मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-26
कर्मणां च विवेकार्थं धर्माधर्मौ व्यवेचयत ।
द्वन्द्वैरयोजयच्चैमाः सुखदुःखादिभिः प्रजाः ॥२६॥
द्वन्द्वैरयोजयच्चैमाः सुखदुःखादिभिः प्रजाः ॥२६॥
26. karmaṇāṁ ca vivekārthaṁ dharmādharmau vyavecayat ,
dvandvairayojayaccaimāḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ prajāḥ.
dvandvairayojayaccaimāḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ prajāḥ.
26.
karmaṇām ca vivekārtham dharmādharmau vyavecayat
dvandvaiḥ ayojayat ca imāḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ prajāḥ
dvandvaiḥ ayojayat ca imāḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ prajāḥ
26.
saḥ karmaṇām vivekārtham dharmādharmau vyavecayat
ca imāḥ prajāḥ dvandvaiḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ ayojayat
ca imāḥ prajāḥ dvandvaiḥ sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ ayojayat
26.
To distinguish actions (karma), he differentiated between what is right (dharma) and what is wrong (adharma). He also linked these creatures with pairs of opposites such as pleasure and pain.
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds, of karma)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- विवेकार्थम् (vivekārtham) - for the purpose of distinguishing (for the purpose of discrimination, for distinction)
- धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - what is right (dharma) and what is wrong (adharma) (right and wrong, dharma and adharma)
- व्यवेचयत् (vyavecayat) - he differentiated (he distinguished, he separated, he discriminated)
- द्वन्द्वैः (dvandvaiḥ) - with pairs of opposites (by pairs, by dualities, by opposites)
- अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - he linked (he joined, he connected, he yoked)
- च (ca) - also (and, also, moreover)
- इमाः (imāḥ) - these (these (feminine plural accusative))
- सुखदुःखादिभिः (sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ) - by pleasure, pain, etc. (by pleasure, pain, and so on)
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures (creatures, progeny, subjects, people)
Words meanings and morphology
कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds, of karma)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, karma
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
विवेकार्थम् (vivekārtham) - for the purpose of distinguishing (for the purpose of discrimination, for distinction)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+artha)
- viveka – discrimination, discernment, distinction
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 7) - artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
Root: arth (class 10)
धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - what is right (dharma) and what is wrong (adharma) (right and wrong, dharma and adharma)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmādharma
dharmādharma - right and wrong, virtue and vice, dharma and adharma
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+adharma)
- dharma – duty, righteousness, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - adharma – unrighteousness, wrong, vice, injustice
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
व्यवेचयत् (vyavecayat) - he differentiated (he distinguished, he separated, he discriminated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of vic
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative form of vic)
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: vic (class 7)
द्वन्द्वैः (dvandvaiḥ) - with pairs of opposites (by pairs, by dualities, by opposites)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dvandva
dvandva - pair, couple, duality, contradiction, conflict
अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - he linked (he joined, he connected, he yoked)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of yuj
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative form of yuj)
Prefix: ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
च (ca) - also (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
इमाः (imāḥ) - these (these (feminine plural accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of idam
idam - this, this here
सुखदुःखादिभिः (sukhaduḥkhādibhiḥ) - by pleasure, pain, etc. (by pleasure, pain, and so on)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkhādi
sukhaduḥkhādi - pleasure, pain, and the like; dualities like joy and sorrow
Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha+ādi)
- sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy
noun (neuter) - duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so forth
indeclinable
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures (creatures, progeny, subjects, people)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, people
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)