मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-21
अद्यात काकः पुरोडाशं श्वा च लिह्याद्द हविस्तथा ।
स्वाम्यं च न स्यात कस्मिंश्चित प्रवर्तेताधरोत्तरम ॥२१॥
स्वाम्यं च न स्यात कस्मिंश्चित प्रवर्तेताधरोत्तरम ॥२१॥
21. adyāt kākaḥ puroḍāśaṁ śvā ca lihyādd havistathā ,
svāmyaṁ ca na syāt kasmiṁścit pravartetādharottaram.
svāmyaṁ ca na syāt kasmiṁścit pravartetādharottaram.
21.
adyāta kākaḥ puroḍāśaṃ śvā ca lihyād dhavis tathā
svāmyaṃ ca na syāt kasminścit pravarteta adharottaram
svāmyaṃ ca na syāt kasminścit pravarteta adharottaram
21.
adya kākaḥ puroḍāśam ca śvā haviḥ tathā lihyāt ca
kasminścit svāmyam na syāt adharottaram praverteta
kasminścit svāmyam na syāt adharottaram praverteta
21.
Today, a crow would lick the sacrificial cake (puroḍāśa), and a dog would lick the oblation (havi). In that case, there would be no ownership of anything, and everything would be in disorder.
Words meanings summery:
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- अद्यात (adyāta) - today
- काकः (kākaḥ) - crow
- पुरोडाशं (puroḍāśaṁ) - sacrificial cake (sacrificial cake, offering)
- श्वा (śvā) - dog
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- लिह्याद् (lihyād) - would lick
- धविस् (dhavis) - oblation (offering, oblation)
- तथा (tathā) - likewise, also (so, thus, also, likewise)
- स्वाम्यं (svāmyaṁ) - ownership (ownership, lordship, sovereignty)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- न (na) - not
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be)
- कस्मिन्श्चित् (kasminścit) - in anything (in any, in something)
- प्रवर्तेत (pravarteta) - would be in disorder (would proceed, would happen, would prevail)
- अधरोत्तरम् (adharottaram) - in disorder (lower and upper, upside down, in disorder)
Words meanings and morphology
अद्यात (adyāta) - today
(indeclinable)
Note: The 'uta' is an enclitic particle, often added for emphasis or as a connector. Here it is merged as 'adyāta'.
काकः (kākaḥ) - crow
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka
kāka - crow
पुरोडाशं (puroḍāśaṁ) - sacrificial cake (sacrificial cake, offering)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puroḍāśa
puroḍāśa - sacrificial cake, oblation made of rice or barley flour, cooked offering
from puras (front) + √dā 'to give'
Compound type : tatpurusha (puras+ḍāśa)
- puras – front, before, in front
indeclinable - ḍāśa – a cake, piece, portion
noun (masculine)
श्वा (śvā) - dog
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan
śvan - dog
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
लिह्याद् (lihyād) - would lick
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (sma) of lih
Potential mood
SMA, 3.P.S.
Root: lih (class 1)
धविस् (dhavis) - oblation (offering, oblation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of havi
havi - offering, oblation, sacrifice, fire
Note: Sandhi with the preceding word: lihyāt + haviḥ -> lihyād dhaviḥ
तथा (tathā) - likewise, also (so, thus, also, likewise)
(indeclinable)
स्वाम्यं (svāmyaṁ) - ownership (ownership, lordship, sovereignty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svāmya
svāmya - ownership, lordship, sovereignty, property
from svāmin 'lord, master'
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (sma) of as
Potential mood
SMA, 3.P.S.
Root: as (class 2)
कस्मिन्श्चित् (kasminścit) - in anything (in any, in something)
(pronoun)
Locative, singular of kasminścit
kasminścit - in any, in something, in whomsoever
locative singular of kim (what) with enclitic cit (any)
Root: kim
प्रवर्तेत (pravarteta) - would be in disorder (would proceed, would happen, would prevail)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (sma) of pravṛt
Potential mood
SMA, 3.P.S.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: In this context, 'adharottaram pravarteta' means 'would proceed upside down', i.e., in disorder.
अधरोत्तरम् (adharottaram) - in disorder (lower and upper, upside down, in disorder)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adharottara
adharottara - lower and upper, upside down, in disorder, chaotic
compound of adhara (lower) and uttara (upper)
Compound type : dvandva (adhara+uttara)
- adhara – lower, below, nether
adjective (masculine) - uttara – upper, higher, northern, later, subsequent
adjective (masculine)
Note: used adverbially, modifying pravarteta