मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-115
यं वदन्ति तमोभूता मूर्खा धर्ममतद्विदः ।
तत्पापं शतधा भूत्वा तद्वक्तॄननुगच्छति ॥११५॥
तत्पापं शतधा भूत्वा तद्वक्तॄननुगच्छति ॥११५॥
115. yaṁ vadanti tamobhūtā mūrkhā dharmamatadvidaḥ ,
tatpāpaṁ śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝnanugacchati.
tatpāpaṁ śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝnanugacchati.
115.
yam vadanti tamobhūtāḥ mūrkhāḥ dharmam atadvidaḥ
tat pāpam śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝn anugacchati
tat pāpam śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝn anugacchati
115.
yam tamobhūtāḥ mūrkhāḥ atadvidaḥ dharmam vadanti
tat pāpam śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝn anugacchati
tat pāpam śatadhā bhūtvā tadvaktṝn anugacchati
115.
That which ignorant fools, enveloped in darkness and unfamiliar with the essential nature (dharma), declare to be (dharma) — that sin, having multiplied a hundredfold, pursues those who utter it.
Words meanings summery:
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- यम् (yam) - which, whom
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
- तमोभूताः (tamobhūtāḥ) - overwhelmed by darkness, pervaded by ignorance
- मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ) - fools, ignorant ones
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, essential nature, constitution
- अतद्विदः (atadvidaḥ) - not knowing that, unfamiliar with the truth of it
- तत् (tat) - that
- पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness
- शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundredfold, in a hundred ways
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming
- तद्वक्तॄन् (tadvaktṝn) - those who speak that, those who utter it
- अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows, pursues, goes after
Words meanings and morphology
यम् (yam) - which, whom
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad
Present indicative, 3rd person plural
Root: vad (class 1)
तमोभूताः (tamobhūtāḥ) - overwhelmed by darkness, pervaded by ignorance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tamobhūta
tamobhūta - become darkness, pervaded by darkness or ignorance
Compound of 'tamas' (darkness) and 'bhūta' (become, pervaded)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+bhūta)
- tamas – darkness, ignorance
noun (neuter) - bhūta – become, happened, existing, pervaded
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ) - fools, ignorant ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mūrkha
mūrkha - fool, ignorant, stupid person
धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, essential nature, constitution
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, innate constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, essential nature, innate nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, law
Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अतद्विदः (atadvidaḥ) - not knowing that, unfamiliar with the truth of it
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of atadvid
atadvid - one who does not know that, ignorant of the truth about it
Compound of 'a-' (not), 'tad' (that), and 'vid' (knowing)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tad+vid)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - vid – knowing, wise, learned
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'pāpam'
पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, demerit
शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundredfold, in a hundred ways
(indeclinable)
Formed from 'śata' (hundred) with the suffix '-dhā'
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix '-tvā'
Root: bhū (class 1)
तद्वक्तॄन् (tadvaktṝn) - those who speak that, those who utter it
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tadvaktṛ
tadvaktṛ - speaker of that, one who utters that
Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'vaktṛ' (speaker)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tad+vaktṛ)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - vaktṛ – speaker, utterer
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows, pursues, goes after
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anugam
Present indicative, 3rd person singular
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)