मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-59
दशाहं शावमाशौचं सपिण्डेषु विधीयते ।
अर्वाक सञ्चयनादस्थ्नां त्र्यहमेकाहमेव वा ॥५९॥
अर्वाक सञ्चयनादस्थ्नां त्र्यहमेकाहमेव वा ॥५९॥
59. daśāhaṁ śāvamāśaucaṁ sapiṇḍeṣu vidhīyate ,
arvāk sañcayanādasthnāṁ tryahamekāhameva vā.
arvāk sañcayanādasthnāṁ tryahamekāhameva vā.
59.
daśāhaṃ śāvamāśaucaṃ sapiṇḍeṣu vidhīyate |
arvāk sañcayanādhasnāṃ tryahamekāhameva vā
arvāk sañcayanādhasnāṃ tryahamekāhameva vā
59.
For relatives within seven degrees of kinship (sapiṇḍa), impurity lasting for ten days is prescribed in the case of a death. Before the collection of bones, it is for three days or even for one day.
Words meanings summery:
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- दशाहम् (daśāham) - impurity lasting for ten days (ten days)
- शावम् (śāvam) - impurity related to a corpse (related to a corpse, funeral)
- आशौचम् (āśaucam) - ritual impurity (impurity, pollution)
- सपिण्डेषु (sapiṇḍeṣu) - among relatives within seven degrees of kinship (in those with common ancestors, in relatives)
- विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed by law (is ordained, is prescribed)
- अर्वाक् (arvāk) - before the collection of bones (below, before, prior to)
- सञ्चयनात् (sañcayanāt) - from the collection of bones (from the collection, from accumulation)
- अस्नस् (asnas) - of the bones (of bones)
- त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - impurity for three days (three days)
- एकाहम् (ekāham) - impurity for one day (one day)
- एव (eva) - even (even, indeed, only)
- वा (vā) - or
Words meanings and morphology
दशाहम् (daśāham) - impurity lasting for ten days (ten days)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daśāha
daśāha - ten days
Note: accusative used adverbially
शावम् (śāvam) - impurity related to a corpse (related to a corpse, funeral)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāva
śāva - corpse, dead body
Note: accusative used adjectivally with āśaucam
आशौचम् (āśaucam) - ritual impurity (impurity, pollution)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśauca
aśauca - impurity, defilement
negative prefix 'a-' + śauca (purity)
Prefix: a
Root: śuc (class 10)
सपिण्डेषु (sapiṇḍeṣu) - among relatives within seven degrees of kinship (in those with common ancestors, in relatives)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sapiṇḍa
sapiṇḍa - related, having common ancestors
sa (together) + piṇḍa (clod of rice, ancestor)
विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed by law (is ordained, is prescribed)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of vidhīyate
Passive
from root 'dha' (to put, place) with prefix 'vi-' and causative 'ni'
Prefix: vi
Root: dha (class 3)
अर्वाक् (arvāk) - before the collection of bones (below, before, prior to)
(indeclinable)
सञ्चयनात् (sañcayanāt) - from the collection of bones (from the collection, from accumulation)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sañcayanam
sañcayanam - collection, accumulation, gathering
Abstract Noun
from root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'sam-'
Prefix: sam
Root: ci (class 1)
अस्नस् (asnas) - of the bones (of bones)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of asṛk
asṛk - blood, bone
त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - impurity for three days (three days)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tryaha
tryaha - three days
tri (three) + aha (day)
Note: accusative used adverbially
एकाहम् (ekāham) - impurity for one day (one day)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ekāha
ekāha - one day
eka (one) + aha (day)
Note: accusative used adverbially
एव (eva) - even (even, indeed, only)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)