मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-54
फलमूलाशनैर्मेध्यैर्मुन्यन्नानां च भोजनैः ।
न तत फलमवाप्नोति यत्मांसपरिवर्जनात ॥५४॥
न तत फलमवाप्नोति यत्मांसपरिवर्जनात ॥५४॥
54. phalamūlāśanairmedhyairmunyannānāṁ ca bhojanaiḥ ,
na tat phalamavāpnoti yatmāṁsaparivarjanāt.
na tat phalamavāpnoti yatmāṁsaparivarjanāt.
54.
phalamūlāśanairmedhyairmunyannānāṃ ca bhojanaiḥ
na tat phalatamavāpnoti yammāṃsaparivarjanāt
na tat phalatamavāpnoti yammāṃsaparivarjanāt
54.
The fruit obtained from eating pure fruits and roots, and the food of ascetics (muni), is not equal to the merit gained by abstaining from meat.
Words meanings summery:
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- फलमूलाशनैः (phalamūlāśanaiḥ) - by eating fruits and roots
- मेध्यैः (medhyaiḥ) - pure [fruits and roots] (pure, clean, fit for offering)
- मुन्यन्नानाम् (munyannānām) - of the food of ascetics (muni) (of the food of ascetics)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- भोजनैः (bhojanaiḥ) - by the food (by food, by meals)
- न (na) - not
- तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
- फलम् (phalam) - result, merit (fruit, result, reward)
- अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - is obtained (obtains, achieves, attains)
- यत् (yat) - which [results from] (that, which)
- मांसपरिवर्जनात् (māṁsaparivarjanāt) - from abstaining from meat
Words meanings and morphology
फलमूलाशनैः (phalamūlāśanaiḥ) - by eating fruits and roots
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of phalamūlāśana
phalamūlāśana - eating of fruits and roots
compound of phala (fruit), mūla (root) and aśana (eating, food)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (phala+mūla+aśana)
- phala – fruit
noun (neuter) - mūla – root
noun (neuter) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
from root √aś (to eat)
Root: aś (class 2)
मेध्यैः (medhyaiḥ) - pure [fruits and roots] (pure, clean, fit for offering)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of medhya
medhya - pure, clean, fit for offering, holy
from root √midh (to be pure) or related to medha (sacrifice)
Root: midh (class 10)
मुन्यन्नानाम् (munyannānām) - of the food of ascetics (muni) (of the food of ascetics)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of munyanna
munyanna - food of ascetics
compound of muni (ascetic, sage) and anna (food)
Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+anna)
- muni – sage, ascetic, seer
noun (masculine)
from root √man (to think)
Root: man (class 4) - anna – food
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
भोजनैः (bhojanaiḥ) - by the food (by food, by meals)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhojana
bhojana - food, meal, eating
Verbal Noun
from the root √bhūj (to enjoy, to eat) with the suffix -ana
Root: bhūj (class 7)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
फलम् (phalam) - result, merit (fruit, result, reward)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence
अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - is obtained (obtains, achieves, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of avāp
Present Tense
from the root √ap (to reach, to obtain) with the prefix ava- (down, off) in the present tense, 3rd person singular
Prefix: ava
Root: ap (class 4)
यत् (yat) - which [results from] (that, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, who
मांसपरिवर्जनात् (māṁsaparivarjanāt) - from abstaining from meat
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of māṃsaparivarjana
māṁsaparivarjana - abstaining from meat
compound of māṃsa (meat) and parivarjana (abandonment, avoidance)
Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+parivarjana)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - parivarjana – abandonment, avoidance, abstention
noun (neuter)
Verbal Noun
from the root √vṛj (to exclude, to abandon) with the prefix pari- (around, completely) and the suffix -ana
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛj (class 2)