मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-99
बिभर्ति सर्वभूतानि वेदशास्त्रं सनातनम ।
तस्मादेतत परं मन्ये यत्जन्तोरस्य साधनम ॥९९॥
तस्मादेतत परं मन्ये यत्जन्तोरस्य साधनम ॥९९॥
99. bibharti sarvabhūtāni vedaśāstraṁ sanātanam ,
tasmādetat paraṁ manye yatjantorasya sādhanam.
tasmādetat paraṁ manye yatjantorasya sādhanam.
99.
bibharti sarvabhūtāni vedaśāstram sanātanam
tasmāt etat param manye yat jantoḥ asya sādhanam
tasmāt etat param manye yat jantoḥ asya sādhanam
99.
sanātanam vedaśāstram sarvabhūtāni bibharti
tasmāt yat asya jantoḥ sādhanam etat param manye
tasmāt yat asya jantoḥ sādhanam etat param manye
99.
The eternal Vedic teachings (vedaśāstra) sustain all beings. Therefore, I consider this to be the supreme means for the welfare of any living creature.
Words meanings summery:
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- बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (he sustains, she carries, it supports)
- सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
- वेदशास्त्रम् (vedaśāstram) - Vedic teachings (Vedic scripture, Vedic knowledge)
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, ancient)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
- एतत् (etat) - this (referring to vedaśāstram) (this)
- परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)
- मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)
- यत् (yat) - which (connects to sādhanam) (which, that (relative pronoun))
- जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of any living creature (of a creature, of a living being)
- अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to jantoḥ) (of this, his, her, its)
- साधनम् (sādhanam) - means (for welfare/achievement) (means, instrument, accomplishment, welfare, achievement, liberation)
Words meanings and morphology
बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (he sustains, she carries, it supports)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ
Present active 3rd singular, reduplicated form
Reduplicated root bhṛ, Present tense, Active voice, 3rd person, Singular number
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be), Past Passive Participle
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Direct object of bibharti.
वेदशास्त्रम् (vedaśāstram) - Vedic teachings (Vedic scripture, Vedic knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedaśāstra
vedaśāstra - Vedic scripture, Vedic science
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+śāstra)
- veda – sacred knowledge, Veda, knowledge
noun (masculine)
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2) - śāstra – treatise, scripture, rule, teaching
noun (neuter)
From root śās (to command, instruct)
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Subject of bibharti.
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, ancient)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient
Note: Agrees with vedaśāstram.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to vedaśāstram) (this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Object of manye.
परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, best, ultimate, other
Note: Agrees with etat.
मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present middle 1st singular
Root man, Present tense, Middle voice (ātmanepada), 1st person, Singular number
Root: man (class 4)
यत् (yat) - which (connects to sādhanam) (which, that (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, who
Note: Could also be accusative.
जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of any living creature (of a creature, of a living being)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, man
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to jantoḥ) (of this, his, her, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with jantoḥ.
साधनम् (sādhanam) - means (for welfare/achievement) (means, instrument, accomplishment, welfare, achievement, liberation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana
sādhana - means, instrument, accomplishment, welfare, achievement, liberation
From root sādh (to accomplish, effect) with suffix -ana
Root: sādh (class 10)
Note: Predicate noun for 'etat'.