मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-110
नापृष्टः कस्य चिद ब्रूयान्न चान्यायेन पृच्छतः ।
जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोक आचरेत ॥११०॥
जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोक आचरेत ॥११०॥
110. nāpṛṣṭaḥ kasya cid brūyānna cānyāyena pṛcchataḥ ,
jānannapi hi medhāvī jaḍavalloka ācaret.
jānannapi hi medhāvī jaḍavalloka ācaret.
110.
na apṛṣṭaḥ kasya cit brūyāt na ca anyāyena
pṛcchataḥ jānan api hi medhāvī jaḍavat lokaḥ ācaret
pṛcchataḥ jānan api hi medhāvī jaḍavat lokaḥ ācaret
110.
apṛṣṭaḥ kasya cit na brūyāt ca anyāyena pṛcchataḥ na
(brūyāt) medhāvī jānan api hi lokaḥ jaḍavat ācaret
(brūyāt) medhāvī jānan api hi lokaḥ jaḍavat ācaret
110.
One should not speak to someone who has not asked, nor to one who asks improperly. Even if intelligent, a wise person should behave in the world as if ignorant.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- अपृष्टः (apṛṣṭaḥ) - unasked, not questioned
- कस्य (kasya) - of whom, to whom
- चित् (cit) - a certain, some, even (particle)
- ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - he should speak, one should speak
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - unjustly, improperly, by injustice
- पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of one who asks, from one who questions
- जानन् (jānan) - knowing, one who knows
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
- मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise, sagacious
- जडवत् (jaḍavat) - like an ignorant person, like a fool, like an inert object
- लोकः (lokaḥ) - in the world, among people (implying a locative sense contextually, though grammatically nominative) (the world, people, society)
- आचरेत् (ācaret) - he should act, behave
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
अपृष्टः (apṛṣṭaḥ) - unasked, not questioned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apṛṣṭa
apṛṣṭa - unasked, unquestioned
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √prach (to ask) with prefix 'a-' (negation), participle suffix '-ta'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pṛṣṭa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - pṛṣṭa – asked, questioned
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √prach (to ask) with participle suffix '-ta'
Root: prach (class 6)
कस्य (kasya) - of whom, to whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
चित् (cit) - a certain, some, even (particle)
(indeclinable)
ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - he should speak, one should speak
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - unjustly, improperly, by injustice
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of anyāya
anyāya - injustice, impropriety, unrighteousness
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nyāya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety
noun (masculine)
पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of one who asks, from one who questions
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat
pṛcchat - asking, one who asks
Present Active Participle
Derived from √prach (to ask) with present participle suffix '-at'
Root: prach (class 6)
जानन् (jānan) - knowing, one who knows
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat
jānat - knowing, intelligent
Present Active Participle
Derived from √jñā (to know) with present participle suffix '-at'
Root: jñā (class 9)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
(indeclinable)
मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise, sagacious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin
medhāvin - intelligent, wise, possessing intellect
Derived from 'medhā' (intelligence) with possessive suffix '-vin'
जडवत् (jaḍavat) - like an ignorant person, like a fool, like an inert object
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'jaḍa' (inert, foolish, ignorant) with suffix '-vat' (like)
लोकः (lokaḥ) - in the world, among people (implying a locative sense contextually, though grammatically nominative) (the world, people, society)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, community, society
आचरेत् (ācaret) - he should act, behave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ācar
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)