मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-1, verse-11

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यत तत कारणमव्यक्तं नित्यं सदसदात्मकम ।
तद्विसृष्टः स पुरुषो लोके ब्रह्मैति कीर्त्यते ॥११॥

11. yat tat kāraṇamavyaktaṁ nityaṁ sadasadātmakam ,
tadvisṛṣṭaḥ sa puruṣo loke brahmaiti kīrtyate.

11. yat tat kāraṇam avyaktam nityam sat-asat-ātmakam
tat visṛṣṭaḥ saḥ puruṣaḥ loke brahma iti kīrtyate

11. yat tat avyaktam nityam sat-asat-ātmakam kāraṇam
tat visṛṣṭaḥ saḥ puruṣaḥ loke brahma iti kīrtyate

11. That unmanifest (avyakta) cause, which is eternal and comprises both existent and non-existent, having been created from that, the (cosmic) person (puruṣa) is celebrated in the world as Brahmā.

Words meanings summery:

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यत् (yat) - refers to the unmanifest cause (which, that)

तत् (tat) - refers to the unmanifest cause (that, it)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the primordial cause of creation (cause, reason, instrument)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the primordial, undifferentiated state (avyakta) (unmanifest, invisible, subtle)

नित्यम् (nityam) - without beginning or end (eternal, perpetual)

सत्-असत्-आत्मकम् (sat-asat-ātmakam) - embodying both manifested and unmanifested aspects (having the nature of both existent and non-existent)

तत् (tat) - by that primordial cause (from that, by that)

विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - brought forth into existence (created, emitted, released)

सः (saḥ) - that cosmic person (that, he)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the primeval cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa))

लोके (loke) - throughout existence, among people (in the world, in the realm)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the deity Brahmā (Brahmā, the ultimate reality (brahman))

इति (iti) - indicating designation or appellation (thus, in this manner, as)

कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is known or referred to (is praised, is celebrated, is named)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - refers to the unmanifest cause (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Nominative singular neuter form.

तत् (tat) - refers to the unmanifest cause (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Nominative singular neuter form.

Note: Sandhi with 'kāraṇam' ('t' + 'k' -> no change).

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the primordial cause of creation (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the primordial, undifferentiated state (avyakta) (unmanifest, invisible, subtle)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, indistinct

Past Passive Participle (with a negative prefix)

'a' (negative) + 'vi' (prefix) + root 'añc' (to manifest) + 'kta' (participle suffix). From 'a-vyaj' (to manifest).

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

नित्यम् (nityam) - without beginning or end (eternal, perpetual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇam'.

सत्-असत्-आत्मकम् (sat-asat-ātmakam) - embodying both manifested and unmanifested aspects (having the nature of both existent and non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-asat-ātmaka

sat-asat-ātmaka - having the nature of being and non-being, comprising both real and unreal

Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'ātmaka' means 'whose nature is'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sat+asat+ātmaka)

sat – existent, real, good, being
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
From root 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle (with a negative)
From 'a' (negative) + root 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'ātman'

Note: Refers to the 'kāraṇam'.

तत् (tat) - by that primordial cause (from that, by that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter singular form, used adverbially here or as a base for compound.

Note: Used here as the first part of a compound 'tat-visṛṣṭaḥ', implying creation 'from that'.

विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - brought forth into existence (created, emitted, released)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - created, emitted, sent forth, let go

Past Passive Participle