मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-126
यावन्नापेत्यमेध्याक्ताद गन्धो लेपश्च तत्कृतः ।
तावन मृद्वारि चादेयं सर्वासु द्रव्यशुद्धिषु ॥१२६॥
तावन मृद्वारि चादेयं सर्वासु द्रव्यशुद्धिषु ॥१२६॥
126. yāvannāpetyamedhyāktād gandho lepaśca tatkṛtaḥ ,
tāvan mṛdvāri cādeyaṁ sarvāsu dravyaśuddhiṣu.
tāvan mṛdvāri cādeyaṁ sarvāsu dravyaśuddhiṣu.
126.
yāvan nāpetyamedhyāktād gandho lepaśca tatkṛtaḥ
tāvan mṛdvāri cādeyaṃ sarvāsu dravyaśuddiṣu
tāvan mṛdvāri cādeyaṃ sarvāsu dravyaśuddiṣu
126.
As long as the odor and smear from impure matter, which is the cause thereof, do not disappear, so long must earth and water be used in all purifications of substances.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, until)
- न (na) - not
- अपेत्य (apetya) - disappear (going away, disappearing, removed)
- अमेध्यात् (amedhyāt) - from impure matter (from impurity, from uncleanliness)
- गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - odor (smell, odor, fragrance)
- लेपः (lepaḥ) - smear (smear, plaster, coating)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- तत्कृतः (tatkṛtaḥ) - which is the cause thereof (made by that, caused by that)
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long (so long, so much)
- मृद्वरि (mṛdvari) - earth and water
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- आदेयम् (ādeyam) - must be used (to be taken, to be used, to be accepted)
- सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all
- द्रव्यशुद्दिषु (dravyaśuddiṣu) - in purifications of substances
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, until)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अपेत्य (apetya) - disappear (going away, disappearing, removed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apeta
apeta - gone away, disappeared, removed, departed
Past Passive Participle
from root i 'to go' with prefix apa
Prefix: apa
Root: i (class 2)
अमेध्यात् (amedhyāt) - from impure matter (from impurity, from uncleanliness)
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of amedhya
amedhya - impure, unclean, unfit for religious use
negative
Negative of medhya 'pure, clean'
Prefix: a
Root: madh
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - odor (smell, odor, fragrance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, scent, perfume
nominal
from root gandh 'to smell'
Root: gandh (class 1)
लेपः (lepaḥ) - smear (smear, plaster, coating)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lepa
lepa - smear, plaster, coating, ointment
nominal
from root lip 'to smear'
Root: lip (class 6)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
तत्कृतः (tatkṛtaḥ) - which is the cause thereof (made by that, caused by that)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tatkṛta
tatkṛta - made by that, caused by that
Past Passive Participle
Compound of tat (that) and kṛta (made, done)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+kṛta)
- tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - kṛta – made, done, caused
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ 'to do, to make'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: refers to the cause of the impurity, i.e., the impure matter
तावत् (tāvat) - so long (so long, so much)
(indeclinable)
मृद्वरि (mṛdvari) - earth and water
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdvari
mṛdvari - earth and water
Copulative compound of mṛd (earth) and vāri (water). The form vāri is often used in compounds.
Compound type : copulative (mṛd+vāri)
- mṛd – earth, clay, mud
noun (feminine) - vāri – water
noun (neuter)
Note: The dual is not explicitly marked but implied by the meaning 'earth and water'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
आदेयम् (ādeyam) - must be used (to be taken, to be used, to be accepted)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādeya
ādeya - to be taken, to be accepted, to be used, obtainable
Gerundive
from root dā 'to give' with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: governs the preceding nominative nouns indicating what must be used
सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole
द्रव्यशुद्दिषु (dravyaśuddiṣu) - in purifications of substances
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of dravyaśuddhi
dravyaśuddhi - purification of substances
nominal
Compound of dravya (substance) and śuddhi (purification)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dravya+śuddhi)
- dravya – substance, thing, wealth, material
noun (neuter)
from root dru 'to flow'
Root: dru (class 1) - śuddhi – purity, purification, cleansing
noun (feminine)
nominal
from root śudh 'to be pure'
Root: śudh (class 4)