मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-133
मक्षिका विप्रुषश्छाया गौरश्वः सूर्यरश्मयः ।
रजो भूर्वायुरग्निश्च स्पर्शे मेध्यानि निर्दिशेत ॥१३३॥
रजो भूर्वायुरग्निश्च स्पर्शे मेध्यानि निर्दिशेत ॥१३३॥
133. makṣikā vipruṣaśchāyā gauraśvaḥ sūryaraśmayaḥ ,
rajo bhūrvāyuragniśca sparśe medhyāni nirdiśet.
rajo bhūrvāyuragniśca sparśe medhyāni nirdiśet.
133.
makṣikā vipruṣaśchāyā gaur aśvaḥ sūryaraśmayaḥ
rajo bhūr vāyur agniśca sparśe medhyāni nirdiśet
rajo bhūr vāyur agniśca sparśe medhyāni nirdiśet
133.
Flies, water drops, shadows, the cow, sunrays, dust, earth, air, and fire, are considered pure by touch.
Words meanings summery:
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- मक्षिका (makṣikā) - fly
- विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - water drops (drops (of water))
- छाया (chāyā) - shadows (shadow, shade, reflection)
- गौर् (gaur) - the cow (cow)
- अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse
- सूर्यरश्मयः (sūryaraśmayaḥ) - sunrays (sun-rays)
- रजो (rajo) - dust (dust, pollen)
- भूर् (bhūr) - earth
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind)
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
- च (ca) - and
- स्पर्शे (sparśe) - by touch
- मेध्यानि (medhyāni) - pure (pure, clean)
- निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - are considered (should indicate, should be considered)
Words meanings and morphology
मक्षिका (makṣikā) - fly
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of makṣikā
makṣikā - fly (insect)
विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - water drops (drops (of water))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vipruṣ
vipruṣ - drop (especially of water, oil)
छाया (chāyā) - shadows (shadow, shade, reflection)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā
chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection, image
गौर् (gaur) - the cow (cow)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, ox, bull, earth, speech, ray of light
अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva
aśva - horse
सूर्यरश्मयः (sūryaraśmayaḥ) - sunrays (sun-rays)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sūryaraśmi
sūryaraśmi - ray of the sun, sunbeam
Compound of 'sūrya' (sun) and 'raśmi' (ray, beam).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+raśmi)
- sūrya – sun
noun (masculine) - raśmi – ray, beam, string
noun (masculine)
रजो (rajo) - dust (dust, pollen)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, pollen, passion (guna), atmosphere
भूर् (bhūr) - earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, existence, being
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air (air, wind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, Vayu (god of wind)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, Agni (god of fire)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्पर्शे (sparśe) - by touch
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sense of touch
Note: Used to indicate the means or criterion.
मेध्यानि (medhyāni) - pure (pure, clean)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of medhya
medhya - pure, clean, fit for ritual
निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - are considered (should indicate, should be considered)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirdaś
Root verb
from the root 'diś' (to point out, indicate) with the prefix 'nir-' (out, completely).
Prefix: nir
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: The optative mood here expresses a general rule or statement of fact.