at (should not see)
- च (ca) - and
- स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman
- नामेध्यं (nāmedhyaṁ) - impure things (not impure)
- प्रक्सिपेत् (praksipet) - should throw
- अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire (in fire)
- न (na) - nor (not)
- च (ca) - and
- पादौ (pādau) - feet
- प्रतापयेत् (pratāpayēt) - should warm
Words meanings and morphology
नाग्निम् (nāgnim) - not on fire (not fire)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
Note: preceded by 'na' (not)
मुखेन (mukhena) - with the mouth (by the mouth)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - face, mouth, front
उपधमेत् (upadhamet) - should blow on (should blow)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upadhmā
from root dhmā (to blow) with prefix upa (near, upon)
Prefix: upa
Root: dhmā (class 1)
Note: sandhi with preceding 'a'
नङ्गां (naṅgāṁ) - not a naked woman (not naked)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṅga
aṅga - body, limb, part
Note: This form is unusual. Likely intended to mean 'naked' (aṅgā) and used as an adjective. Preceded by 'na'.
नईक्षेत (naīkṣeta) - nor look at (should not see)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of īkṣ
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: preceded by 'na' (not), sandhi with preceding 'a'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of stri
stri - woman, wife
नामेध्यं (nāmedhyaṁ) - impure things (not impure)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amedhya
amedhya - impure, unfit for offering, unclean
from root mī (to bind, to kill) with prefix a (not) and suffix -ya (gerundive)
Prefix: a
Root: mī (class 2)
Note: preceded by 'na' (not)
प्रक्सिपेत् (praksipet) - should throw
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of praksip
from root kship (to throw) with prefix pra (forth, into)
Prefix: pra
Root: kship (class 1)
अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire (in fire)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
न (na) - nor (not)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पादौ (pādau) - feet
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, quarter, part, verse
प्रतापयेत् (pratāpayēt) - should warm
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pratāp
causative from root tap (to be hot, to suffer)
Prefix: pra
Root: tap (class 1)