मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-5, verse-39

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यज्ञार्थं पशवः सृष्टाः स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा ।
यज्ञोऽस्य भूत्यै सर्वस्य तस्माद यज्ञे वधोऽवधः ॥३९॥

39. yajñārthaṁ paśavaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayameva svayaṁbhuvā ,
yajño'sya bhūtyai sarvasya tasmād yajñe vadho'vadhaḥ.

39. yajñārthaṃ paśavaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayam eva svayaṃbhu vā |
yajño 'sya bhūtyai sarvasya tasmād yajñe vadho 'vadhaḥ

39. svayaṃbhu vā svayam eva yajñārthaṃ paśavaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ asya
sarvasya bhūtyai yajñaḥ tasmāt yajñe vadhaḥ avadhaḥ

39. For the purpose of Vedic ritual (yajña), animals were created by the self-existent one himself. The Vedic ritual (yajña) is for the prosperity of all. Therefore, the killing in a Vedic ritual (yajña) is not considered actual killing.

Words meanings summery:

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यज्ञार्थं (yajñārthaṁ) - for the purpose of Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the sake of Vedic ritual, for the purpose of sacrifice)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals (animals, cattle)

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created (created, made, produced)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by himself (self, by oneself)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, thus)

स्वयंभु (svayaṁbhu) - the self-existent one (self-existent, Brahma)

वा (vā) - or, and

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - The Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

अस्य (asya) - of all (of this, his)

भूत्यै (bhūtyai) - for the prosperity (for prosperity, for welfare)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (of all, entire)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a Vedic ritual (yajña) (in Vedic ritual, in sacrifice)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - the killing (killing, slaughter, murder)

अवधः (avadhaḥ) - not considered actual killing (not killing, not to be killed)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञार्थं (yajñārthaṁ) - for the purpose of Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the sake of Vedic ritual, for the purpose of sacrifice)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+artha)

yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
noun (masculine)
Root: √yaj (class 1)
artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals (animals, cattle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast, a sacrificial victim

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created (created, made, produced)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛj

sṛj - to create, to produce, to emit, to send forth, to let loose

Past Passive Participle

Root sṛj + suffix kta (past passive participle)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by himself (self, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, thus)

(indeclinable)

स्वयंभु (svayaṁbhu) - the self-existent one (self-existent, Brahma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhu

svayaṁbhu - self-existent, self-created, Brahma

Compound of svayam 'self' and bhu 'being'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhu)

svayam – self, by oneself
indeclinable
bhu – being, existence
noun (masculine)
Root: √bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

Note: This 'vā' might be a particle, possibly an emphatic or connective particle, or a weak form of 'iva' or 'va'. Given its position after 'svayaṃbhu', it's likely emphatic or part of a compound idea, possibly relating to how the creation happened.

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - The Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

Root: √yaj (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of all (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

भूत्यै (bhūtyai) - for the prosperity (for prosperity, for welfare)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of bhūti