मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-8
सोऽभिध्याय शरीरात स्वात सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः ।
अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत ॥८॥
अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत ॥८॥
8. so'bhidhyāya śarīrāt svāt sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ ,
apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat.
apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat.
8.
saḥ abhidhyāya śarīrāt svāt sisṛkṣuḥ vividhāḥ
prajāḥ apaḥ eva sasarja ādau tāsu vīryam avāsṛjat
prajāḥ apaḥ eva sasarja ādau tāsu vīryam avāsṛjat
8.
saḥ svāt śarīrāt vividhāḥ prajāḥ sisṛkṣuḥ abhidhyāya ādau apaḥ eva sasarja,
tāsu vīryam avāsṛjat
tāsu vīryam avāsṛjat
8.
Having meditated, that being, desiring to create various creatures from his own body, first produced the waters. In those waters, he then deposited his seed (vīrya).
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - He (the creator) (he, that)
- अभिध्याय (abhidhyāya) - having meditated, having contemplated
- शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from his own body (from the body)
- स्वात् (svāt) - from his own (body) (from one's own, from his own)
- सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to create
- विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - various creatures (creatures, beings, progeny)
- अपः (apaḥ) - waters
- एव (eva) - only, first (only, indeed, just)
- ससर्ज (sasarja) - he created, he produced
- आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning
- तासु (tāsu) - in those (waters) (in them)
- वीर्यम् (vīryam) - seed (vīrya), creative essence (seed, essence, power, virility)
- अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - he deposited, he discharged, he released
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - He (the creator) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun, referring to the creator.
अभिध्याय (abhidhyāya) - having meditated, having contemplated
(indeclinable)
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhyā (class 1)
Note: Absolutive, indicating a preceding action.
शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from his own body (from the body)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
Note: Source from which creation arises.
स्वात् (svāt) - from his own (body) (from one's own, from his own)
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own
Note: Modifies `śarīrāt`.
सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to create
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sisṛkṣu
sisṛkṣu - desiring to create, intending to create
Desiderative Noun/Adjective
From desiderative stem of √sṛj 'to create'.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Modifies 'saḥ'.
विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold
From 'vi' (prefix) + 'vidha' (kind, sort).
Note: Modifies `prajāḥ`.
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - various creatures (creatures, beings, progeny)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, people
From pra-√jan 'to be born, produce'.
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of `sisṛkṣuḥ`.
अपः (apaḥ) - waters
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Object of `sasarja`.
एव (eva) - only, first (only, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
ससर्ज (sasarja) - he created, he produced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, commencement, first
Note: Adverbial.
तासु (tāsu) - in those (waters) (in them)
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the waters.
वीर्यम् (vīryam) - seed (vīrya), creative essence (seed, essence, power, virility)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya
vīrya - strength, vigor, prowess, seed, essence
Note: Object of `avāsṛjat`.
अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - he deposited, he discharged, he released
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of ava-sṛj
Compound verb from 'ava' (down) + √sṛj (to pour forth, create).
Prefix: ava
Root: sṛj (class 6)