मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-50
चैत्यद्रुमश्मशानेषु शैलेषूपवनेषु च ।
वसेयुरेते विज्ञाता वर्तयन्तः स्वकर्मभिः ॥५०॥
वसेयुरेते विज्ञाता वर्तयन्तः स्वकर्मभिः ॥५०॥
50. caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu śaileṣūpavaneṣu ca ,
vaseyurete vijñātā vartayantaḥ svakarmabhiḥ.
vaseyurete vijñātā vartayantaḥ svakarmabhiḥ.
50.
caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu śaileṣu upavaneṣu ca
vaseyuḥ ete vijñātāḥ vartayantaḥ svakarmabhiḥ
vaseyuḥ ete vijñātāḥ vartayantaḥ svakarmabhiḥ
50.
ete vijñātāḥ svakarmabhiḥ vartayantaḥ
caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu śaileṣu upavaneṣu ca vaseyuḥ
caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu śaileṣu upavaneṣu ca vaseyuḥ
50.
These [individuals], recognized by their [assigned] occupations (karma), should dwell in sacred groves, cremation grounds, mountains, and gardens, sustaining themselves by their own deeds (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- चैत्यद्रुमश्मशानेषु (caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu) - in sacred tree groves and cremation grounds
- शैलेषु (śaileṣu) - in mountains, on rocks
- उपवनेषु (upavaneṣu) - in groves, in gardens, in parks
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- वसेयुः (vaseyuḥ) - they should dwell, they should live
- एते (ete) - these individuals (referring to a class of people) (these)
- विज्ञाताः (vijñātāḥ) - identified by their status or occupation (known, recognized, understood)
- वर्तयन्तः (vartayantaḥ) - sustaining themselves (subsisting, living, causing to exist)
- स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their designated occupations (karma) (by their own actions, by their own work)
Words meanings and morphology
चैत्यद्रुमश्मशानेषु (caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu) - in sacred tree groves and cremation grounds
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of caityadrumaśmaśāna
caityadrumaśmaśāna - a cremation ground near a sacred tree; sacred tree and cremation ground (as a compound)
Compound type : dvandva (caityadruma+śmaśāna)
- caityadruma – a sacred tree, memorial tree
noun (masculine) - śmaśāna – cremation ground, cemetery
noun (neuter)
शैलेषु (śaileṣu) - in mountains, on rocks
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
उपवनेषु (upavaneṣu) - in groves, in gardens, in parks
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of upavana
upavana - grove, garden, park
Prefix: upa
Root: van (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
वसेयुः (vaseyuḥ) - they should dwell, they should live
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of vas
Optative 3rd Person Plural
Root: vas (class 1)
एते (ete) - these individuals (referring to a class of people) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
विज्ञाताः (vijñātāḥ) - identified by their status or occupation (known, recognized, understood)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñāta
vijñāta - known, recognized, understood, distinguished
Past Passive Participle
From verb vi-jñā (to know, perceive)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'ete'.
वर्तयन्तः (vartayantaḥ) - sustaining themselves (subsisting, living, causing to exist)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vartayat
vartayat - subsisting, existing, acting, causing to turn
Present Active Participle (causative)
From verb vṛt (to turn, exist) in its causative form (vartayati)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'ete'.
स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their designated occupations (karma) (by their own actions, by their own work)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of svakarma
svakarma - one's own action, one's own duty, one's own occupation (karma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - karma – action, deed, work, duty, occupation (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)