मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-54
युगपत तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन महात्मनि ।
तदाऽयं सर्वभूतात्मा सुखं स्वपिति निर्वृतः ॥५४॥
तदाऽयं सर्वभूतात्मा सुखं स्वपिति निर्वृतः ॥५४॥
54. yugapat tu pralīyante yadā tasmin mahātmani ,
tadā'yaṁ sarvabhūtātmā sukhaṁ svapiti nirvṛtaḥ.
tadā'yaṁ sarvabhūtātmā sukhaṁ svapiti nirvṛtaḥ.
54.
yugapat tu pralīyante yadā tasmin mahātmani
tadā ayam sarvabhūtātmā sukham svapiti nirvṛtaḥ
tadā ayam sarvabhūtātmā sukham svapiti nirvṛtaḥ
54.
tu yadā yugapat tasmin mahātmani pralīyante,
tadā ayam sarvabhūtātmā sukham nirvṛtaḥ svapiti
tadā ayam sarvabhūtātmā sukham nirvṛtaḥ svapiti
54.
But when they (all beings) simultaneously dissolve into that supreme self (mahātman), then this self (ātman) of all beings sleeps peacefully and content.
Words meanings summery:
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- युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously (simultaneously, at once, at the same time)
- तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)
- प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve (they dissolve, they merge, they perish)
- यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - into that (supreme self) (in him, in that, at that time)
- महात्मनि (mahātmani) - into that supreme self (mahātman) (in the great self, in the supreme spirit)
- तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
- अयम् (ayam) - this (self) (this, he)
- सर्वभूतात्मा (sarvabhūtātmā) - the self (ātman) of all beings (the self of all beings)
- सुखम् (sukham) - peacefully (happily, comfortably, peacefully)
- स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps
- निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - content (content, tranquil, liberated, at peace)
Words meanings and morphology
युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously (simultaneously, at once, at the same time)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'pralīyante'.
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle for emphasis or contrast.
प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve (they dissolve, they merge, they perish)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pralī
present middle
root class 4, ātmanepada, passive construction possible with y-suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Refers to all beings dissolving during pralaya.
यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)
(indeclinable)
Note: Corresponds to 'tadā' in the second half of the verse.
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - into that (supreme self) (in him, in that, at that time)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Qualifies 'mahātmani'.
महात्मनि (mahātmani) - into that supreme self (mahātman) (in the great self, in the supreme spirit)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great self, supreme spirit, noble-minded
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to the Supreme Cosmic Person or Brahman.
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Note: Corresponds to 'yadā'.
अयम् (ayam) - this (self) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, he
Note: Refers to 'sarvabhūtātmā'.
सर्वभूतात्मा (sarvabhūtātmā) - the self (ātman) of all beings (the self of all beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtātman
sarvabhūtātman - the self of all beings, universal soul
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+ātman)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
From root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'svapiti'.
सुखम् (sukham) - peacefully (happily, comfortably, peacefully)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial use.
स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of svap
present active
root class 2, parasmaipada
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the second clause.
निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - content (content, tranquil, liberated, at peace)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvṛta
nirvṛta - content, tranquil, at ease, satisfied, liberated
past passive participle
From root vṛt with prefix nir-.
Prefix: nir
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'sarvabhūtātmā'.