मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-53
अतैजसानि पात्राणि तस्य स्युर्निर्व्रणानि च ।
तेषामद्भिः स्मृतं शौचं चमसानामिवाध्वरे ॥५३॥
तेषामद्भिः स्मृतं शौचं चमसानामिवाध्वरे ॥५३॥
53. ataijasāni pātrāṇi tasya syurnirvraṇāni ca ,
teṣāmadbhiḥ smṛtaṁ śaucaṁ camasānāmivādhvare.
teṣāmadbhiḥ smṛtaṁ śaucaṁ camasānāmivādhvare.
53.
ataijasāni pātrāṇi tasya syur nirvraṇāni ca
teṣām adbhiḥ smṛtaṃ śaucaṃ camasānam iva adhvare
teṣām adbhiḥ smṛtaṃ śaucaṃ camasānam iva adhvare
53.
tasya pātrāṇi ata ijasāni nirvraṇāni ca syuḥ
teṣām śaucaṃ smṛtaṃ adbhiḥ iva camasām adhvare
teṣām śaucaṃ smṛtaṃ adbhiḥ iva camasām adhvare
53.
His bowls should be non-metallic and without any markings. Their purification, it is remembered, is with water, just like the ladles in a Vedic ritual (yajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- अतैजसानि (ataijasāni) - non-metallic
- पात्राणि (pātrāṇi) - bowls (bowls, vessels, pots)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (his, hers, its, their)
- स्युः (syuḥ) - should be (should be, may be)
- निर्व्रणानि (nirvraṇāni) - without any markings (without marks, unblemished, unmarked)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)
- अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water (by waters, with water)
- स्मृतं (smṛtaṁ) - it is remembered (remembered, it is remembered, as remembered)
- शौचं (śaucaṁ) - purification (purity, purification, cleanliness)
- चमसानम् (camasānam) - of the ladles (of ladles, of specific ritual vessels)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- अध्वरे (adhvare) - in a Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the Vedic ritual)
Words meanings and morphology
अतैजसानि (ataijasāni) - non-metallic
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ataijasāni
ataijasāni - non-metallic
compound of 'a' (not) and 'taijasāni' (made of metal, bright)
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+taijasāni)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - taijasa – metallic, made of metal, bright, luminous
adjective (masculine)
derived from 'tejas' (metal, heat, light)
Note: Agrees with 'pātrāṇi'.
पात्राणि (pātrāṇi) - bowls (bowls, vessels, pots)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pātra
pātra - bowl, vessel, pot, leaf (for eating), suitable
Note: The subject of the verb 'syuḥ'.
तस्य (tasya) - his (his, hers, its, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Possessive, indicating ownership or association.
स्युः (syuḥ) - should be (should be, may be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (liṅ) of as
Potential
root 'as'
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Connects the subject 'pātrāṇi' with its description.
निर्व्रणानि (nirvraṇāni) - without any markings (without marks, unblemished, unmarked)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of nirvraṇa
nirvraṇa - without marks, unmarked, unblemished
compound of 'nir' (without) and 'vraṇa' (wound, mark, ulcer)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nir+vraṇa)
- nir – out, without, free from
indeclinable - vraṇa – wound, ulcer, sore, mark
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'pātrāṇi', describing their condition.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'nirvraṇāni' with 'ataijasāni'.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Possessive, referring to the bowls.
अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water (by waters, with water)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Indicates the means or agent of purification.
स्मृतं (smṛtaṁ) - it is remembered (remembered, it is remembered, as remembered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, known
Past Passive Participle
from the root 'smṛ' (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Used impersonally or passively, referring to the concept of 'śaucaṃ'.
शौचं (śaucaṁ) - purification (purity, purification, cleanliness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness, purification
derived from 'śuci' (pure)
Note: The subject of the implicit 'is' or the topic of the 'smṛtaṃ' clause.
चमसानम् (camasānam) - of the ladles (of ladles, of specific ritual vessels)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of camasa
camasa - a sacrificial ladle, a cup, a vessel
Note: Indicates the entity to which the purification method is compared.
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Draws a comparison between the purification of the ascetic's bowls and that of the ritual ladles.
अध्वरे (adhvare) - in a Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of adhvara
adhvara - sacrifice, Vedic ritual, religious ceremony, unmoving, swift
Note: Indicates the context of the comparison.