मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-241
यत किं चिदेनः कुर्वन्ति मनोवाङ्मूर्तिभिर्जनाः ।
तत सर्वं निर्दहन्त्याशु तपसैव तपोधनाः ॥२४१॥
तत सर्वं निर्दहन्त्याशु तपसैव तपोधनाः ॥२४१॥
241. yat kiṁ cidenaḥ kurvanti manovāṅmūrtibhirjanāḥ ,
tat sarvaṁ nirdahantyāśu tapasaiva tapodhanāḥ.
tat sarvaṁ nirdahantyāśu tapasaiva tapodhanāḥ.
241.
yat kim cit enas kurvanti manovāṅmūrtibhiḥ janāḥ
tat sarvam nirdahanti āśu tapasā eva tapodhanāḥ
tat sarvam nirdahanti āśu tapasā eva tapodhanāḥ
241.
janāḥ manovāṅmūrtibhiḥ yat kim cit enas kurvanti,
tapodhanāḥ tapasā eva tat sarvam āśu nirdahanti
tapodhanāḥ tapasā eva tat sarvam āśu nirdahanti
241.
Whatever offense people commit through mind, speech, or action, ascetics (tapodhanāḥ), whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas), quickly burn all of it away solely by means of that very discipline.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that
- किम् (kim) - what, something, anything
- चित् (cit) - even, any, some, a little
- एनस् (enas) - sin, offense, fault
- कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they commit
- मनोवाङ्मूर्तिभिः (manovāṅmūrtibhiḥ) - by mind, speech, and body/actions
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
- तत् (tat) - that, therefore
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
- निर्दहन्ति (nirdahanti) - they burn completely, they destroy
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by spiritual discipline
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, alone
- तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics, those whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas) (those whose wealth is austerity, ascetics)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)
किम् (kim) - what, something, anything
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, who, which (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)
Note: Used with cit to form an indefinite pronoun.
चित् (cit) - even, any, some, a little
(indeclinable)
एनस् (enas) - sin, offense, fault
(noun)
neuter, singular of enas
enas - sin, fault, offense, evil
Note: The original form ends in 's', which becomes 'ḥ' due to external sandhi.
कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they commit
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मनोवाङ्मूर्तिभिः (manovāṅmūrtibhiḥ) - by mind, speech, and body/actions
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of manovāṅmūrti
manovāṅmūrti - mind, speech, and body/form
Compound type : dvandva (manas+vāc+mūrti)
- manas – mind, intellect, heart
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - vāc – speech, voice, word
noun (feminine) - mūrti – form, body, shape, image, physical action
noun (feminine)
Root: mūrch (class 1)
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, man, creature, people
Root: jan (class 4)
तत् (tat) - that, therefore
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers to enaḥ.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
निर्दहन्ति (nirdahanti) - they burn completely, they destroy
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nirdah
Prefix: nir
Root: dah (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by spiritual discipline
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, alone
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics, those whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas) (those whose wealth is austerity, ascetics)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana
tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity/spiritual discipline, an ascetic
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)
- tapas – austerity, spiritual discipline, penance
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1) - dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter)