मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
-
chapter-4, verse-66
उपानहौ च वासश्च धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत ।
उपवीतमलङ्कारं स्रजं करकमेव च ॥६६॥
उपवीतमलङ्कारं स्रजं करकमेव च ॥६६॥
66. upānahau ca vāsaśca dhṛtamanyairna dhārayet ,
upavītamalaṅkāraṁ srajaṁ karakameva ca.
upavītamalaṅkāraṁ srajaṁ karakameva ca.
66.
upāhanau ca vāsasca dhr̥taman'yairna dhārayet
| upavītamalaṅkāraṃ srajaṃ karakameva ca
| upavītamalaṅkāraṃ srajaṃ karakameva ca
66.
One should not wear footwear and clothes that have been worn by others. Nor should one wear a sacred thread, jewelry, a garland, or a water pot (that have been used by others).
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- उपाहनौ (upāhanau) - footwear (footwear, shoes)
- च (ca) - and
- वास (vāsa) - clothes (clothing, garment)
- च (ca) - and
- ध्र्̥तमन्&#०३९;यैर्न (dhr̥taman'yairna) - worn by others, not (to be worn) (worn by others, not worn)
- धारयेत् (dhārayet) - should wear (should wear, should hold)
- उपवीतम् (upavītam) - sacred thread (sacred thread, Brahmins' cord)
- अलङ्कारं (alaṅkāraṁ) - jewelry (ornament, decoration)
- स्रजम् (srajam) - garland (garland, wreath)
- करकम् (karakam) - water pot (water pot, pitcher, lotus)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
उपाहनौ (upāhanau) - footwear (footwear, shoes)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of upāhana
upāhana - footwear, shoe
Derived from the root 'han' (to strike) with the prefix 'upa-' and the suffix '-ana'.
Prefix: upa
Root: han (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वास (vāsa) - clothes (clothing, garment)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa
vāsa - clothing, garment, dwelling, residence
Derived from the root 'vas' (to dwell, to wear).
Root: vas (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ध्र्̥तमन्&#०३९;यैर्न (dhr̥taman'yairna) - worn by others, not (to be worn) (worn by others, not worn)
(indeclinable)
Compound structure, split into 'dhṛta' (worn), 'anyaiḥ' (by others), and 'na' (not).
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛta+anya+na)
- dhṛta – held, worn, obtained
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From the root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to wear) with the past passive participle suffix -kta.
Root: dhṛ (class 2) - anya – other, another
pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter) - na – not
indeclinable
Note: This is a complex negation structure where 'na' negates 'dhārayet'.
धारयेत् (dhārayet) - should wear (should wear, should hold)
(verb)
active, optative (liṅ) of dhṛ
Potentially Derived Verb Form
Forms in the periphrastic perfect (e.g., dadhāra) and the benedictive (vidhiliṅ, e.g., dhārayet, dhāreyuḥ) are formed from the root dhṛ.
Root: dhṛ (class 2)
Note: Potential mood, third person singular.
उपवीतम् (upavītam) - sacred thread (sacred thread, Brahmins' cord)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of upavīta
upavīta - sacred thread, string worn over the shoulder, yajñopavīta
Derived from the root 'vī' (to weave, to bind) with prefix 'upa-' and suffix '-ta'.
Prefix: upa
Root: vī (class 1)
अलङ्कारं (alaṅkāraṁ) - jewelry (ornament, decoration)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkāra
alaṅkāra - ornament, decoration, embellishment, adornment
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with the prefix 'alaṃ' (sufficiently, excellently).
Prefix: alaṃ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्रजम् (srajam) - garland (garland, wreath)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sraj
sraj - garland, wreath, string, radiance
करकम् (karakam) - water pot (water pot, pitcher, lotus)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karaka
karaka - water-pot, pitcher, lotus, doing, acting
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)