मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-5
लशुनं गृञ्जनं चैव पलाण्डुं कवकानि च ।
अभक्ष्याणि द्विजातीनाममेध्यप्रभवानि च ॥५॥
अभक्ष्याणि द्विजातीनाममेध्यप्रभवानि च ॥५॥
5. laśunaṁ gṛñjanaṁ caiva palāṇḍuṁ kavakāni ca ,
abhakṣyāṇi dvijātīnāmamedhyaprabhavāni ca.
abhakṣyāṇi dvijātīnāmamedhyaprabhavāni ca.
5.
laśunaṃ gṛñjanaṃ caiva palāṇḍuṃ kavakāni
ca abhakyāṇi dvijātīnāmamedyaprabhavāni ca
ca abhakyāṇi dvijātīnāmamedyaprabhavāni ca
5.
Garlic, onions, and also leeks and mushrooms should not be eaten by twice-born individuals, nor anything produced from impure sources.
Words meanings summery:
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- लशुनम् (laśunam) - garlic
- गृञ्जनम् (gṛñjanam) - onion
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, even, only
- पलाण्डुम् (palāṇḍum) - onion
- कवकानि (kavakāni) - mushrooms
- च (ca) - and, also
- अभक्याणि (abhakyāṇi) - un-eatable, forbidden to eat
- द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born
- अमेद्यप्रभवानि (amedyaprabhavāni) - produced from impure sources
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
लशुनम् (laśunam) - garlic
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of laśuna
laśuna - garlic
गृञ्जनम् (gṛñjanam) - onion
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛñjana
gṛñjana - onion
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, even, only
(indeclinable)
पलाण्डुम् (palāṇḍum) - onion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of palāṇḍu
palāṇḍu - onion
कवकानि (kavakāni) - mushrooms
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kavaka
kavaka - mushroom, toadstool
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अभक्याणि (abhakyāṇi) - un-eatable, forbidden to eat
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of abhakṣya
abhakṣya - not to be eaten, uneatable
Gerundive
formed from the root √bhakṣ (to eat) with the negation prefix 'a-' and the suffix '-ya'
Prefix: a-
Root: bhakṣ (class 3)
द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born, a man of the three upper castes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)
compound of 'dvi-' (two) and 'jāti' (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - jāti – birth, caste, kind
noun (feminine)
derived from the root √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Refers to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas.
अमेद्यप्रभवानि (amedyaprabhavāni) - produced from impure sources
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of amedyaprabhava
amedyaprabhava - produced from impure substances, of impure origin
compound of 'amedhya-' (impure, unfit for oblation) and 'prabhava-' (origin, source, coming from)
Compound type : tatpurusha (amedhya+prabhava)
- amedhya – impure, unclean, unfit for offering
adjective (neuter)
formed from the root √mīd (to pass excrement, be impure) with the negation prefix 'a-' and suffix '-ya'
Prefix: a-
Root: mīd - prabhava – source, origin, coming forth
noun (masculine)
derived from the root √bhū (to be, to become) with the prefix 'pra-'
Prefix: pra-
Root: bhū (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)