मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-30
यथर्तुलिङ्गान्यर्तवः स्वयमेवर्तुपर्यये ।
स्वानि स्वान्यभिपद्यन्ते तथा कर्माणि देहिनः ॥३०॥
स्वानि स्वान्यभिपद्यन्ते तथा कर्माणि देहिनः ॥३०॥
30. yathartuliṅgānyartavaḥ svayamevartuparyaye ,
svāni svānyabhipadyante tathā karmāṇi dehinaḥ.
svāni svānyabhipadyante tathā karmāṇi dehinaḥ.
30.
yathā ṛtu-liṅgāni ṛtavaḥ svayam eva ṛtu-paryaye
svāni svāni abhipadyante tathā karmāṇi dehinaḥ
svāni svāni abhipadyante tathā karmāṇi dehinaḥ
30.
Just as the seasons, at the seasonal transition, spontaneously assume their own distinct characteristics, so too do the actions (karma) of embodied beings manifest.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- ऋतु-लिङ्गानि (ṛtu-liṅgāni) - seasonal characteristics, signs of seasons
- ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons
- स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself, of their own accord
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- ऋतु-पर्यये (ṛtu-paryaye) - at the change of seasons, in the seasonal transition
- स्वानि (svāni) - their own, respective
- स्वानि (svāni) - their own, respective
- अभिपद्यन्ते (abhipadyante) - they attain, they approach, they assume
- तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - consequences of actions (karma) (actions, deeds, consequences of actions (karma))
- देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of embodied beings, for embodied beings
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
ऋतु-लिङ्गानि (ṛtu-liṅgāni) - seasonal characteristics, signs of seasons
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ṛtu-liṅga
ṛtu-liṅga - seasonal characteristic, sign of a season
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛtu+liṅga)
- ṛtu – season, proper time
noun (masculine) - liṅga – mark, sign, characteristic
noun (neuter/masculine)
Note: Subject of the verb `abhipadyante`.
ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, fixed time, proper time
Note: Subject of the verb `abhipadyante`.
स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself, of their own accord
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of `sva` (self)
Note: Emphasizes the natural and automatic process.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
ऋतु-पर्यये (ṛtu-paryaye) - at the change of seasons, in the seasonal transition
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu-paryaya
ṛtu-paryaya - change of season, seasonal transition
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛtu+paryaya)
- ṛtu – season, proper time
noun (masculine) - paryaya – change, revolution, succession
noun (masculine)
From root `i` with `pari-a`
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2)
स्वानि (svāni) - their own, respective
(adjective)
neuter, plural of sva
sva - one's own, property, self
Note: Adjective modifying `ṛtu-liṅgāni`.
स्वानि (svāni) - their own, respective
(adjective)
neuter, plural of sva
sva - one's own, property, self
Note: Repetition emphasizes 'each their own'.
अभिपद्यन्ते (abhipadyante) - they attain, they approach, they assume
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pad
Present tense
3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)
Prefix: abhi
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Subjects are `ṛtavaḥ` and `ṛtu-liṅgāni`.
तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - consequences of actions (karma) (actions, deeds, consequences of actions (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action
From root `kṛ` (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'manifest' or 'become apparent'.
देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of embodied beings, for embodied beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied, having a body, an embodied soul
From `deha` (body) + `in` (possessing)
Note: Possessive, referring to the actions `karmāṇi`.