मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-231
एवं सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा प्रेत्य कर्मफलोदयम ।
मनोवाङ्मूर्तिभिर्नित्यं शुभं कर्म समाचरेत ॥२३१॥
मनोवाङ्मूर्तिभिर्नित्यं शुभं कर्म समाचरेत ॥२३१॥
231. evaṁ sañcintya manasā pretya karmaphalodayam ,
manovāṅmūrtibhirnityaṁ śubhaṁ karma samācaret.
manovāṅmūrtibhirnityaṁ śubhaṁ karma samācaret.
231.
evam sañcintya manasā pretya karma-phalodayam
mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ nityam śubham karma samācaret
mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ nityam śubham karma samācaret
231.
evam manasā pretya karma-phalodayam sañcintya
nityam śubham karma mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ samācaret
nityam śubham karma mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ samācaret
231.
Having thus reflected in one's mind upon the manifestation of the results of actions (karma) after death, one should constantly perform auspicious deeds with mind, speech, and body.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)
- सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having reflected deeply (having reflected, having considered well)
- मनसा (manasā) - by one's mind (by mind, with the mind)
- प्रेत्य (pretya) - regarding the after-death consequences (having died, having gone forth, after death)
- कर्म-फलोदयम् (karma-phalodayam) - the manifestation of the results of one's (karma) (the manifestation/arising of the results of actions)
- मनो-वाङ्-मूर्तिभिः (mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ) - by means of one's mind, speech, and physical body (by mind, speech, and body)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)
- शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, pure)
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, ritual)
- समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should perform (one should perform, one should practice)
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)
(indeclinable)
सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having reflected deeply (having reflected, having considered well)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from prefix sam- + root cit (to perceive, think) + ṇic (causative) + lyap (absolutive ending for prefixed verbs)
Prefix: sam
Root: cit (class 1)
मनसा (manasā) - by one's mind (by mind, with the mind)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart
Root: man
प्रेत्य (pretya) - regarding the after-death consequences (having died, having gone forth, after death)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from prefix pra- + root i (to go) + lyap (absolutive ending for prefixed verbs)
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
कर्म-फलोदयम् (karma-phalodayam) - the manifestation of the results of one's (karma) (the manifestation/arising of the results of actions)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karma-phalodaya
karma-phalodaya - the rise or manifestation of the fruit of actions, retribution for actions
Compound type : tatpurusha (karma-phala+udaya)
- karma-phala – fruit/result of action
noun (neuter) - udaya – rising, appearance, manifestation, origin
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
मनो-वाङ्-मूर्तिभिः (mano-vāṅ-mūrtibhiḥ) - by means of one's mind, speech, and physical body (by mind, speech, and body)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of mano-vāṅ-mūrti
mano-vāṅ-mūrti - mind, speech, and body (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (manas+vāc+mūrti)
- manas – mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
Root: man - vāc – speech, word, voice
noun (feminine)
Root: vac (class 2) - mūrti – form, body, embodiment
noun (feminine)
Root: mūrc (class 10)
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, pure)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, bright, good, pure
Root: śubh (class 1)
कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should perform (one should perform, one should practice)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of samācar
optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
root car with prefixes sam- and ā-
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: car (class 1)