मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-78
पुरोहितं च कुर्वीत वृणुयादेव चर्त्विजः ।
तेऽस्य गृह्याणि कर्माणि कुर्युर्वैतानिकानि च ॥७८॥
तेऽस्य गृह्याणि कर्माणि कुर्युर्वैतानिकानि च ॥७८॥
78. purohitaṁ ca kurvīta vṛṇuyādeva cartvijaḥ ,
te'sya gṛhyāṇi karmāṇi kuryurvaitānikāni ca.
te'sya gṛhyāṇi karmāṇi kuryurvaitānikāni ca.
78.
purohitaṃ ca kurvīta vṛṇuyādeva cartvijaḥ
te'sya gṛhyāṇi karmāṇi kur-yurvaitānikāni ca
te'sya gṛhyāṇi karmāṇi kur-yurvaitānikāni ca
78.
He should also appoint a priest and choose officiating priests. They should perform his domestic rites and fire rituals.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरोहितं (purohitaṁ) - priest (priest, one placed in front)
- च (ca) - also (and, also)
- कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should appoint (should do, should make, should appoint)
- वृणुयात् (vṛṇuyāt) - should choose (should choose, should select)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - officiating priests
- ते (te) - They (the priests) (they)
- अस्य (asya) - his (his, her, its)
- गृह्याणि (gṛhyāṇi) - domestic (domestic, household)
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - rites (actions, deeds, rites)
- कुर्-युः (kur-yuḥ) - they should perform (they should do, they should perform)
- वैतानिकानि (vaitānikāni) - fire rituals (relating to the sacred fire, fire rituals)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
पुरोहितं (purohitaṁ) - priest (priest, one placed in front)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita
purohita - priest, domestic priest, one appointed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'dhā' (to place, to put) with the prefix 'puras' (in front) and the suffix '-kta-' (past passive participle).
Root: dhā (class 3)
च (ca) - also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should appoint (should do, should make, should appoint)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of kṛ
Potential mood (vidhiliṅ) of the root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वृणुयात् (vṛṇuyāt) - should choose (should choose, should select)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of vṛ
Potential mood (vidhiliṅ) of the root 'vṛ'.
Root: vṛ (class 4)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - officiating priests
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij
ṛtvij - officiating priest, one who performs a sacrifice at the right time
Derived from 'ṛtu' (season, time) and 'yaj' (to worship, to sacrifice).
ते (te) - They (the priests) (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, it
अस्य (asya) - his (his, her, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
गृह्याणि (gṛhyāṇi) - domestic (domestic, household)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛhya
gṛhya - to be taken home, domestic, household, suitable for the house
Gerundive
Derived from the root 'gṛh' (to grasp, to take) with the suffix '-ya'. It implies something to be taken or performed at home.
Root: gṛh (class 1)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - rites (actions, deeds, rites)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, duty
From root 'kṛ' (to do)
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do) with the suffix '-ma'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुर्-युः (kur-yuḥ) - they should perform (they should do, they should perform)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, potential (liṅ) of kṛ
Potential mood (vidhiliṅ) of the root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वैतानिकानि (vaitānikāni) - fire rituals (relating to the sacred fire, fire rituals)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vaitānika
vaitānika - relating to the sacred fire, pertaining to domestic or public fires
Derived from 'vedi' (altar) or 'vetu' (fire) with the suffix '-ika'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)