मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-81
ओंकारपूर्विकास्तिस्रो महाव्याहृतयोऽव्ययाः ।
त्रिपदा चैव सावित्री विज्ञेयं ब्रह्मणो मुखम ॥८१॥
त्रिपदा चैव सावित्री विज्ञेयं ब्रह्मणो मुखम ॥८१॥
81. oṁkārapūrvikāstisro mahāvyāhṛtayo'vyayāḥ ,
tripadā caiva sāvitrī vijñeyaṁ brahmaṇo mukham.
tripadā caiva sāvitrī vijñeyaṁ brahmaṇo mukham.
81.
oṃkārapūrvikāḥ tisraḥ mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ avyayāḥ
tripadā ca eva sāvitrī vijñeyam brahmaṇaḥ mukham
tripadā ca eva sāvitrī vijñeyam brahmaṇaḥ mukham
81.
oṃkārapūrvikāḥ tisraḥ avyayāḥ mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ ca
tripadā eva sāvitrī brahmaṇaḥ mukham vijñeyam
tripadā eva sāvitrī brahmaṇaḥ mukham vijñeyam
81.
The three imperishable great Vyāhṛtis, preceded by Om, and the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī mantra), which has three lines (pādas), are to be known as the mouth (mukham) of the ultimate reality (Brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- ॐकारपूर्विकाः (oṁkārapūrvikāḥ) - the Vyāhṛtis preceded by Om (preceded by Om)
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
- महाव्याहृतयः (mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ) - the great mystic utterances (Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ) (great utterances)
- अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable)
- त्रिपदा (tripadā) - having three lines (pādas) (three-footed, having three lines/pādas)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed (just, indeed, only)
- सावित्री (sāvitrī) - the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī mantra) (Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī mantra)
- विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - is to be known (to be known, knowable)
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (Brahman) (of Brahman, of the Vedas)
- मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, source (mouth, face, source, beginning)
Words meanings and morphology
ॐकारपूर्विकाः (oṁkārapūrvikāḥ) - the Vyāhṛtis preceded by Om (preceded by Om)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of oṃkārapūrvikā
oṁkārapūrvikā - preceded by Om
Compound: oṃkāra (Om syllable) + pūrvikā (preceded by)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (oṃkāra+pūrvikā)
- oṃkāra – the syllable Om
noun (masculine) - pūrvikā – preceded by, having as a former part
adjective (feminine)
from pūrva (former) + ika (suffix)
Note: qualifies mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(numeral)
Note: feminine nominative plural, qualifies mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ
महाव्याहृतयः (mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ) - the great mystic utterances (Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ) (great utterances)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāvyāhṛti
mahāvyāhṛti - great utterance, the three mystic syllables Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ
Compound: mahā (great) + vyāhṛti (utterance)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+vyāhṛti)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine) - vyāhṛti – utterance, mystic word
noun (feminine)
from vi-ā-hṛ (to utter)
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: subject of the implied verb 'are'
अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of avyayā
avyayā - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
from a (neg.) + vyaya (perishable)
Note: qualifies mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ
त्रिपदा (tripadā) - having three lines (pādas) (three-footed, having three lines/pādas)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tripadā
tripadā - having three feet or pādas (metrical lines)
Compound: tri (three) + pada (foot, step, line)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+pada)
- tri – three
numeral - pada – foot, step, line (of verse)
noun (neuter)
Note: qualifies sāvitrī
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (just, indeed, only)
(indeclinable)
सावित्री (sāvitrī) - the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī mantra) (Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī mantra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - Sāvitrī, a name for the Gāyatrī mantra
feminine form of sāvitra (related to Savitṛ)
Note: subject of the implied verb 'are'
विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - is to be known (to be known, knowable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, comprehensible, knowable
gerundive
from vi-jñā (to know, understand) + eya pratyaya
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: gerundive, predicate adjective
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (Brahman) (of Brahman, of the Vedas)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - ultimate reality, the Absolute; sacred text, Veda; priest
मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, source (mouth, face, source, beginning)
(noun)
neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - mouth, face, principal part, source, beginning
Note: predicate nominative with vijñeyam