मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-21
हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोर्मध्यं यत प्राग विनशनादपि ।
प्रत्यगेव प्रयागाच्च मध्यदेशः प्रकीर्तितः ॥२१॥
प्रत्यगेव प्रयागाच्च मध्यदेशः प्रकीर्तितः ॥२१॥
21. himavadvindhyayormadhyaṁ yat prāg vinaśanādapi ,
pratyageva prayāgācca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ.
pratyageva prayāgācca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ.
21.
himavadvindhyayoḥ madhyam yata prāk vinaśanāt api
pratyak eva prayāgāt ca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
pratyak eva prayāgāt ca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
21.
The region between the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains, which extends eastward from Vinaśana and westward from Prayāga, is declared to be the Middle Country (Madhyadeśa).
Words meanings summery:
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- हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोः (himavadvindhyayoḥ) - of the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains
- मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle, the center, region
- यत (yata) - from which, wherefore
- प्राक् (prāk) - to the east, eastern, formerly
- विनशनात् (vinaśanāt) - from Vinaśana (name of a place)
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- प्रत्यक् (pratyak) - to the west, western, behind
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just (emphatic particle)
- प्रयागात् (prayāgāt) - from Prayāga (name of a holy city, modern Allahabad)
- च (ca) - and, also
- मध्यदेशः (madhyadeśaḥ) - the Middle Country
- प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - declared, known, proclaimed
Words meanings and morphology
हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोः (himavadvindhyayoḥ) - of the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of himavadvindhya
himavadvindhya - the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains (as a dual compound)
Compound type : dvandva (himavat+vindhya)
- himavat – Himālaya mountain (lit. 'possessing snow')
proper noun (masculine) - vindhya – Vindhya mountain range
proper noun (masculine)
मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle, the center, region
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, region
यत (yata) - from which, wherefore
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as 'from where'.
प्राक् (prāk) - to the east, eastern, formerly
(indeclinable)
विनशनात् (vinaśanāt) - from Vinaśana (name of a place)
(proper noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vinaśana
vinaśana - Vinaśana (place where the river Sarasvatī disappears), destruction
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
प्रत्यक् (pratyak) - to the west, western, behind
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just (emphatic particle)
(indeclinable)
प्रयागात् (prayāgāt) - from Prayāga (name of a holy city, modern Allahabad)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of prayāga
prayāga - Prayāga (a sacred confluence of rivers)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मध्यदेशः (madhyadeśaḥ) - the Middle Country
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyadeśa
madhyadeśa - the Middle Country
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+deśa)
- madhya – middle, central
adjective (neuter) - deśa – region, country, place
noun (masculine)
प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - declared, known, proclaimed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prakīrtita
prakīrtita - declared, known, proclaimed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kīrt with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kīrt (class 10)