मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-19
तेषामिदं तु सप्तानां पुरुषाणां महौजसाम ।
सूक्ष्माभ्यो मूर्तिमात्राभ्यः संभवत्यव्ययाद व्ययम ॥१९॥
सूक्ष्माभ्यो मूर्तिमात्राभ्यः संभवत्यव्ययाद व्ययम ॥१९॥
19. teṣāmidaṁ tu saptānāṁ puruṣāṇāṁ mahaujasām ,
sūkṣmābhyo mūrtimātrābhyaḥ saṁbhavatyavyayād vyayam.
sūkṣmābhyo mūrtimātrābhyaḥ saṁbhavatyavyayād vyayam.
19.
teṣām idam tu saptānām puruṣāṇām mahā-ojasām
sūkṣmābhyaḥ mūrti-mātrābhyaḥ saṃbhavati avyayāt vyayam
sūkṣmābhyaḥ mūrti-mātrābhyaḥ saṃbhavati avyayāt vyayam
19.
Indeed, from those seven greatly powerful principles (puruṣa) and from the subtle elemental measures (mūrtimātrāḥ), this perishable (vyaya) comes into being from the imperishable (avyaya).
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, belonging to them
- इदम् (idam) - this, these
- तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand
- सप्तानाम् (saptānām) - of the seven
- पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of cosmic principles (puruṣa) (of persons, of beings, of principles)
- महा-ओजसाम् (mahā-ojasām) - of great power, of great energy, of great vitality
- सूक्ष्माभ्यः (sūkṣmābhyaḥ) - from subtle, by subtle
- मूर्ति-मात्राभ्यः (mūrti-mātrābhyaḥ) - from the subtle elemental measures (tanmātras) (from subtle form-elements, from subtle measures of form)
- संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, is born, originates, becomes possible
- अव्ययात् (avyayāt) - from the imperishable (avyaya) (from the imperishable, from the undecaying)
- व्ययम् (vyayam) - the perishable (vyaya) (perishable, decaying, mutable)
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, belonging to them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the 'seven puruṣa'.
इदम् (idam) - this, these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Refers to 'vyayam'.
तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis or transition.
सप्तानाम् (saptānām) - of the seven
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāṇām'.
पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of cosmic principles (puruṣa) (of persons, of beings, of principles)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - person, man, spirit, cosmic principle, male
Note: Refers to seven specific entities or principles in a cosmological context.
महा-ओजसाम् (mahā-ojasām) - of great power, of great energy, of great vitality
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahā-ojas
mahā-ojas - having great energy, greatly powerful
Bahuvrīhi compound, 'having great energy'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - ojas – energy, power, vigor, light
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāṇām'.
सूक्ष्माभ्यः (sūkṣmābhyaḥ) - from subtle, by subtle
(adjective)
Ablative, feminine, plural of sūkṣma
sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate
Note: Agrees with 'mūrti-mātrābhyaḥ'.
मूर्ति-मात्राभ्यः (mūrti-mātrābhyaḥ) - from the subtle elemental measures (tanmātras) (from subtle form-elements, from subtle measures of form)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, plural of mūrti-mātrā
mūrti-mātrā - a subtle measure or element of form, a tanmātra
Tatpurusha compound: 'mūrti (of form) + mātrā (measure/element)'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūrti+mātrā)
- mūrti – form, body, manifestation, figure
noun (feminine) - mātrā – measure, quantity, element, subtle element (tanmātra)
noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the subtle elements or potentialities from which grosser forms develop.
संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, is born, originates, becomes possible
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhū
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'vyayam'.
अव्ययात् (avyayāt) - from the imperishable (avyaya) (from the imperishable, from the undecaying)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, immutable, unchangeable, indeclinable (noun)
Negative prefix 'a' + 'vyaya' (perishable, decaying).
Note: Indicates the source from which the perishable arises.
व्ययम् (vyayam) - the perishable (vyaya) (perishable, decaying, mutable)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyaya
vyaya - perishable, decaying, mutable, expense, loss
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'saṃbhavati'.