मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-5
तेषु सम्यग वर्तमानो गच्छत्यमरलोकताम ।
यथा सङ्कल्पितांश्चैह सर्वान कामान समश्नुते ॥५॥
यथा सङ्कल्पितांश्चैह सर्वान कामान समश्नुते ॥५॥
5. teṣu samyag vartamāno gacchatyamaralokatām ,
yathā saṅkalpitāṁścaiha sarvān kāmān samaśnute.
yathā saṅkalpitāṁścaiha sarvān kāmān samaśnute.
5.
teṣu samyak vartamānaḥ gacchati amaralokatām
yathā saṅkalpitān ca iha sarvān kāmān samaśnute
yathā saṅkalpitān ca iha sarvān kāmān samaśnute
5.
teṣu samyak vartamānaḥ amaralokatām gacchati ca
iha yathā saṅkalpitān sarvān kāmān samaśnute
iha yathā saṅkalpitān sarvān kāmān samaśnute
5.
By properly performing those (duties and practices), one attains the state of the immortals. Moreover, here in this world, one enjoys all desired objects exactly as they were intended (in one's resolve).
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषु (teṣu) - in those (duties and practices) (among them, in them)
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
- वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being, existing, acting, behaving
- गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
- अमरलोकताम् (amaralokatām) - the state of the immortal world, immortal status
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
- सङ्कल्पितान् (saṅkalpitān) - intended, resolved, conceived
- च (ca) - and, also
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
- कामान् (kāmān) - desires, desired objects
- समश्नुते (samaśnute) - enjoys, obtains, attains
Words meanings and morphology
तेषु (teṣu) - in those (duties and practices) (among them, in them)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: "In those (things/practices)".
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
(indeclinable)
From prefix sam + root añc (to bend, to go straight)
Root: añc (class 1)
Note: The final k often undergoes sandhi to g before voiced consonants.
वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being, existing, acting, behaving
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna
vartamāna - being, existing, acting, present
Present Active Participle
From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: The root vṛt is atmanepadi in the sense of 'to be, to exist', hence śānac participle.
गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam
Present active indicative, 3rd person singular
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
अमरलोकताम् (amaralokatām) - the state of the immortal world, immortal status
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of amaralokatā
amaralokatā - the state of the immortal world, immortality, divine status
Compound noun ending in tā (abstract suffix).
Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+loka+tā)
- amara – immortal, divine, god
adjective/noun (masculine)
From a (negation) + mara (mortal, from root mṛ to die) - loka – world, realm, people, common practice
noun (masculine)
From root lok (to see)
Root: lok (class 1) - tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood, -ty)
indeclinable (feminine)
Abstract noun suffix.
Note: Object of gacchati.
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
Adverb of manner.
सङ्कल्पितान् (saṅkalpitān) - intended, resolved, conceived
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṅkalpita
saṅkalpita - intended, resolved, conceived, imagined
Past Passive Participle
From prefix sam + root kḷp (to be ordered, to be fit)
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with kāmān.
कामान् (kāmān) - desires, desired objects
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, desired object
From root kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Object of samaśnute.
समश्नुते (samaśnute) - enjoys, obtains, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of aś
Present middle indicative, 3rd person singular
From root aś (to obtain/enjoy) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: aś (class 5)
Note: The implied subject is 'he' or 'one'.