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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-1, verse-74

तस्य सोऽहर्निशस्यान्ते प्रसुप्तः प्रतिबुध्यते ।
प्रतिबुद्धश्च सृजति मनः सदसदात्मकम ॥७४॥
74. tasya so'harniśasyānte prasuptaḥ pratibudhyate ,
pratibuddhaśca sṛjati manaḥ sadasadātmakam.
74. tasya saḥ aharniśasya ante prasuptaḥ pratibudhyate
pratibuddhaḥ ca sṛjati manaḥ sadasadātmakam
74. tasya aharniśasya ante,
saḥ prasuptaḥ pratibudhyate.
ca pratibuddhaḥ sadasadātmakam manaḥ sṛjati.
74. At the end of his day and night cycle, he (Brahmā), having fallen into a deep sleep, awakens. And having awakened, he creates the mind (manas), which is of the nature of both the existent and the non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - referring to Brahmā's day and night cycle (his, of him)
  • सः (saḥ) - Brahmā (he, that)
  • अहर्निशस्य (aharniśasya) - of the cosmic day and night cycle (of day and night)
  • अन्ते (ante) - at the end of the day and night cycle (at the end)
  • प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - having fallen into deep cosmic sleep (having slept, asleep, fallen into sleep)
  • प्रतिबुध्यते (pratibudhyate) - Brahmā awakens from his cosmic sleep (awakens, is awakened)
  • प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - having awakened from the cosmic sleep (having awakened, awake, enlightened)
  • (ca) - connecting the two actions of awakening and creating (and, also)
  • सृजति (sṛjati) - Brahmā creates the mind (creates, emits, produces)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - the cosmic mind, the first creation after awakening (mind, intellect, thought)
  • सदसदात्मकम् (sadasadātmakam) - the mind, comprising both manifest and unmanifest aspects of reality (having the nature of both existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Brahmā's day and night cycle (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Brahmā, implied from the previous verse.
सः (saḥ) - Brahmā (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject of `pratibudhyate` and `sṛjati`.
अहर्निशस्य (aharniśasya) - of the cosmic day and night cycle (of day and night)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of aharniśa
aharniśa - day and night
Compound type : dvandva (ahan+niśā)
  • ahan – day
    noun (neuter)
  • niśā – night
    noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies `ante`. Compound of `ahan` (day) and `niśā` (night).
अन्ते (ante) - at the end of the day and night cycle (at the end)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, boundary, limit
प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - having fallen into deep cosmic sleep (having slept, asleep, fallen into sleep)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prasupta
prasupta - slept, asleep
Past Passive Participle
from `pra-` + root `svap` (to sleep)
Prefix: pra
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.
प्रतिबुध्यते (pratibudhyate) - Brahmā awakens from his cosmic sleep (awakens, is awakened)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratibudh
Prefix: prati
Root: budh (class 4)
Note: Root `budh` in 4th class, `prati` prefix.
प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - having awakened from the cosmic sleep (having awakened, awake, enlightened)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibuddha
pratibuddha - awakened, understood, enlightened
Past Passive Participle
from `prati-` + root `budh` (to awaken)
Prefix: prati
Root: budh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies `saḥ` (Brahmā).
(ca) - connecting the two actions of awakening and creating (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Postpositive conjunction.
सृजति (sṛjati) - Brahmā creates the mind (creates, emits, produces)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
मनः (manaḥ) - the cosmic mind, the first creation after awakening (mind, intellect, thought)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness
Note: Object of `sṛjati`.
सदसदात्मकम् (sadasadātmakam) - the mind, comprising both manifest and unmanifest aspects of reality (having the nature of both existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sadasadātmaka
sadasadātmaka - consisting of existent and non-existent, having the nature of being and non-being
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+asat+ātman)
  • sat – existent, real, being
    adjective/participle (neuter)
    Present Active Participle
    from root `as` (to be)
    Root: as (class 2)
  • asat – non-existent, unreal, non-being
    adjective/participle (neuter)
    Present Active Participle (negative)
    negative of `sat`
    Prefix: a
    Root: as (class 2)
  • ātman – self, nature, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `manaḥ`. Compound meaning 'having the self/nature of `sat` and `asat`'.