मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-235
ब्राह्मणस्य तपो ज्ञानं तपः क्षत्रस्य रक्षणम ।
वैश्यस्य तु तपो वार्ता तपः शूद्रस्य सेवनम ॥२३५॥
वैश्यस्य तु तपो वार्ता तपः शूद्रस्य सेवनम ॥२३५॥
235. brāhmaṇasya tapo jñānaṁ tapaḥ kṣatrasya rakṣaṇam ,
vaiśyasya tu tapo vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam.
vaiśyasya tu tapo vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam.
235.
brāhmaṇasya tapaḥ jñānam tapaḥ kṣatrasya rakṣaṇam
vaiśyasya tu tapaḥ vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam
vaiśyasya tu tapaḥ vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam
235.
brāhmaṇasya jñānam tapaḥ kṣatrasya rakṣaṇam tapaḥ
vaiśyasya tu vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam tapaḥ
vaiśyasya tu vārtā tapaḥ śūdrasya sevanam tapaḥ
235.
For a brahmin, knowledge is their spiritual discipline (tapas). For a kṣatriya, protection is their spiritual discipline. For a vaiśya, indeed, their spiritual discipline (tapas) is livelihood and commerce, and for a śūdra, it is service.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin, of one belonging to the priestly class
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
- क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of a kṣatriya, of the warrior class
- रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding
- वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya, of the merchant/farmer class
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
- वार्ता (vārtā) - livelihood, news, commerce, agriculture
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
- शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, of the laboring class
- सेवनम् (sevanam) - service, attendance
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin, of one belonging to the priestly class
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to brahman
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, intelligence
Root: jñā (class 9)
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of a kṣatriya, of the warrior class
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - warrior, military class, dominion, power
रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa
rakṣaṇa - protection, guarding, preserving
from root rakṣ + suffix ana
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya, of the merchant/farmer class
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a member of the third social class (merchants, farmers, producers)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
वार्ता (vārtā) - livelihood, news, commerce, agriculture
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vārtā
vārtā - livelihood, news, profession, commerce, agriculture
Root: vṛt (class 1)
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual discipline, austerity, penance, heat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, of the laboring class
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class (laborers, servants)
सेवनम् (sevanam) - service, attendance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sevana
sevana - serving, attending, devotion
from root sev + suffix ana
Root: sev (class 1)