मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-123
एतमेके वदन्त्यग्निं मनुमन्ये प्रजापतिम ।
इन्द्रमेके परे प्राणमपरे ब्रह्म शाश्वतम ॥१२३॥
इन्द्रमेके परे प्राणमपरे ब्रह्म शाश्वतम ॥१२३॥
123. etameke vadantyagniṁ manumanye prajāpatim ,
indrameke pare prāṇamapare brahma śāśvatam.
indrameke pare prāṇamapare brahma śāśvatam.
123.
etam eke vadanti agnim manum anye prajāpatim
indram eke pare prāṇam apare brahma śāśvatam
indram eke pare prāṇam apare brahma śāśvatam
123.
eke etam agnim vadanti anye manum prajāpatim
eke indram pare prāṇam apare śāśvatam brahma
eke indram pare prāṇam apare śāśvatam brahma
123.
Some call this (entity) Agni, others Manu, and still others Prajāpati. Some consider him Indra, others Prāṇa, and yet others the eternal (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- एतम् (etam) - this entity (referring to the supreme being) (this (masculine accusative singular))
- एके (eke) - some, certain ones
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they call
- अग्निम् (agnim) - Agni (the god of fire)
- मनुम् (manum) - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)
- अन्ये (anye) - others
- प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
- इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra (king of gods)
- एके (eke) - some, certain ones
- परे (pare) - others, other ones
- प्राणम् (prāṇam) - life-breath, vital energy
- अपरे (apare) - yet others, still others
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality, the ultimate principle
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual
Words meanings and morphology
एतम् (etam) - this entity (referring to the supreme being) (this (masculine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
एके (eke) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of eka
eka - one, some, certain
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they call
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)
अग्निम् (agnim) - Agni (the god of fire)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the deity Agni
मनुम् (manum) - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu, man, human being
अन्ये (anye) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, a creator god
इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra (king of gods)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of indra
indra - Indra, king of the gods
एके (eke) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of eka
eka - one, some, certain
परे (pare) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, next, supreme
प्राणम् (prāṇam) - life-breath, vital energy
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force
अपरे (apare) - yet others, still others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, subsequent, inferior
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality, the ultimate principle
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting