मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-84
सर्वेषामपि चैतेषां शुभानामिह कर्मणाम ।
किं चित्श्रेयस्करतरं कर्मोक्तं पुरुषं प्रति ॥८४॥
किं चित्श्रेयस्करतरं कर्मोक्तं पुरुषं प्रति ॥८४॥
84. sarveṣāmapi caiteṣāṁ śubhānāmiha karmaṇām ,
kiṁ citśreyaskarataraṁ karmoktaṁ puruṣaṁ prati.
kiṁ citśreyaskarataraṁ karmoktaṁ puruṣaṁ prati.
84.
sarveṣām api ca eteṣām śubhānām iha karmaṇām kim
cit śreyaskarataraṃ karma uktam puruṣam prati
cit śreyaskarataraṃ karma uktam puruṣam prati
84.
ca api iha eteṣām sarveṣām śubhānām karmaṇām,
puruṣam prati kim cit śreyaskarataraṃ karma uktam?
puruṣam prati kim cit śreyaskarataraṃ karma uktam?
84.
And among all these auspicious actions (karma) mentioned here, what action is declared to be even more beneficial for an individual (puruṣa)?
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these) (of all, of every)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (actions) (of these)
- शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of auspicious (actions) (of auspicious, of good, of beautiful)
- इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, now)
- कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of (these) actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)
- किम् (kim) - what (combined with 'cit' to form an interrogative) (what, which, some)
- चित् (cit) - a particle (making 'kim' interrogative or indefinite) (a particle of indefiniteness)
- श्रेयस्करतरं (śreyaskarataraṁ) - more beneficial (more conducive to good, more beneficial, superior in bringing good)
- कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual)
- उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, declared, stated)
- पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - for an individual (puruṣa) (a person, a human being, the cosmic person)
- प्रति (prati) - for, regarding (towards, regarding, concerning)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these) (of all, of every)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every, entire
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (actions) (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etas
etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)
शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of auspicious (actions) (of auspicious, of good, of beautiful)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright, fortunate
इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, now)
(indeclinable)
कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of (these) actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
किम् (kim) - what (combined with 'cit' to form an interrogative) (what, which, some)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which (interrogative pronoun/adjective)
चित् (cit) - a particle (making 'kim' interrogative or indefinite) (a particle of indefiniteness)
(indeclinable)
श्रेयस्करतरं (śreyaskarataraṁ) - more beneficial (more conducive to good, more beneficial, superior in bringing good)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyaskaratara
śreyaskaratara - more conducive to good, more beneficial
Comparative degree of 'śreyaskara' (beneficial).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (śreyas+kara+tara)
- śreyas – good, welfare, ultimate good, excellent
noun/adjective (neuter) - kara – making, causing, performing
adjective
Derived from root '√kṛ' (to do, make).
Root: √kṛ (class 8) - tara – (suffix for comparative degree)
suffix (adjectival)
Note: Agrees with 'karma'.
कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, declared, stated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, declared
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root '√vac' (to speak) + 'kta' suffix.
Root: √vac (class 2)
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - for an individual (puruṣa) (a person, a human being, the cosmic person)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, male, human being, person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
प्रति (prati) - for, regarding (towards, regarding, concerning)
(indeclinable)