मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-30
नात्ता दुष्यत्यदन्नाद्यान प्राणिनोऽहन्यऽहन्यपि ।
धात्रैव सृष्टा ह्याद्याश्च प्राणिनोऽत्तार एव च ॥३०॥
धात्रैव सृष्टा ह्याद्याश्च प्राणिनोऽत्तार एव च ॥३०॥
30. nāttā duṣyatyadannādyān prāṇino'hany'hanyapi ,
dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāra eva ca.
dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāra eva ca.
30.
nāttā duṣyatyadannādyaān prāṇino'hany'ahanyapi
dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāras eva ca
dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāras eva ca
30.
The eater is not blamed for eating the eatable, even if it happens daily; for beings (prāṇinaḥ) and eaters (attāras) were created by the Creator (dhātrā) himself.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- अत्ता (attā) - the eater (eater, one who eats)
- दुष्यति (duṣyati) - is not blamed (is blamed, is corrupted, suffers)
- अदन्नाद्यआन् (adannādyaān) - the eatable (eatables, things to be eaten)
- प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - beings (living beings, sentient beings)
- अहनि (ahani) - daily (on the day, day by day)
- अहनि (ahani) - daily (on the day, day by day)
- अपि (api) - even (and, also, even)
- धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the Creator (by the creator, by the sustainer)
- एव (eva) - himself (indeed, only, even)
- सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created (created, made)
- हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)
- आद्याः (ādyāḥ) - the eatables (first, original, eatables)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
- प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - beings (living beings, sentient beings)
- अत्तारस् (attāras) - eaters (eaters, those who eat)
- एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, even)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अत्ता (attā) - the eater (eater, one who eats)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of attṛ
attṛ - eater, one who eats
Derived from the root ad 'to eat' with suffix -tṛ.
Root: ad (class 2)
दुष्यति (duṣyati) - is not blamed (is blamed, is corrupted, suffers)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of dviṣ
Atmanepadi Verb
Fourth class verb. In this context, it means 'to be blamed' or 'to suffer harm'.
Root: dviṣ (class 4)
अदन्नाद्यआन् (adannādyaān) - the eatable (eatables, things to be eaten)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adannādya
adannādya - eatable, that which can be eaten
Compound of 'a-' (negation or intensifier), 'ad' (to eat), and 'ādya' (eatable). Here it likely means 'suitable for eating'.
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (anna+ādya)
- anna – food, grain
noun (neuter) - ādya – eatable, first, original
adjective (masculine)
Derived from the root ad 'to eat'.
Root: ad (class 2)
प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - beings (living beings, sentient beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, sentient creature, animate
Derived from prāṇa 'life'.
अहनि (ahani) - daily (on the day, day by day)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ahani
ahan - day
Note: The repetition 'ahani ahani' emphasizes 'day after day' or 'daily'.
अहनि (ahani) - daily (on the day, day by day)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ahani
ahan - day
Note: The repetition 'ahani ahani' emphasizes 'day after day' or 'daily'.
अपि (api) - even (and, also, even)
(indeclinable)
धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the Creator (by the creator, by the sustainer)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātr
dhātr - creator, maker, sustainer, supporter
Derived from the root dhā 'to put, to place, to create'.
Root: dhā (class 3)
एव (eva) - himself (indeed, only, even)
(indeclinable)
सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created (created, made)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa
sṛṣṭa - created, produced, sent forth
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root sṛj 'to create, to emit, to send forth'.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
आद्याः (ādyāḥ) - the eatables (first, original, eatables)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ādya
ādya - eatable, first, original
Derived from the root ad 'to eat'.
Root: ad (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
(indeclinable)
प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - beings (living beings, sentient beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, sentient creature, animate
Derived from prāṇa 'life'.
अत्तारस् (attāras) - eaters (eaters, those who eat)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of attṛ
attṛ - eater, one who eats
Derived from the root ad 'to eat' with suffix -tṛ.
Root: ad (class 2)
एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, even)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
(indeclinable)