मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-94
पितृदेवमनुष्याणां वेदश्चक्षुः सनातनम ।
अशक्यं चाप्रमेयं च वेदशास्त्रमिति स्थितिः ॥९४॥
अशक्यं चाप्रमेयं च वेदशास्त्रमिति स्थितिः ॥९४॥
94. pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇāṁ vedaścakṣuḥ sanātanam ,
aśakyaṁ cāprameyaṁ ca vedaśāstramiti sthitiḥ.
aśakyaṁ cāprameyaṁ ca vedaśāstramiti sthitiḥ.
94.
pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇām vedaḥ cakṣuḥ sanātanam
aśakyam ca aprameyam ca vedaśāstram iti sthitiḥ
aśakyam ca aprameyam ca vedaśāstram iti sthitiḥ
94.
pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇām vedaḥ sanātanam cakṣuḥ
vedaśāstram aśakyam ca aprameyam ca iti sthitiḥ
vedaśāstram aśakyam ca aprameyam ca iti sthitiḥ
94.
The Veda is the eternal eye (source of knowledge) for ancestors, gods, and humans. And it is an established truth that Vedic scripture (vedaśāstra) is both unchallengeable and immeasurable.
Words meanings summery:
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- पितृदेवमनुष्याणाम् (pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇām) - of ancestors, gods, and humans
- वेदः (vedaḥ) - the Veda, sacred knowledge
- चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - source of knowledge (eye, source of knowledge, sight)
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, ancient, everlasting)
- अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - unchallengeable, unassailable (impossible, incapable, unchallengeable, unassailable)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, beyond empirical proof (immeasurable, unknowable, beyond proof, incomprehensible)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वेदशास्त्रम् (vedaśāstram) - Vedic scripture (Vedic scripture, the science of the Veda)
- इति (iti) - thus, this is (thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech or conclusion))
- स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - established truth (state, condition, established truth, standing, firm position)
Words meanings and morphology
पितृदेवमनुष्याणाम् (pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇām) - of ancestors, gods, and humans
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛdevamanuṣya
pitṛdevamanuṣya - ancestors, gods, and humans (a collective compound)
Compound of 'pitṛ' (ancestor), 'deva' (god), and 'manuṣya' (human).
Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+deva+manuṣya)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 1) - manuṣya – human being, man
noun (masculine)
Root: man (class 4)
वेदः (vedaḥ) - the Veda, sacred knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of veda
veda - sacred knowledge, the Veda, revelation
Derived from root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - source of knowledge (eye, source of knowledge, sight)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision, source of light/knowledge
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, ancient, everlasting)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, primeval
Derived from 'sanā' (always) + 'tana' suffix.
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'cakṣuḥ' (neuter).
अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - unchallengeable, unassailable (impossible, incapable, unchallengeable, unassailable)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of aśakya
aśakya - impossible, incapable, not to be done, unchallengeable
gerundive (potential passive participle)
Formed with prefix 'a-' (negation) and root 'śak' (to be able) + '-ya' suffix.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - śakya – possible, capable, to be done
adjective
gerundive (potential passive participle)
From root 'śak' with '-ya' suffix.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'vedaśāstram'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, beyond empirical proof (immeasurable, unknowable, beyond proof, incomprehensible)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of aprameya
aprameya - immeasurable, not to be proved, incomprehensible, unprovable
gerundive (potential passive participle)
Formed with prefix 'a-' (negation) and root 'mā' (to measure) + '-ya' suffix.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - prameya – measurable, provable, an object of knowledge
adjective
gerundive (potential passive participle)
From root 'mā' with prefix 'pra-' and '-ya' suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'vedaśāstram'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
वेदशास्त्रम् (vedaśāstram) - Vedic scripture (Vedic scripture, the science of the Veda)
(noun)
neuter, singular of vedaśāstra
vedaśāstra - scripture of the Veda, Vedic science, treatises on the Veda
Compound of 'veda' and 'śāstra'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+śāstra)
- veda – sacred knowledge, the Veda
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - śāstra – treatise, scripture, science, rule, teaching
noun (neuter)
From root 'śās' (to teach, instruct).
Root: śās (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, this is (thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech or conclusion))
(indeclinable)
Particle.
स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - established truth (state, condition, established truth, standing, firm position)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti
sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, established rule/truth
From root 'sthā' (to stand) + '-ti' suffix.
Root: sthā (class 1)