मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-145
उपाध्यायान दशाचार्य आचार्याणां शतं पिता ।
सहस्रं तु पितॄन माता गौरवेणातिरिच्यते ॥१४५॥
सहस्रं तु पितॄन माता गौरवेणातिरिच्यते ॥१४५॥
145. upādhyāyān daśācārya ācāryāṇāṁ śataṁ pitā ,
sahasraṁ tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇātiricyate.
sahasraṁ tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇātiricyate.
145.
upādhyāyān daśa ācāryaḥ ācāryāṇām śatam pitā
sahasram tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇa atiricyate
sahasram tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇa atiricyate
145.
ācāryaḥ daśa upādhyāyān (atiśayate) pitā śatam ācāryāṇām
(atiśayate) tu mātā gauraveṇa sahasram pitṝn atiricyate
(atiśayate) tu mātā gauraveṇa sahasram pitṝn atiricyate
145.
A spiritual teacher (ācārya) is more venerable than ten ordinary preceptors (upādhyāyas). A father is more venerable than a hundred spiritual teachers (ācāryas). But a mother surpasses a thousand fathers in terms of honor (gauraveṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- उपाध्यायान् (upādhyāyān) - ordinary preceptors (preceptors; teachers; tutors)
- दश (daśa) - ten
- आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - spiritual teacher; preceptor; guru
- आचार्याणाम् (ācāryāṇām) - of spiritual teachers; of preceptors
- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- पिता (pitā) - father
- सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
- तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers
- माता (mātā) - mother
- गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - in terms of honor or venerability (by weight; by importance; with honor; in respect)
- अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses; exceeds; remains over
Words meanings and morphology
उपाध्यायान् (upādhyāyān) - ordinary preceptors (preceptors; teachers; tutors)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of upādhyāya
upādhyāya - preceptor; teacher; one who teaches a part of the Veda
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - spiritual teacher; preceptor; guru
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya
ācārya - spiritual teacher; preceptor; guru; one who teaches rules and performs sacraments
आचार्याणाम् (ācāryāṇām) - of spiritual teachers; of preceptors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ācārya
ācārya - spiritual teacher; preceptor; guru
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
(numeral)
तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
(indeclinable)
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
माता (mātā) - mother
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - in terms of honor or venerability (by weight; by importance; with honor; in respect)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of gaurava
gaurava - weight; gravity; importance; respect; honor
अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses; exceeds; remains over
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of atiric
Present Middle
From root ric with prefix ati, middle voice.
Prefix: ati
Root: ric (class 7)