मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-73
अक्षारलवणान्नाः स्युर्निमज्जेयुश्च ते त्र्यहम ।
मांसाशनं च नाश्नीयुः शयीरंश्च पृथक क्षितौ ॥७३॥
मांसाशनं च नाश्नीयुः शयीरंश्च पृथक क्षितौ ॥७३॥
73. akṣāralavaṇānnāḥ syurnimajjeyuśca te tryaham ,
māṁsāśanaṁ ca nāśnīyuḥ śayīraṁśca pṛthak kṣitau.
māṁsāśanaṁ ca nāśnīyuḥ śayīraṁśca pṛthak kṣitau.
73.
a kṣāra lavaṇa annāḥ syuḥ nimajjeyuḥ ca te tryaham
māṃsāśanam ca na aśnīyuḥ śayīran ca pṛthak kṣitau
māṃsāśanam ca na aśnīyuḥ śayīran ca pṛthak kṣitau
73.
They should eat food without salt and should immerse themselves (in water) for three days. They should not eat meat and should sleep separately on the ground.
Words meanings summery:
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- अ (a) - without (not)
- क्षार (kṣāra) - salt (salty, alkaline)
- लवण (lavaṇa) - salt
- अन्नाः (annāḥ) - food
- स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be (they are, they should be)
- निमज्जेयुः (nimajjeyuḥ) - should immerse themselves (they should immerse, they should sink)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ते (te) - they (they, those)
- त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - for three days (three days)
- मांसाशनम् (māṁsāśanam) - eating meat (eating of flesh, meat-eating)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- न (na) - not
- अश्नीयुः (aśnīyuḥ) - should eat (they should eat)
- शयीरन् (śayīran) - should sleep (they should lie down, they should sleep)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart)
- क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)
Words meanings and morphology
अ (a) - without (not)
(indeclinable)
क्षार (kṣāra) - salt (salty, alkaline)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣāra
kṣāra - salt, alkaline, caustic
लवण (lavaṇa) - salt
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lavaṇa
lavaṇa - salt
अन्नाः (annāḥ) - food
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
from the root ad 'to eat'
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'syuḥ' (they should be), implying 'they should be eaters of food without salt'.
स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be (they are, they should be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of as
Parasmaipada Potential Optative
root as (class 2, parasmaipada)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: The optative mood here indicates injunction or what should be done.
निमज्जेयुः (nimajjeyuḥ) - should immerse themselves (they should immerse, they should sink)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of nimajj
Parasmaipada Potential Optative
root majj 'to sink, to immerse' with the prefix ni 'down, into'
Prefix: ni
Root: majj (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - for three days (three days)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tryaha
tryaha - a period of three days, lasting three days
compound of tri ('three') and aha ('day')
Compound type : tatpurusha (tri+aha)
- tri – three
indeclinable - aha – day
noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates duration.
मांसाशनम् (māṁsāśanam) - eating meat (eating of flesh, meat-eating)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsāśana
māṁsāśana - eating of flesh, meat-eating
compound of māṃsa ('flesh, meat') and aśana ('eating', from the root ad 'to eat')
Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+aśana)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
from the root ad 'to eat'
Root: ad (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अश्नीयुः (aśnīyuḥ) - should eat (they should eat)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of aś
Parasmaipada Potential Optative
root aś (class 2, parasmaipada)
Root: aś (class 2)
शयीरन् (śayīran) - should sleep (they should lie down, they should sleep)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of śī
Parasmaipada Potential Optative
root śī (class 2, parasmaipada)
Root: śī (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart)
(indeclinable)
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, land, abode
from the root kṣi 'to dwell, to inhabit'
Root: kṣi (class 1)