मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-148
आचार्यस्त्वस्य यां जातिं विधिवद वेदपारगः ।
उत्पादयति सावित्र्या सा सत्या साऽजराऽमरा ॥१४८॥
उत्पादयति सावित्र्या सा सत्या साऽजराऽमरा ॥१४८॥
148. ācāryastvasya yāṁ jātiṁ vidhivad vedapāragaḥ ,
utpādayati sāvitryā sā satyā sā'jarā'marā.
utpādayati sāvitryā sā satyā sā'jarā'marā.
148.
ācāryaḥ tu asya yām jātim vidhivat vedapāragaḥ
utpādayati sāvitryā sā satyā sā ajarā amarā
utpādayati sāvitryā sā satyā sā ajarā amarā
148.
But the birth of this person, which the spiritual teacher (ācārya), proficient in the Vedas, generates according to ritual through the Sāvitrī (mantra), that (birth) is true; that is ageless and immortal.
Words meanings summery:
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- आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - spiritual teacher (teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide)
- तु (tu) - marks a contrast with the previous verse (but, on the other hand, indeed)
- अस्य (asya) - of the student/person being taught (of this one, his)
- याम् (yām) - refers to 'jātim' (birth) (which)
- जातिम् (jātim) - spiritual birth (birth, origin, class)
- विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually
- वेदपारगः (vedapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas, skilled in the Vedas
- उत्पादयति (utpādayati) - produces, generates
- सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by means of the Sāvitrī mantra (by the Sāvitrī (mantra))
- सा (sā) - refers to 'that birth' (jāti) (that)
- सत्या (satyā) - true, real, honest
- सा (sā) - refers to 'that birth' (jāti) (that)
- अजरा (ajarā) - ageless, undecaying
- अमरा (amarā) - immortal
Words meanings and morphology
आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - spiritual teacher (teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya
ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, one who teaches right conduct
from ā-car (to practice, to teach)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Subject of utpādayati.
तु (tu) - marks a contrast with the previous verse (but, on the other hand, indeed)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of the student/person being taught (of this one, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, he
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Possessive, modifying jātim.
याम् (yām) - refers to 'jātim' (birth) (which)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Object of utpādayati.
जातिम् (jātim) - spiritual birth (birth, origin, class)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jāti
jāti - birth, origin, species, class, family
from jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of utpādayati.
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually
(indeclinable)
adverb from vidhi
Note: Adverb modifying utpādayati.
वेदपारगः (vedapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas, skilled in the Vedas
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedapāraga
vedapāraga - one who has reached the other shore of the Vedas, master of the Vedas
compound of veda and pāraga
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+pāraga)
- veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - pāraga – going to the other side, traversing, skilled
adjective/noun (masculine)
from pāra-gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Attribute of ācāryaḥ.
उत्पादयति (utpādayati) - produces, generates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of utpādaya
causative of ut-pad
causative stem from ut-√pad (to fall, to go)
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Subject is ācāryaḥ.
सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - by means of the Sāvitrī mantra (by the Sāvitrī (mantra))
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - relating to the sun (Savitṛ), the Sāvitrī verse/mantra (from the Rigveda)
feminine form of sāvitra, referring to the famous mantra
सा (sā) - refers to 'that birth' (jāti) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.
सत्या (satyā) - true, real, honest
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of satya
satya - true, real, existing, honest
from sat
Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with sā (jātim).
सा (sā) - refers to 'that birth' (jāti) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.
अजरा (ajarā) - ageless, undecaying
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ajara
ajara - not decaying, ageless, undecaying
negative prefix a + jara (decay)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - jara – decay, old age
noun (masculine/neuter)
from jṛ
Root: jṝ (class 9)
Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with sā (jātim).
अमरा (amarā) - immortal
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of amara
amara - immortal, divine, a god
negative prefix a + mara (death)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - mara – dying, death
noun (masculine/neuter)
from mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with sā (jātim).