मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-31
यज्ञाय जग्धिर्मांसस्येत्येष दैवो विधिः स्मृतः ।
अतोऽन्यथा प्रवृत्तिस्तु राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते ॥३१॥
अतोऽन्यथा प्रवृत्तिस्तु राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते ॥३१॥
31. yajñāya jagdhirmāṁsasyetyeṣa daivo vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ ,
ato'nyathā pravṛttistu rākṣaso vidhirucyate.
ato'nyathā pravṛttistu rākṣaso vidhirucyate.
31.
yajñāya jagdhiḥ māṃsasya ity eṣa daivaḥ vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ
ataḥ anyathā pravṛttiḥ tu rākṣasaḥ vidhiḥ ucyate
ataḥ anyathā pravṛttiḥ tu rākṣasaḥ vidhiḥ ucyate
31.
yajñāya māṃsasya jagdhiḥ iti eṣaḥ daivaḥ vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ
ataḥ anyathā tu pravṛttiḥ rākṣasaḥ vidhiḥ ucyate
ataḥ anyathā tu pravṛttiḥ rākṣasaḥ vidhiḥ ucyate
31.
Consuming meat for Vedic ritual (yajña) is known as the divine method. Acting otherwise is called the demonic method.
Words meanings summery:
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- यज्ञाय (yajñāya) - for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the Vedic ritual, for sacrifice)
- जग्धिः (jagdhiḥ) - consuming (eating, consumption)
- मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat
- इत्य् (ity) - thus (thus, so)
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
- दैवः (daivaḥ) - divine (divine, heavenly)
- विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method (rule, method, law, ordinance)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - known as (remembered, declared, considered)
- अतः (ataḥ) - from this (from this, hence)
- अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)
- प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - acting (activity, conduct, tendency, occurrence)
- तु (tu) - but (but, however)
- राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demonic (demonic, of a demon)
- विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method (rule, method, law, ordinance)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called)
Words meanings and morphology
यज्ञाय (yajñāya) - for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the Vedic ritual, for sacrifice)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering
Root: yaj (class 1)
जग्धिः (jagdhiḥ) - consuming (eating, consumption)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jagdhi
jagdhi - eating, consumption
Past Passive Participle of √ji (jigharti)
Derived from the root ji (to eat) with the suffix -dhi. In some contexts, it can also refer to the result of eating.
Root: ji (class 1)
मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of māṃsa
māṁsa - flesh, meat
इत्य् (ity) - thus (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa
eṣa - this (demonstrative pronoun)
दैवः (daivaḥ) - divine (divine, heavenly)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, heavenly, pertaining to fate, god-given
Derived from deva (god).
विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method (rule, method, law, ordinance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, law, ordinance, method, ritual procedure, destiny
Derived from the root vidh (to ordain, to appoint, to establish).
Root: vidh (class 6)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - known as (remembered, declared, considered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recited, stated, considered, known
Past Passive Participle of √smṛ (smṛt)
Derived from the root smṛ (to remember, to recall) with the suffix -ta.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
अतः (ataḥ) - from this (from this, hence)
(indeclinable)
अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'anya' (other) with the suffix '-thā'.
प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - acting (activity, conduct, tendency, occurrence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti
pravṛtti - activity, action, conduct, tendency, occurrence, employment, career
Derived from √vṛt (vṛt) with pra- prefix.
Derived from the root vṛt (to turn, to exist, to happen) with the prefix pra- (forth, forward, intense).
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
तु (tu) - but (but, however)
(indeclinable)
राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demonic (demonic, of a demon)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - demonic, belonging to or like a Rākṣasa (a class of ogres/demons)
Derived from Rākṣasa (a specific class of beings).
विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method (rule, method, law, ordinance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, law, ordinance, method, ritual procedure, destiny
Derived from the root vidh (to ordain, to appoint, to establish).
Root: vidh (class 6)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Present Passive Indicative
Passive form of the root vac (to say).
Root: vac (class 2)