मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-263
यथा महाह्रदं प्राप्य क्षिप्तं लोष्टं विनश्यति ।
तथा दुश्चरितं सर्वं वेदे त्रिवृति मज्जति ॥२६३॥
तथा दुश्चरितं सर्वं वेदे त्रिवृति मज्जति ॥२६३॥
263. yathā mahāhradaṁ prāpya kṣiptaṁ loṣṭaṁ vinaśyati ,
tathā duścaritaṁ sarvaṁ vede trivṛti majjati.
tathā duścaritaṁ sarvaṁ vede trivṛti majjati.
263.
yathā mahāhradam prāpya kṣiptam loṣṭam vinaśyati
tathā duścaritam sarvam vede trivṛti majjati
tathā duścaritam sarvam vede trivṛti majjati
263.
yathā loṣṭam mahāhradam prāpya kṣiptam vinaśyati
tathā sarvam duścaritam trivṛti vede majjati
tathā sarvam duścaritam trivṛti vede majjati
263.
Just as a lump of clay, thrown into a great lake, disintegrates, similarly, all evil conduct becomes absorbed in the three-fold (Veda).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- महाह्रदम् (mahāhradam) - great lake, deep pool
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained
- क्षिप्तम् (kṣiptam) - thrown, cast
- लोष्टम् (loṣṭam) - clod of earth, lump of clay
- विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misconduct, evil deed
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
- वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the sacred knowledge
- त्रिवृति (trivṛti) - in the three-fold (Veda) (in the threefold, in the triple)
- मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, is absorbed, is submerged
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
महाह्रदम् (mahāhradam) - great lake, deep pool
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāhrada
mahāhrada - great lake, deep pool
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hrada)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
From mahant (root mah-), adjective - hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
noun (masculine)
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root āp with pra- prefix and -ya suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Absolutive (Gerund) formed with suffix -ya after prefix pra-.
क्षिप्तम् (kṣiptam) - thrown, cast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣipta
kṣipta - thrown, cast, hurled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṣip with -ta suffix
Root: kṣip (class 6)
Note: Participle formed with kta suffix.
लोष्टम् (loṣṭam) - clod of earth, lump of clay
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of loṣṭa
loṣṭa - clod of earth, lump of clay
विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś
Present Tense, Root Class 4
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misconduct, evil deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duścarita
duścarita - misconduct, evil deed, bad behavior
Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya (dus+carita)
- dus – bad, ill, difficult
prefix - carita – conduct, deed, behavior
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (derived from car)
Derived from root car with -ta suffix
Root: car (class 1)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the sacred knowledge
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of veda
veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, divine knowledge
Root: vid (class 2)
त्रिवृति (trivṛti) - in the three-fold (Veda) (in the threefold, in the triple)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of trivṛt
trivṛt - threefold, triple
From tri (three) and vṛt (turning, existing)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya (tri+vṛt)
- tri – three
numeral - vṛt – turning, existing, envelope, covering
noun (masculine)
From root vṛt (to turn, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, is absorbed, is submerged
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of majj
Present Tense, Root Class 6
Root: majj (class 6)