मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-117
लौकिकं वैदिकं वाऽपि तथाऽध्यात्मिकमेव वा ।
आददीत यतो ज्ञानं तं पूर्वमभिवादयेत ॥११७॥
आददीत यतो ज्ञानं तं पूर्वमभिवादयेत ॥११७॥
117. laukikaṁ vaidikaṁ vā'pi tathā'dhyātmikameva vā ,
ādadīta yato jñānaṁ taṁ pūrvamabhivādayet.
ādadīta yato jñānaṁ taṁ pūrvamabhivādayet.
117.
laukikam vaidikam vā api tathā ādhyātmikam eva
vā ādadīta yataḥ jñānam tam pūrvam abhivādayeta
vā ādadīta yataḥ jñānam tam pūrvam abhivādayeta
117.
yataḥ laukikam vaidikam vā api tathā ādhyātmikam
eva vā jñānam ādadīta tam pūrvam abhivādayeta
eva vā jñānam ādadīta tam pūrvam abhivādayeta
117.
From whomever one obtains knowledge, whether it be worldly, Vedic, or even spiritual, one should first salute that person.
Words meanings summery:
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- लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, secular, profane
- वैदिकम् (vaidikam) - Vedic, related to the Vedas
- वा (vā) - or, either
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way, and also
- आध्यात्मिकम् (ādhyātmikam) - spiritual, relating to the self or supreme spirit
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- वा (vā) - or, either
- आददीत (ādadīta) - one should take, receive, obtain
- यतः (yataḥ) - from whom, from which
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
- तम् (tam) - him, that
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (first, previously, before)
- अभिवादयेत (abhivādayeta) - one should salute, greet
Words meanings and morphology
लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, secular, profane
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of laukika
laukika - worldly, secular, profane, popular, common
Note: Agrees with 'jñānam' (neuter).
वैदिकम् (vaidikam) - Vedic, related to the Vedas
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaidika
vaidika - Vedic, related to the Vedas, scriptural
Note: Agrees with 'jñānam' (neuter).
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way, and also
(indeclinable)
आध्यात्मिकम् (ādhyātmikam) - spiritual, relating to the self or supreme spirit
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ādhyātmika
ādhyātmika - spiritual, relating to the self, pertaining to the supreme spirit
Note: Agrees with 'jñānam' (neuter).
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
आददीत (ādadīta) - one should take, receive, obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Optative (Liṅ) of dā
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (middle voice) due to prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
यतः (yataḥ) - from whom, from which
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, sacred knowledge
तम् (tam) - him, that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (first, previously, before)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
अभिवादयेत (abhivādayeta) - one should salute, greet
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Optative (Liṅ) of vad
Causative
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, causative stem from root 'vad' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'vi'
Prefixes: abhi+vi
Root: vad (class 1)