मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-85
सर्वेषामपि चैतेषामात्मज्ञानं परं स्मृतम ।
तद ह्यग्र्यं सर्वविद्यानां प्राप्यते ह्यमृतं ततः ॥८५॥
तद ह्यग्र्यं सर्वविद्यानां प्राप्यते ह्यमृतं ततः ॥८५॥
85. sarveṣāmapi caiteṣāmātmajñānaṁ paraṁ smṛtam ,
tad hyagryaṁ sarvavidyānāṁ prāpyate hyamṛtaṁ tataḥ.
tad hyagryaṁ sarvavidyānāṁ prāpyate hyamṛtaṁ tataḥ.
85.
sarveṣām api ca eteṣām ātmajñānam param smṛtam tat
hi agryam sarvavidyānām prāpyate hi amṛtam tataḥ
hi agryam sarvavidyānām prāpyate hi amṛtam tataḥ
85.
ca api eteṣām sarveṣām ātmajñānam param smṛtam hi
tat sarvavidyānām agryam; hi tataḥ amṛtam prāpyate
tat sarvavidyānām agryam; hi tataḥ amṛtam prāpyate
85.
And among all these, knowledge of the self (ātman) is declared to be supreme. For indeed, that (knowledge of the self) is the foremost of all branches of knowledge, and from it, immortality (amṛta) is attained.
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 mentioned previously) (of these)
- आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (self-knowledge, knowledge of the self)
- परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is declared (to be) (remembered, considered, declared)
- तत् (tat) - that (knowledge of the self) (that, it)
- हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
- अग्र्यम् (agryam) - the foremost (foremost, excellent, best)
- सर्वविद्यानाम् (sarvavidyānām) - of all branches of knowledge (of all knowledge, of all sciences)
- प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is attained (is obtained, is attained, is reached)
- हि (hi) - and indeed (indeed, for, because)
- अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortality (amṛta) (immortality, nectar)
- ततः (tataḥ) - from it (from that knowledge) (from that, thence, thereafter, hence)
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 mentioned previously) (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etas
etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)
आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (self-knowledge, knowledge of the self)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna
ātmajñāna - self-knowledge, knowledge of the soul
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or universal spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine) - jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
Root: √jñā (class 9)
परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is declared (to be) (remembered, considered, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, traditional, declared
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root '√smṛ' (to remember) + 'kta' suffix.
Root: √smṛ (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that (knowledge of the self) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)
हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
अग्र्यम् (agryam) - the foremost (foremost, excellent, best)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of agrya
agrya - foremost, excellent, chief, best
सर्वविद्यानाम् (sarvavidyānām) - of all branches of knowledge (of all knowledge, of all sciences)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of sarvavidyā
sarvavidyā - all knowledge, all sciences
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+vidyā)
- sarva – all, whole, every, entire
adjective (masculine) - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science, discipline
noun (feminine)
Derived from root '√vid' (to know).
Root: √vid (class 2)
प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is attained (is obtained, is attained, is reached)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √āp
Prefix: prā
Root: √āp (class 5)
हि (hi) - and indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortality (amṛta) (immortality, nectar)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta
amṛta - immortality, deathlessness, nectar, ambrosia (amṛta)
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+mṛta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - mṛta – dead, deceased
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root '√mṛ' (to die) + 'kta' suffix.
Root: √mṛ (class 6)
ततः (tataḥ) - from it (from that knowledge) (from that, thence, thereafter, hence)
(indeclinable)