मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-136
वित्तं बन्धुर्वयः कर्म विद्या भवति पञ्चमी ।
एतानि मान्यस्थानानि गरीयो यद यदुत्तरम ॥१३६॥
एतानि मान्यस्थानानि गरीयो यद यदुत्तरम ॥१३६॥
136. vittaṁ bandhurvayaḥ karma vidyā bhavati pañcamī ,
etāni mānyasthānāni garīyo yad yaduttaram.
etāni mānyasthānāni garīyo yad yaduttaram.
136.
vittam bandhuḥ vayaḥ karma vidyā bhavati pañcamī
etāni mānyasthānāni garīyaḥ yat yat uttaram
etāni mānyasthānāni garīyaḥ yat yat uttaram
136.
Wealth, kin, age, action (karma), and knowledge (vidyā) as the fifth—these are the grounds for respect, and each succeeding factor is weightier.
Words meanings summery:
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- वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquisition)
- बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kin (relative, kinsman, friend)
- वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, period of life)
- कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, (karma))
- विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (vidyā) (knowledge, learning)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes (is, becomes, happens)
- पञ्चमी (pañcamī) - the fifth (factor) (the fifth)
- एतानि (etāni) - these (factors) (these)
- मान्यस्थानानि (mānyasthānāni) - the grounds for respect (grounds for respect, places of honor)
- गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - weightier, more significant (weightier, more important, more excellent)
- यत् (yat) - whichever (factor) (which, whatever)
- यत् (yat) - each (successive factor) (which, whatever)
- उत्तरम् (uttaram) - succeeding (factor) (later, succeeding, superior)
Words meanings and morphology
वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquisition)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, acquisition, found, known
Past Passive Participle
From root √vid (to find, to know)
Root: vid (class 6)
बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kin (relative, kinsman, friend)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu
bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection
वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, period of life)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vayas
vayas - age, period of life, strength, vigor
कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, (karma)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (vidyā) (knowledge, learning)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom
From root √vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 4)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes (is, becomes, happens)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
पञ्चमी (pañcamī) - the fifth (factor) (the fifth)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pañcama
pañcama - fifth (ordinal number)
Note: Feminine form, referring to 'vidyā' (knowledge) as the fifth.
एतानि (etāni) - these (factors) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, these
मान्यस्थानानि (mānyasthānāni) - the grounds for respect (grounds for respect, places of honor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mānyasthāna
mānyasthāna - grounds for respect, place of honor, object of veneration
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānya+sthāna)
- mānya – to be honored, respectable, venerable
adjective
Gerundive
From root √mān
Root: mān (class 4) - sthāna – place, position, ground, occasion
noun (neuter)
From root √sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - weightier, more significant (weightier, more important, more excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of garīyas
garīyas - weightier, more important, more excellent (comparative of guru)
Comparative degree of 'guru'
यत् (yat) - whichever (factor) (which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, whatever
यत् (yat) - each (successive factor) (which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, whatever
Note: Repetition implies 'each' or 'successive'.
उत्तरम् (uttaram) - succeeding (factor) (later, succeeding, superior)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara
uttara - later, succeeding, superior, northern, subsequent