मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-128
आपः शुद्धा भूमिगता वैतृष्ण्यं यासु गोर्भवेत ।
अव्याप्ताश्चेदमेध्येन गन्धवर्णरसान्विताः ॥१२८॥
अव्याप्ताश्चेदमेध्येन गन्धवर्णरसान्विताः ॥१२८॥
128. āpaḥ śuddhā bhūmigatā vaitṛṣṇyaṁ yāsu gorbhavet ,
avyāptāścedamedhyena gandhavarṇarasānvitāḥ.
avyāptāścedamedhyena gandhavarṇarasānvitāḥ.
128.
āpaḥ śuddhā bhūmigatā vaitṛṣṇyaṃ yāsu go rbhavet
avyāptāś cet amedhyena gandhavarṇarasānvitaḥ
avyāptāś cet amedhyena gandhavarṇarasānvitaḥ
128.
Water that has fallen on the ground is pure, in which thirst is quenched for cattle. If it is not contaminated by anything impure, it retains its smell, color, and taste.
Words meanings summery:
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- आपः (āpaḥ) - water (water, waters)
- शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure (pure, clean, white)
- भूमिगता (bhūmigatā) - fallen on the ground (gone to earth, fallen on the ground)
- वैतृष्ण्यं (vaitṛṣṇyaṁ) - quenching of thirst (quenching of thirst, satisfaction)
- यासु (yāsu) - in which (in which, by whom/which)
- गोः (goḥ) - for cattle (of a cow, of the earth)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - is (may be, becomes, happens)
- अव्याप्ताः (avyāptāḥ) - not contaminated (unpervaded, not spread, not attained)
- चेत् (cet) - if (if, and)
- अमेध्येन (amedhyena) - by anything impure (by the impure, by that which is not fit for oblation)
- गन्धवर्णरसान्वितः (gandhavarṇarasānvitaḥ) - retains its smell, color, and taste (endowed with smell, color, and taste)
Words meanings and morphology
आपः (āpaḥ) - water (water, waters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Root: ap (class 10)
शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure (pure, clean, white)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha
śuddha - pure, clean, bright, white
Past Passive Participle
from root śudh (to be pure)
Root: śudh (class 10)
भूमिगता (bhūmigatā) - fallen on the ground (gone to earth, fallen on the ground)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmigata
bhūmigata - gone to earth, fallen on the ground
Past Passive Participle
from compound bhūmi (earth) + gata (gone)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+gata)
- bhūmi – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - gata – gone, arrived, past
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
वैतृष्ण्यं (vaitṛṣṇyaṁ) - quenching of thirst (quenching of thirst, satisfaction)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vaitṛṣṇya
vaitṛṣṇya - quenching of thirst, satisfaction, relief from thirst
Abstract Noun
from trṣṇā (thirst) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya
Prefix: vi
Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
यासु (yāsu) - in which (in which, by whom/which)
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of yā
yā - who, which, what
गोः (goḥ) - for cattle (of a cow, of the earth)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of go
go - cow, bull, ox, cattle, earth, speech
भवेत् (bhavet) - is (may be, becomes, happens)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root Verb
Root Class 1 (bhu-ādi)
Root: bhū (class 1)
अव्याप्ताः (avyāptāḥ) - not contaminated (unpervaded, not spread, not attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avyāpta
avyāpta - unpervaded, not spread, not covered
Past Passive Participle
from prefix a- and root vyāp (to pervade, to spread)
Prefix: a
Root: vyāp (class 1)
चेत् (cet) - if (if, and)
(indeclinable)
अमेध्येन (amedhyena) - by anything impure (by the impure, by that which is not fit for oblation)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of amedhya
amedhya - impure, unfit for oblation, unclean
Negative Participle
from prefix a- and medhya (pure, fit for oblation)
Prefix: a
Root: ma (class 2)
गन्धवर्णरसान्वितः (gandhavarṇarasānvitaḥ) - retains its smell, color, and taste (endowed with smell, color, and taste)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of gandhavarṇarasānvita
gandhavarṇarasānvita - endowed with smell, color, and taste
Past Passive Participle
from compound gandha (smell) + varṇa (color) + rasa (taste) + anvita (endowed with)
Compound type : dvandva (gandha+varṇa+rasa+anvita)
- gandha – smell, odor, scent
noun (masculine) - varṇa – color, hue, shade, caste
noun (masculine) - rasa – taste, flavor, juice, sap, essence
noun (masculine) - anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, connected
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from prefix anu- and root i (to go) or vi- √i
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Adjective referring to the water which is implicitly understood.