मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-120
खं संनिवेशयेत खेषु चेष्टनस्पर्शनेऽनिलम ।
पक्तिदृष्ट्योः परं तेजः स्नेहेऽपो गां च मूर्तिषु ॥१२०॥
पक्तिदृष्ट्योः परं तेजः स्नेहेऽपो गां च मूर्तिषु ॥१२०॥
120. khaṁ saṁniveśayet kheṣu ceṣṭanasparśane'nilam ,
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ paraṁ tejaḥ snehe'po gāṁ ca mūrtiṣu.
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ paraṁ tejaḥ snehe'po gāṁ ca mūrtiṣu.
120.
kham saṃniveśayet kheṣu | ceṣṭanasparśane anilam |
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ param tejaḥ | snehe apaḥ | gām ca mūrtiṣu
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ param tejaḥ | snehe apaḥ | gām ca mūrtiṣu
120.
kham kheṣu saṃniveśayet anilam ceṣṭanasparśane
(saṃniveśayet) param tejaḥ
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ (saṃniveśayet) apaḥ snehe
(saṃniveśayet) ca gām mūrtiṣu (saṃniveśayet)
(saṃniveśayet) param tejaḥ
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ (saṃniveśayet) apaḥ snehe
(saṃniveśayet) ca gām mūrtiṣu (saṃniveśayet)
120.
One should place space (kham) in (its manifestations of) spaces; air (anilam) in motion and touch; the supreme light (tejas) in digestion and sight; water (apas) in unctuousness; and earth (gām) in forms.
Words meanings summery:
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- खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky
- संनिवेशयेत् (saṁniveśayet) - one should place, should cause to enter
- खेषु (kheṣu) - in spaces, in the sky
- चेष्टनस्पर्शने (ceṣṭanasparśane) - in motion and touch
- अनिलम् (anilam) - wind, air
- पक्तिदृष्ट्योः (paktidṛṣṭyoḥ) - in digestion and sight
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, fire, energy
- स्नेहे (snehe) - in unctuousness (quality of water) (in unctuousness, in affection)
- अपः (apaḥ) - water (waters)
- गाम् (gām) - earth (as an element) (earth, cow)
- च (ca) - and
- मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu) - in forms, in bodies, in solidified matter
Words meanings and morphology
खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, vacuum
Note: Object of saṃniveśayet.
संनिवेशयेत् (saṁniveśayet) - one should place, should cause to enter
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of viś
Causative Optative Mood, Parasmaipada
3rd person singular, from root viś with prefixes sam + ni
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Implied subject is 'one'.
खेषु (kheṣu) - in spaces, in the sky
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, vacuum
Note: Place where kham is placed.
चेष्टनस्पर्शने (ceṣṭanasparśane) - in motion and touch
(noun)
Locative, neuter, dual of ceṣṭanasparśana
ceṣṭanasparśana - motion and touch
Compound type : dvandva (ceṣṭana+sparśana)
- ceṣṭana – motion, activity, effort
noun (neuter)
action noun from ceṣṭ
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1) - sparśana – touch, contact, feeling
noun (neuter)
action noun from spṛś
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Refers to the qualities associated with air.
अनिलम् (anilam) - wind, air
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anila
anila - wind, air
Note: Object of saṃniveśayet.
पक्तिदृष्ट्योः (paktidṛṣṭyoḥ) - in digestion and sight
(noun)
Locative, feminine, dual of paktidṛṣṭi
paktidṛṣṭi - digestion and sight
Compound type : dvandva (pakti+dṛṣṭi)
- pakti – cooking, digestion
noun (feminine)
action noun from pac
Root: pac (class 1) - dṛṣṭi – sight, vision
noun (feminine)
action noun from dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to qualities associated with fire/light.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
Note: Agrees with tejaḥ.
तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, fire, energy
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - light, brilliance, energy, fire
Note: Object of saṃniveśayet.
स्नेहे (snehe) - in unctuousness (quality of water) (in unctuousness, in affection)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sneha
sneha - unctuousness, oiliness, affection, love
Root: snih (class 4)
Note: Place where water is placed.
अपः (apaḥ) - water (waters)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Object of saṃniveśayet.
गाम् (gām) - earth (as an element) (earth, cow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, earth, ray of light
Note: Object of saṃniveśayet.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu) - in forms, in bodies, in solidified matter
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of mūrti
mūrti - form, body, image, solidified matter
Root: mūrch (class 1)
Note: Place where earth is placed.