मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-5
मुन्यन्नैर्विविधैर्मेध्यैः शाकमूलफलेन वा ।
एतानेव महायज्ञान्निर्वपेद विधिपूर्वकम ॥५॥
एतानेव महायज्ञान्निर्वपेद विधिपूर्वकम ॥५॥
5. munyannairvividhairmedhyaiḥ śākamūlaphalena vā ,
etāneva mahāyajñānnirvaped vidhipūrvakam.
etāneva mahāyajñānnirvaped vidhipūrvakam.
5.
munyannairvivvidhai rmedhyaiḥ śākamūlaphalēna
vā | etāneva mahāyajñānnirvaped vidhipūrvakam
vā | etāneva mahāyajñānnirvaped vidhipūrvakam
5.
With various pure foods obtained by munis (ascetics), or with vegetables, roots, and fruits, one should perform these very great Vedic rituals (yajña) according to the prescribed method.
Words meanings summery:
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- मुनि (muni) - ascetics (sage, ascetic, silent one)
- अन्नैः (annaiḥ) - foods (by foods)
- विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various (by various, by diverse)
- मेध्यैः (medhyaiḥ) - pure (by pure, by sacred)
- श̄कम् (śākam) - vegetables (vegetable)
- मूल (mūla) - roots (root)
- फले̄न (phalēna) - fruits (by fruit)
- व̄ (vā) - or
- एतान् (etān) - these very (these)
- एव (eva) - very (indeed, even, only, thus)
- महायज्ञान् (mahāyajñān) - great Vedic rituals (yajña)
- निर्वपेद् (nirvaped) - should perform (should perform, should offer)
- विधि (vidhi) - method (rule, method, law)
- पूर्वकम् (pūrvakam) - according to (preceded by, following)
Words meanings and morphology
मुनि (muni) - ascetics (sage, ascetic, silent one)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, one who practices silence or contemplation
From the root √man 'to think'.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Here used in a compound.
अन्नैः (annaiḥ) - foods (by foods)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of anna
anna - food, grain, rice
Note: Part of a compound 'munyannaiḥ'.
विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various (by various, by diverse)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold
Compound of 'vi' (prefix indicating distinction or intensity) and 'vidha' (kind, manner).
मेध्यैः (medhyaiḥ) - pure (by pure, by sacred)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of medhya
medhya - pure, clean, sacred, fit for sacrifice
Derived from 'medha' (sacrifice, intellect).
श̄कम् (śākam) - vegetables (vegetable)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāka
śāka - vegetable, greens
Note: Part of a compound.
मूल (mūla) - roots (root)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, base, origin
Note: Part of a compound.
फले̄न (phalēna) - fruits (by fruit)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence
Note: Part of a compound.
व̄ (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
एतान् (etān) - these very (these)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, that (near)
एव (eva) - very (indeed, even, only, thus)
(indeclinable)
महायज्ञान् (mahāyajñān) - great Vedic rituals (yajña)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāyajña
mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual (yajña), great sacrifice
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'yajña' (Vedic ritual, sacrifice).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+yajña)
- mahā – great, large, big
adjective (masculine) - yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
noun (masculine)
From the root √yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'.
Root: yaj (class 1)
निर्वपेद् (nirvaped) - should perform (should perform, should offer)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhi liṅ) of nirvap
Root class 1.1. Prefix ni 'down' + √vap 'to sow, cast'.
Prefix: nir
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Potential mood, 3rd person singular.
विधि (vidhi) - method (rule, method, law)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, law, method, ordinance, decree
From the root √ved 'to know'.
Root: ved (class 1)
Note: Part of a compound.
पूर्वकम् (pūrvakam) - according to (preceded by, following)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvaka
pūrvaka - preceding, former, prior, accomplished by
Derived from 'pūrva' (former, east).
Note: Forms a compound with 'vidhi' meaning 'according to the rule'.