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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-12, verse-2

स तानुवाच धर्मात्मा महर्षीन मानवो भृगुः ।
अस्य सर्वस्य शृणुत कर्मयोगस्य निर्णयम ॥२॥
2. sa tānuvāca dharmātmā maharṣīn mānavo bhṛguḥ ,
asya sarvasya śṛṇuta karmayogasya nirṇayam.
2. saḥ tān uvāca dharmātmā maharṣīn mānavaḥ bhṛguḥ
asya sarvasya śṛṇuta karmayogasya nirṇayam
2. dharmātmā mānavaḥ bhṛguḥ saḥ tān maharṣīn uvāca
asya sarvasya karmayogasya nirṇayam śṛṇuta
2. The Bhrigu, who embodied (dharma), a descendant of Manu, said to those great sages: 'Listen to the conclusion regarding this entire discipline of action (karma yoga).'

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सः (saḥ) - He, referring to Bhrigu (he, that)
  • तान् (tān) - them, referring to the great sages (them, those)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Bhrigu) (said, spoke)
  • धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Bhrigu, whose essential nature was (dharma) (righteous-souled, whose nature is (dharma))
  • महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - The great sages being addressed by Bhrigu (great sages)
  • मानवः (mānavaḥ) - Bhrigu, as a descendant of Manu (descendant of Manu, human being)
  • भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - The sage Bhrigu, who is speaking (Bhrigu (proper name))
  • अस्य (asya) - of this (entire discipline of action) (of this)
  • सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire (discipline of action) (of all, of the entire)
  • शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you all, great sages) (listen, hear)
  • कर्मयोगस्य (karmayogasya) - of the discipline of action (karma yoga) taught here (of the discipline of action, of (karma yoga))
  • निर्णयम् (nirṇayam) - the definitive conclusion or ascertainment (conclusion, determination, decision)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He, referring to Bhrigu (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तान् (tān) - them, referring to the great sages (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Bhrigu) (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
perfect active
root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect active 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
Root: vac (class 2)
धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Bhrigu, whose essential nature was (dharma) (righteous-souled, whose nature is (dharma))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman
dharmātman - one whose soul is righteousness, righteous-souled
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)
  • dharma – righteousness, law, duty, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - The great sages being addressed by Bhrigu (great sages)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maharṣi
maharṣi - great sage
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ṛṣi)
  • mahā – great
    adjective
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer
    noun (masculine)
मानवः (mānavaḥ) - Bhrigu, as a descendant of Manu (descendant of Manu, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava
mānava - human, descendant of Manu
derived from Manu with aṇ suffix
भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - The sage Bhrigu, who is speaking (Bhrigu (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu
bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a Vedic sage)
अस्य (asya) - of this (entire discipline of action) (of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Can be masculine or neuter singular genitive, here referring to 'karmayogasya' (masculine) it takes masculine form.
सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire (discipline of action) (of all, of the entire)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
Note: Agrees with 'karmayogasya'.
शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you all, great sages) (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
imperative active
root 'śru' (5th class), imperative active 2nd person plural, parasmaipada
Root: śru (class 5)
कर्मयोगस्य (karmayogasya) - of the discipline of action (karma yoga) taught here (of the discipline of action, of (karma yoga))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of karmayoga
karmayoga - discipline of action, path of action
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+yoga)
  • karma – action, deed, work, effect of actions
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • yoga – discipline, union, method, application
    noun (masculine)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
निर्णयम् (nirṇayam) - the definitive conclusion or ascertainment (conclusion, determination, decision)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya
nirṇaya - decision, conclusion, ascertainment
from ni- + rṇī
Prefix: nir
Root: ṇī (class 1)