मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-69
बालातपः प्रेतधूमो वर्ज्यं भिन्नं तथाऽसनम ।
न छिन्द्यान्नखरोमाणि दन्तैर्नोत्पाटयेन्नखान ॥६९॥
न छिन्द्यान्नखरोमाणि दन्तैर्नोत्पाटयेन्नखान ॥६९॥
69. bālātapaḥ pretadhūmo varjyaṁ bhinnaṁ tathā'sanam ,
na chindyānnakharomāṇi dantairnotpāṭayennakhān.
na chindyānnakharomāṇi dantairnotpāṭayennakhān.
69.
bālātapah pretadhūmah varjyam bhinnam tathā asanam
na chindyāt nakharomāṇi dantaiḥ na utpāṭayet nakhān
na chindyāt nakharomāṇi dantaiḥ na utpāṭayet nakhān
69.
bālātapah pretadhūmah bhinnam tathā asanam varjyam.
na chindyāt nakharomāṇi dantaiḥ na utpāṭayet nakhān
na chindyāt nakharomāṇi dantaiḥ na utpāṭayet nakhān
69.
Morning sun, the smoke of the dead, forbidden food, and broken things are to be avoided. One should not trim nails or hair with teeth, nor pluck out toenails.
Words meanings summery:
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- बालातपह् (bālātapah) - morning sun (morning sun, dawn)
- प्रेतधूमह् (pretadhūmah) - the smoke of the dead (smoke of the dead, funeral pyre smoke)
- वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided (to be avoided, prohibited)
- भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - broken (broken, split, separated)
- तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, likewise)
- असनम् (asanam) - food (food, eating)
- न (na) - not
- छिन्द्यात् (chindyāt) - should trim (should cut, should divide)
- नखरोमाणि (nakharomāṇi) - nails or hair (nails and hairs)
- दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth (by teeth)
- न (na) - not
- उत्पाटयेत् (utpāṭayet) - should pluck out (should tear out, should uproot)
- नखान् (nakhān) - toenails (nails)
Words meanings and morphology
बालातपह् (bālātapah) - morning sun (morning sun, dawn)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bālātapah
bālātapah - morning sun, dawn
compound of bāla (young, early) + atapa (sunshine, heat)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bāla+atapa)
- bāla – young, child, early
adjective/noun (masculine/feminine/neuter) - atapa – sunshine, heat
noun (masculine)
प्रेतधूमह् (pretadhūmah) - the smoke of the dead (smoke of the dead, funeral pyre smoke)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pretadhūmah
pretadhūmah - smoke of the dead, funeral pyre smoke
compound of preta (dead person, ghost) + dhūma (smoke)
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+dhūma)
- preta – dead, departed soul, ghost
noun (masculine) - dhūma – smoke
noun (masculine)
वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided (to be avoided, prohibited)
(gerundive)
भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - broken (broken, split, separated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhinna
bhinna - broken, split, separated
Past Passive Participle
from the root bhid 'to break, split' + -kta suffix
Root: bhid (class 6)
तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, likewise)
(indeclinable)
असनम् (asanam) - food (food, eating)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asana
asana - food, eating, seat, sitting
from the root as 'to eat' or 'to sit'
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
छिन्द्यात् (chindyāt) - should trim (should cut, should divide)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of chid
Imperative
Root class 6.109
Root: chid (class 6)
नखरोमाणि (nakharomāṇi) - nails or hair (nails and hairs)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nakharomāṇi
nakharomāṇi - nails and hairs
compound of nakha (nail) + romā (hair)
Compound type : dvandva (nakha+romā)
- nakha – nail (of finger or toe)
noun (masculine) - romā – hair
noun (feminine)
दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth (by teeth)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta
danta - tooth
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
उत्पाटयेत् (utpāṭayet) - should pluck out (should tear out, should uproot)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of utpāṭaya
Causative Imperative
Causative of root paṭ 'to tear' + ut- 'up' + -aya suffix
Prefix: ut
Root: paṭ (class 4)
नखान् (nakhān) - toenails (nails)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nakha
nakha - nail (of finger or toe)