मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-90
प्रवृत्तं कर्म संसेव्यं देवानामेति साम्यताम ।
निवृत्तं सेवमानस्तु भूतान्यत्येति पञ्च वै ॥९०॥
निवृत्तं सेवमानस्तु भूतान्यत्येति पञ्च वै ॥९०॥
90. pravṛttaṁ karma saṁsevyaṁ devānāmeti sāmyatām ,
nivṛttaṁ sevamānastu bhūtānyatyeti pañca vai.
nivṛttaṁ sevamānastu bhūtānyatyeti pañca vai.
90.
pravṛttam karma saṃsevyam devānām eti sāmyatām
nivṛttam sevamānaḥ tu bhūtāni atyeti pañca vai
nivṛttam sevamānaḥ tu bhūtāni atyeti pañca vai
90.
pravṛttam karma saṃsevyam devānām sāmyatām eti
tu nivṛttam sevamānaḥ pañca bhūtāni vai atyeti
tu nivṛttam sevamānaḥ pañca bhūtāni vai atyeti
90.
By diligently performing actions that lead to worldly engagement (pravṛtta karma), one attains equality with the gods. However, one who practices actions leading to cessation (nivṛtta karma) certainly transcends the five great elements.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - engaged, active, oriented towards worldly activity
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate
- संसेव्यम् (saṁsevyam) - to be served, to be practiced, to be performed diligently
- देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods
- एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches
- साम्यताम् (sāmyatām) - equality, similarity
- निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - ceased, withdrawn, renounced, detached
- सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - serving, practicing, performing, resorting to
- तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (elements, living beings)
- अत्येति (atyeti) - goes beyond, transcends, surpasses
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- वै (vai) - certainly, indeed, verily
Words meanings and morphology
प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - engaged, active, oriented towards worldly activity
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta
pravṛtta - engaged, active, worldly-oriented, originated, manifested
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt with upasarga pra- and suffix kta
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'karma'
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite
Root: kṛ (class 8)
संसेव्यम् (saṁsevyam) - to be served, to be practiced, to be performed diligently
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsevya
saṁsevya - to be served, to be resorted to, to be diligently practiced
Gerundive
Derived from root sev with upasarga sam- and suffix ṇyat
Prefix: sam
Root: sev (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'karma'
देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, celestial being
Root: div (class 4)
एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
साम्यताम् (sāmyatām) - equality, similarity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sāmyatā
sāmyatā - equality, similarity, sameness
निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - ceased, withdrawn, renounced, detached
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nivṛtta
nivṛtta - ceased, withdrawn, retired, renounced, detached
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt with upasarga ni- and suffix kta
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Modifies implied 'karma'
सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - serving, practicing, performing, resorting to
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sevamāna
sevamāna - serving, practicing, performing, resorting to
Present Middle Participle
Derived from root sev with suffix śānac
Root: sev (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (elements, living beings)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū with suffix kta
Root: bhū (class 1)
अत्येति (atyeti) - goes beyond, transcends, surpasses
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ati-i
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(adjective)
Accusative, plural of pañcan
pañcan - five
Note: Refers to five elements (bhūtāni)
वै (vai) - certainly, indeed, verily
(indeclinable)