मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-24
कालं कालविभक्तीश्च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा ।
सरितः सागरान शैलान समानि विषमानि च ॥२४॥
सरितः सागरान शैलान समानि विषमानि च ॥२४॥
24. kālaṁ kālavibhaktīśca nakṣatrāṇi grahāṁstathā ,
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāni ca.
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāni ca.
24.
kālam kālavibhaktīḥ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahān tathā
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāṇi ca
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāṇi ca
24.
kālam kālavibhaktīḥ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahān tathā
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāṇi ca
saritaḥ sāgarān śailān samāni viṣamāṇi ca
24.
He also created time, its divisions, the constellations, and the planets; likewise, rivers, oceans, mountains, and both even and uneven lands.
Words meanings summery:
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- कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period
- कालविभक्तीः (kālavibhaktīḥ) - divisions of time
- च (ca) - and, also
- नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, stars, lunar mansions
- ग्रहान् (grahān) - planets, seizing ones
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and also
- सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
- सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans
- शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, rocks
- समानि (samāni) - even lands (even, level (lands))
- विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven lands (uneven, rugged, difficult (lands))
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, destiny
Note: One of the fundamental creations.
कालविभक्तीः (kālavibhaktīḥ) - divisions of time
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kālavibhaktī
kālavibhaktī - division of time
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+vibhaktī)
- kāla – time, period
noun (masculine) - vibhaktī – division, distribution, part
noun (feminine)
From vi-bhaj 'to divide'.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Refers to units like years, months, days, etc.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, stars, lunar mansions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nakṣatra
nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion
ग्रहान् (grahān) - planets, seizing ones
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of graha
graha - seizing, holding, planet, celestial body
Derived from √grah 'to seize, grasp'.
Root: grah (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the astronomical creations with the geographical ones.
सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river, stream
From √sṛ 'to flow'.
Root: sṛ (class 1)
सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sāgara
sāgara - ocean, sea
From sa-gara 'with poison/water' or related to Sagara legend.
शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, rocks
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
Derived from śilā 'stone'.
समानि (samāni) - even lands (even, level (lands))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sama
sama - even, level, equal, similar, tranquil
Note: Qualifies implied 'deśāni' (places) or 'bhūmi' (land).
विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven lands (uneven, rugged, difficult (lands))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of viṣama
viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, odd (number)
Note: Qualifies implied 'deśāni' (places) or 'bhūmi' (land).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)