मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-137
एतत्शौचं गृहस्थानां द्विगुणं ब्रह्मचारिणाम ।
त्रिगुणं स्याद वनस्थानां यतीनां तु चतुर्गुणम ॥१३७॥
त्रिगुणं स्याद वनस्थानां यतीनां तु चतुर्गुणम ॥१३७॥
137. etatśaucaṁ gṛhasthānāṁ dviguṇaṁ brahmacāriṇām ,
triguṇaṁ syād vanasthānāṁ yatīnāṁ tu caturguṇam.
triguṇaṁ syād vanasthānāṁ yatīnāṁ tu caturguṇam.
137.
etat śaucam gṛhasthānām dviguṇam brahmacāriṇām
triguṇam syāt vanasthānām yatīnām tu caturguṇam
triguṇam syāt vanasthānām yatīnām tu caturguṇam
137.
etat śaucam gṛhasthānām dviguṇam brahmacāriṇām
triguṇam syāt vanasthānām yatīnām tu caturguṇam
triguṇam syāt vanasthānām yatīnām tu caturguṇam
137.
This purification is for householders; it is double for students of Vedic studies (brahmacārins), triple for forest dwellers (vanaprasthins), and fourfold for ascetics (yati).
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - this
- शौचम् (śaucam) - purification (purity, cleanliness, purification)
- गृहस्थानाम् (gṛhasthānām) - for householders (of householders)
- द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - double (double, twice as much)
- ब्रह्मचारिणाम् (brahmacāriṇām) - for students of Vedic studies (of students of Vedic studies, celibates)
- त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - triple (triple, threefold)
- स्यात् (syāt) - it is (it may be, it would be, it is)
- वनस्थानाम् (vanasthānām) - for forest dwellers (of forest dwellers, of those living in the forest)
- यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - for ascetics (of ascetics, of recluses)
- तु (tu) - and (but, however, and)
- चतुर्गुणम् (caturguṇam) - fourfold (fourfold, four times)
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etat
etat - this
शौचम् (śaucam) - purification (purity, cleanliness, purification)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness, purification
Nominal
derived from the adjective 'śuci' (pure)
गृहस्थानाम् (gṛhasthānām) - for householders (of householders)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gṛhastha
gṛhastha - householder
compound of 'gṛha' (house) and 'stha' (standing, dwelling)
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)
- gṛha – house, home, dwelling
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, dwelling, being
noun (masculine)
Past Active Participle
from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay)
Root: sthā (class 2)
द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - double (double, twice as much)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - double, twofold
compound of 'dvi' (two) and 'guṇa' (fold, quality)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+guṇa)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - guṇa – fold, quality, string
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'śaucam' (purification).
ब्रह्मचारिणाम् (brahmacāriṇām) - for students of Vedic studies (of students of Vedic studies, celibates)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmacārin
brahmacārin - celibate, student of Vedic studies, one who walks in Brahman
compound of 'brahman' (sacred knowledge, supreme reality) and 'cārin' (walker, follower)
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+cārin)
- brahman – supreme reality, sacred knowledge, absolute
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1) - cārin – walker, follower, one who practices
noun (masculine)
Past Active Participle
from root 'car' (to move, walk, practice)
Root: car (class 1)
त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - triple (triple, threefold)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of triguṇa
triguṇa - triple, threefold
compound of 'tri' (three) and 'guṇa' (fold, quality)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tri+guṇa)
- tri – three
indeclinable - guṇa – fold, quality, string
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'śaucam' (purification).
स्यात् (syāt) - it is (it may be, it would be, it is)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential mood (liṅ) of as
root of 'to be'
Root: as (class 2)
वनस्थानाम् (vanasthānām) - for forest dwellers (of forest dwellers, of those living in the forest)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vanastha
vanastha - forest dweller, one who lives in the forest
compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'stha' (standing, dwelling)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+stha)
- vana – forest, wood, jungle
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, dwelling, being
noun (masculine)
Past Active Participle
from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay)
Root: sthā (class 2)
यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - for ascetics (of ascetics, of recluses)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yati
yati - ascetic, recluse, one who restrains himself
from root 'yam' (to restrain, control)
Root: yam (class 1)
तु (tu) - and (but, however, and)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्गुणम् (caturguṇam) - fourfold (fourfold, four times)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of caturguṇa
caturguṇa - fourfold, four times
compound of 'catur' (four) and 'guṇa' (fold, quality)
Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+guṇa)
- catur – four
indeclinable - guṇa – fold, quality, string
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'śaucam' (purification).