मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-89
प्रजानां रक्षणं दानमिज्याऽध्ययनमेव च ।
विषयेष्वप्रसक्तिश्च क्षत्रियस्य समासतः ॥८९॥
विषयेष्वप्रसक्तिश्च क्षत्रियस्य समासतः ॥८९॥
89. prajānāṁ rakṣaṇaṁ dānamijyā'dhyayanameva ca ,
viṣayeṣvaprasaktiśca kṣatriyasya samāsataḥ.
viṣayeṣvaprasaktiśca kṣatriyasya samāsataḥ.
89.
prajānām rakṣaṇam dānam ijyā adhyayanam eva ca
viṣayeṣu aprasaktiḥ ca kṣatriyasya samāsataḥ
viṣayeṣu aprasaktiḥ ca kṣatriyasya samāsataḥ
89.
kṣatriyasya prajānām rakṣaṇam dānam ijyā
adhyayanam eva ca viṣayeṣu aprasaktiḥ ca samāsataḥ
adhyayanam eva ca viṣayeṣu aprasaktiḥ ca samāsataḥ
89.
The protection of the populace, charitable giving (dāna), the performance of Vedic rituals (yajña), study, and non-attachment to sensory objects are, in brief, the duties of a kṣatriya.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the populace (of living beings, of subjects, of people, of offspring)
- रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection (protection, guarding, preservation)
- दानम् (dānam) - charitable giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)
- इज्या (ijyā) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice)
- अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study (study, learning, recitation)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sensory objects (in sense objects, in matters, in realms, in objects of enjoyment)
- अप्रसक्तिः (aprasaktiḥ) - non-attachment (non-attachment, non-addiction, disinterest, indifference)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya (of a kṣatriya, of a warrior, of a ruler)
- समासतः (samāsataḥ) - in brief (in brief, concisely, by means of a summary)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the populace (of living beings, of subjects, of people, of offspring)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people, creature
From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection (protection, guarding, preservation)
(noun)
neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa
rakṣaṇa - protection, guarding, preserving
Derived from root 'rakṣ' with suffix '-ana'
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
दानम् (dānam) - charitable giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)
(noun)
neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, donation, charity
Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with suffix '-ana'
Root: dā (class 3)
इज्या (ijyā) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, worship, sacrifice)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ijyā
ijyā - sacrifice, worship, Vedic ritual
From root 'yaj' (to worship, sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study (study, learning, recitation)
(noun)
neuter, singular of adhyayana
adhyayana - study, learning, reading
From 'adhi' (prefix) + root 'i' (to go) with suffix '-ana'. Literally 'going over'.
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sensory objects (in sense objects, in matters, in realms, in objects of enjoyment)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of viṣaya
viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, realm, matter, subject
From 'vi' (prefix) + root 'ṣi' (to bind, tie, encompass)
Prefix: vi
Root: ṣi (class 5)
अप्रसक्तिः (aprasaktiḥ) - non-attachment (non-attachment, non-addiction, disinterest, indifference)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aprasakti
aprasakti - non-attachment, non-addiction, indifference
Compound: 'a' (negation) + 'prasakti' (attachment, adherence)
Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+prasakti)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - prasakti – attachment, adherence, addiction
noun (feminine)
From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'sañj' (to cling, attach) with suffix '-kti'
Prefix: pra
Root: sañj (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya (of a kṣatriya, of a warrior, of a ruler)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, ruler, member of the kṣatriya class
From 'kṣatra' (dominion, rule), referring to the ruling or warrior class
समासतः (samāsataḥ) - in brief (in brief, concisely, by means of a summary)
(indeclinable)
Formed from 'samāsa' (summary, compound) with the suffix '-tas'