मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-131
एष धर्मविधिः कृत्स्नश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कीर्तितः ।
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रायश्चित्तविधिं शुभम ॥१३१॥
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रायश्चित्तविधिं शुभम ॥१३१॥
131. eṣa dharmavidhiḥ kṛtsnaścāturvarṇyasya kīrtitaḥ ,
ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi prāyaścittavidhiṁ śubham.
ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi prāyaścittavidhiṁ śubham.
131.
eṣa dharma-vidhiḥ kṛtsnaḥ cāturvarṇyasya kīrtitaḥ
ataḥ param pravakṣyāmi prāyaścitta-vidhim śubham
ataḥ param pravakṣyāmi prāyaścitta-vidhim śubham
131.
eṣa kṛtsnaḥ dharma-vidhiḥ cāturvarṇyasya kīrtitaḥ
ataḥ param śubham prāyaścitta-vidhim pravakṣyāmi
ataḥ param śubham prāyaścitta-vidhim pravakṣyāmi
131.
This entire rule of conduct (dharma) has been declared for the four social classes. Hereafter, I will expound the auspicious method of expiation.
Words meanings summery:
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- एष (eṣa) - this, this one
- धर्म-विधिः (dharma-vidhiḥ) - rule of conduct, sacred law, prescribed ordinance
- कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - entire, complete, whole
- चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes
- कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - declared, expounded, proclaimed
- अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter (therefore, hence, from this)
- परम् (param) - hereafter (further, next, after, then)
- प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will expound
- प्रायश्चित्त-विधिम् (prāyaścitta-vidhim) - the method of expiation, the rule of atonement
- शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, pure, good
Words meanings and morphology
एष (eṣa) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
धर्म-विधिः (dharma-vidhiḥ) - rule of conduct, sacred law, prescribed ordinance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-vidhi
dharma-vidhi - rule of (dharma), sacred injunction, prescribed ordinance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vidhi)
- dharma – duty, righteousness, law, inherent nature, constitution, virtue
noun (masculine) - vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, injunction, law
noun (masculine)
कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - entire, complete, whole
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - whole, complete, all, entire
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of cāturvarṇya
cāturvarṇya - the system of four social classes, the aggregate of the four social classes
कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - declared, expounded, proclaimed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtita
kīrtita - declared, proclaimed, spoken of, expounded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'kīrt'
Root: kīrt (class 1)
अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter (therefore, hence, from this)
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - hereafter (further, next, after, then)
(indeclinable)
प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will expound
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
प्रायश्चित्त-विधिम् (prāyaścitta-vidhim) - the method of expiation, the rule of atonement
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prāyaścitta-vidhi
prāyaścitta-vidhi - method of expiation/atonement, rule for penance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāyaścitta+vidhi)
- prāyaścitta – expiation, atonement, penance
noun (neuter) - vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, injunction, law
noun (masculine)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, pure, good
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, pure, beautiful, good, fortunate