मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-6, verse-17

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अग्निपक्वाशनो वा स्यात कालपक्वभुजेव वा ।
अश्मकुट्टो भवेद वाऽपि दन्तोलूखलिकोऽपि वा ॥१७॥

17. agnipakvāśano vā syāt kālapakvabhujeva vā ,
aśmakuṭṭo bhaved vā'pi dantolūkhaliko'pi vā.

17. agnipakvāśano vā syāt kālapakvabhujeva vā
aśmakutṭo bhaved vā'pi dantolūkhliko'pi vā

17. agnipakvāśanaḥ vā syāt vā kālapakvabhuk eva vā
aśmakutṭaḥ api bhavet api vā dantolūkhlikaḥ

17. One may eat food cooked by fire, or ripened by time, or pounded with a stone, or ground with teeth.

Words meanings summery:

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अग्निपक्वाशनः (agnipakvāśanaḥ) - one who eats food cooked by fire

वा (vā) - or

स्यात् (syāt) - may eat (may be, could be, should be)

कालपक्वभुक् (kālapakvabhuk) - one who eats food ripened by time

इव (iva) - or (like, as if, as)

वा (vā) - or

अश्मकुत्टः (aśmakutṭaḥ) - one who pounds with a stone

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (as a way of eating) (may be, could be, should be)

वा (vā) - or

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

दन्तोलूख्लिकः (dantolūkhlikaḥ) - one who grinds with teeth (one who grinds with teeth (like a mortar and pestle))

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निपक्वाशनः (agnipakvāśanaḥ) - one who eats food cooked by fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agnipakvāśana

agnipakvāśana - one who eats food cooked by fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+pakva+aśana)

agni – fire
noun (masculine)
pakva – ripe, cooked, mature
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'pac' (to cook, to ripen) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.
Root: pac (class 10)
aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
Root: aśn (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may eat (may be, could be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of as

Present Optative

Root 'as' with 3rd person singular present optative ending, indicating possibility or suggestion. Used here to imply 'may eat'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Implies 'may eat' in this context.

कालपक्वभुक् (kālapakvabhuk) - one who eats food ripened by time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālapakvabhuk

kālapakvabhuk - one who eats food ripened by time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+pakva+bhuk)

kāla – time, period
noun (masculine)
pakva – ripe, cooked, mature
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'pac' (to cook, to ripen) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.
Root: pac (class 10)
bhuk – eater, consumer
noun (masculine)
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root 'bhuj' (to eat) with the present active participle suffix 'kvip' or similar active participle formation.
Root: bhuj (class 7)

इव (iva) - or (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sometimes used to connect alternative options, similar to 'vā'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अश्मकुत्टः (aśmakutṭaḥ) - one who pounds with a stone

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśmakutṭa

aśmakutṭa - one who pounds with a stone, a pestle user

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+kuṭṭa)

aśman – stone
noun (neuter)
kuṭṭa – pounded, threshed, crushed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'kut' or 'kuṭṭ' (to pound, to crush) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.
Root: kut (class 10)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (as a way of eating) (may be, could be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Present Optative

Root 'bhū' with 3rd person singular present optative ending, indicating possibility or suggestion. Used here to imply 'may be' as a method of eating.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies 'may be' as a method of eating.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'aśmakutṭaḥ' with 'dantolūkhlikaḥ'.