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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-1, verse-117

संसारगमनं चैव त्रिविधं कर्मसंभवम ।
निःश्रेयसं कर्मणां च गुणदोषपरीक्षणम ॥११७॥
117. saṁsāragamanaṁ caiva trividhaṁ karmasaṁbhavam ,
niḥśreyasaṁ karmaṇāṁ ca guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇam.
117. saṃsāragamanam ca eva trividham karmasaṃbhavam
niḥśreyasam karmaṇām ca guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇam
117. trividham karmasaṃbhavam saṃsāragamanam ca eva,
karmaṇām guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇam ca niḥśreyasam
117. It also concerns the threefold cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) arising from actions (karma), as well as the examination of the merits and demerits of actions (karma) for achieving ultimate welfare.

Words meanings summery:

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  • संसारगमनम् (saṁsāragamanam) - the cycle of transmigration (the going through worldly existence, transmigration, the cycle of rebirth)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
  • त्रिविधम् (trividham) - threefold, of three kinds
  • कर्मसंभवम् (karmasaṁbhavam) - born of actions, arising from actions
  • निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - ultimate welfare (ultimate welfare, highest good, salvation, beatitude)
  • कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • गुणदोषपरीक्षणम् (guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇam) - examination of merits and demerits

Words meanings and morphology

संसारगमनम् (saṁsāragamanam) - the cycle of transmigration (the going through worldly existence, transmigration, the cycle of rebirth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsāragamana
saṁsāragamana - going through worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of rebirth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+gamana)
  • saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
  • gamana – going, movement, act of going
    noun (neuter)
    agent noun/action noun
    Derived from root gam- with suffix -ana
    Root: gam (class 1)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
त्रिविधम् (trividham) - threefold, of three kinds
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trividha
trividha - threefold, of three kinds
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vidha)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • vidha – manner, kind, sort
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with saṃsāragamanam
कर्मसंभवम् (karmasaṁbhavam) - born of actions, arising from actions
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karmasaṃbhava
karmasaṁbhava - born of actions, arising from actions
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+saṃbhava)
  • karma – action, deed, ritual action, fate
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • saṃbhava – origin, birth, arising, possibility
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root bhū with upasarga sam-
    Prefix: sam
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with saṃsāragamanam
निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - ultimate welfare (ultimate welfare, highest good, salvation, beatitude)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥśreyasa
niḥśreyasa - ultimate welfare, highest good, salvation, beatitude
कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, ritual action, fate, work
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
गुणदोषपरीक्षणम् (guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇam) - examination of merits and demerits
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇa
guṇadoṣaparīkṣaṇa - examination of merits and demerits
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+doṣa+parīkṣaṇa)
  • guṇa – merit, quality, virtue, excellence
    noun (masculine)
  • doṣa – demerit, fault, defect, vice
    noun (masculine)
    Root: duṣ (class 4)
  • parīkṣaṇa – examination, investigation, testing
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    Derived from root īkṣ with upasarga pari-
    Prefix: pari
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)