मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-28
ग्रामादाहृत्य वाऽश्नीयादष्टौ ग्रासान वने वसन ।
प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा ॥२८॥
प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा ॥२८॥
28. grāmādāhṛtya vā'śnīyādaṣṭau grāsān vane vasan ,
pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā.
pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā.
28.
grāmādāhṛtya vā'śnīyādaṣṭau grāsān vane
vasan pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā
vasan pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā
28.
vane vasan grāmāt āhṛtya vā aṣṭau grāsān
aśnīyāt vā puṭena eva pāṇinā śakalena pratigṛhya
aśnīyāt vā puṭena eva pāṇinā śakalena pratigṛhya
28.
Or, living in the forest, one should eat by bringing food from a village, taking eight morsels at a time, or by receiving it in a cupped hand or a piece of leaf.
Words meanings summery:
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- ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from the village
- आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - after bringing (having brought, having collected)
- वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
- अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat (should eat, may eat)
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- ग्रासान् (grāsān) - morsels (morsels, mouthfuls)
- वने (vane) - in the forest
- वसन् (vasan) - while living (dwelling, living)
- प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - after receiving (having received)
- पुटेन (puṭena) - by a folded leaf (by a hollow, by a folded leaf)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, truly, only, also)
- पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand
- शकलेन (śakalena) - by a piece of leaf (by a piece, by a fragment, by a piece of wood)
- वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
Words meanings and morphology
ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from the village
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of grāma
grāma - village, hamlet
आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - after bringing (having brought, having collected)
(indeclinable)
gerund
from root āhṛ (to bring)
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: gerund forms are indeclinable
वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
(indeclinable)
अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat (should eat, may eat)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of aś
root
Root: aś (class 2)
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭan
aṣṭan - eight
Note: declined numeral
ग्रासान् (grāsān) - morsels (morsels, mouthfuls)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of grāsa
grāsa - morsel, mouthful, lump
derived
from √gṛ (to swallow)
Root: gṛ (class 1)
वने (vane) - in the forest
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood
वसन् (vasan) - while living (dwelling, living)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vas
vas - to dwell, to live, to reside
present active participle
from root vas (to dwell)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: used adverbially here, modifying aśnīyāt
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - after receiving (having received)
(indeclinable)
gerund
from root pratigṛh (to receive)
Prefix: prati
Root: gṛh (class 2)
Note: gerund forms are indeclinable
पुटेन (puṭena) - by a folded leaf (by a hollow, by a folded leaf)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṭa
puṭa - hollow, fold, receptacle, a piece of leaf folded
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, truly, only, also)
(indeclinable)
पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi
pāṇi - hand, palm
शकलेन (śakalena) - by a piece of leaf (by a piece, by a fragment, by a piece of wood)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śakala
śakala - piece, fragment, slice, bark (of tree)
वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
(indeclinable)