मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-243
प्रजापतिरिदं शास्त्रं तपसैवासृजत प्रभुः ।
तथैव वेदान ऋषयस्तपसा प्रतिपेदिरे ॥२४३॥
तथैव वेदान ऋषयस्तपसा प्रतिपेदिरे ॥२४३॥
243. prajāpatiridaṁ śāstraṁ tapasaivāsṛjat prabhuḥ ,
tathaiva vedān ṛṣayastapasā pratipedire.
tathaiva vedān ṛṣayastapasā pratipedire.
243.
prajāpatiḥ idam śāstram tapasā eva asṛjata prabhuḥ
| tathā eva vedān ṛṣayaḥ tapasā pratipedire
| tathā eva vedān ṛṣayaḥ tapasā pratipedire
243.
prabhuḥ prajāpatiḥ tapasā eva idam śāstram
asṛjata tathā eva ṛṣayaḥ tapasā vedān pratipedire
asṛjata tathā eva ṛṣayaḥ tapasā vedān pratipedire
243.
The Lord Prajapati indeed created this scripture through concentrated effort (tapas). In the same manner, the sages attained the Vedas through concentrated effort (tapas).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures, Prajapati (a creator deity)
- इदम् (idam) - this
- शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, instruction, science
- तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism, by austerity, by concentrated effort
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
- असृजत (asṛjata) - created
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty
- तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
- वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (sacred texts)
- ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers
- तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism, by austerity, by concentrated effort
- प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they attained, they comprehended
Words meanings and morphology
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Lord of creatures, Prajapati (a creator deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - Lord of creatures, Prajapati
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, instruction, science
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra
śāstra - scripture, treatise, rule, instruction
तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism, by austerity, by concentrated effort
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism, austerity, concentrated effort, heat
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
असृजत (asṛjata) - created
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty
तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (sacred texts)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - Veda, sacred knowledge
ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet
तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism, by austerity, by concentrated effort
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism, austerity, concentrated effort, heat
प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they attained, they comprehended
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of prati-pad
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)