मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-20
एतद देशप्रसूतस्य सकाशादग्रजन्मनः ।
स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः ॥२०॥
स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः ॥२०॥
20. etad deśaprasūtasya sakāśādagrajanmanaḥ ,
svaṁ svaṁ caritraṁ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṁ sarvamānavāḥ.
svaṁ svaṁ caritraṁ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṁ sarvamānavāḥ.
20.
etat deśaprasūtasya sakāśāt agrajanmanaḥ svam
svam caritram śikṣeran pṛthivyām sarvamānavāḥ
svam caritram śikṣeran pṛthivyām sarvamānavāḥ
20.
From a brahmin (agrajanman) born in this land, all human beings on earth should learn their own proper conduct.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - this
- देशप्रसूतस्य (deśaprasūtasya) - of one born in the land/region
- सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the vicinity of, from, near
- अग्रजन्मनः (agrajanmanaḥ) - of a brahmin (agrajanman) (of the foremost-born, of a Brahmin)
- स्वम् (svam) - own, his own, her own, their own
- स्वम् (svam) - own, his own, her own, their own
- चरित्रम् (caritram) - conduct, character, behavior, deed
- शिक्षेरन् (śikṣeran) - they should learn
- पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth
- सर्वमानवाः (sarvamānavāḥ) - all human beings
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Adjectival usage, modifying 'deśa'.
देशप्रसूतस्य (deśaprasūtasya) - of one born in the land/region
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of deśaprasūta
deśaprasūta - born in the country/region
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+prasūta)
- deśa – region, country, place
noun (masculine) - prasūta – born, produced
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sū with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'agrajanmanaḥ'.
सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the vicinity of, from, near
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of sakāśa
sakāśa - vicinity, presence
Note: Used with genitive.
अग्रजन्मनः (agrajanmanaḥ) - of a brahmin (agrajanman) (of the foremost-born, of a Brahmin)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of agrajanman
agrajanman - foremost-born, a Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+janman)
- agra – first, foremost, tip, front
adjective (neuter) - janman – birth, origin, creature
noun (neuter)
Root: jan (class 4)
स्वम् (svam) - own, his own, her own, their own
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
Note: Adjectival, agrees with 'caritram'. Repetition emphasizes 'each his own'.
स्वम् (svam) - own, his own, her own, their own
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
Note: Adjectival, agrees with 'caritram'.
चरित्रम् (caritram) - conduct, character, behavior, deed
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of caritra
caritra - conduct, character, behavior, deed
शिक्षेरन् (śikṣeran) - they should learn
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of śikṣ
Root: śikṣ (class 1)
पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground
सर्वमानवाः (sarvamānavāḥ) - all human beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvamānava
sarvamānava - all human beings
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+mānava)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - mānava – human, human being, descendant of Manu
noun (masculine)