मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-84
क्षरन्ति सर्वा वैदिक्यो जुहोतियजतिक्रियाः ।
अक्षरं दुष्करं ज्ञेयं ब्रह्म चैव प्रजापतिः ॥८४॥
अक्षरं दुष्करं ज्ञेयं ब्रह्म चैव प्रजापतिः ॥८४॥
84. kṣaranti sarvā vaidikyo juhotiyajatikriyāḥ ,
akṣaraṁ duṣkaraṁ jñeyaṁ brahma caiva prajāpatiḥ.
akṣaraṁ duṣkaraṁ jñeyaṁ brahma caiva prajāpatiḥ.
84.
kṣaranti sarvāḥ vaidikyaḥ juhotiyajatikriyāḥ
akṣaram duṣkaram jñeyam brahma ca eva prajāpatiḥ
akṣaram duṣkaram jñeyam brahma ca eva prajāpatiḥ
84.
sarvāḥ vaidikyaḥ juhotiyajatikriyāḥ kṣaranti
akṣaram duṣkaram jñeyam brahma ca eva prajāpatiḥ
akṣaram duṣkaram jñeyam brahma ca eva prajāpatiḥ
84.
All Vedic ritual actions perish. The imperishable (akṣara) is to be known as difficult to attain; it is indeed (brahman) and Prajāpati.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षरन्ति (kṣaranti) - perish, flow away, decay
- सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every
- वैदिक्यः (vaidikyaḥ) - Vedic
- जुहोतियजतिक्रियाः (juhotiyajatikriyāḥ) - actions of offering and performing Vedic rituals
- अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable (akṣara) (the imperishable, syllable)
- दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to do, hard to attain
- ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, knowable
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman) (the supreme reality, the absolute)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, creator
Words meanings and morphology
क्षरन्ति (kṣaranti) - perish, flow away, decay
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṣar
Root: kṣar (class 1)
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
वैदिक्यः (vaidikyaḥ) - Vedic
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vaidikī
vaidikī - Vedic, relating to the Vedas
Feminine form of 'vaidika', derived from 'veda'.
जुहोतियजतिक्रियाः (juhotiyajatikriyāḥ) - actions of offering and performing Vedic rituals
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of juhotiyajatikriyā
juhotiyajatikriyā - actions of performing sacrifices and offerings
Compound of verbal nouns 'juhoti' and 'yajati' followed by 'kriyā'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (juhoti+yajati+kriyā)
- juhoti – act of offering (fire ritual)
noun
A nominal usage derived from the 3rd singular present active form of root hū- 'to offer'.
Root: hu (class 3) - yajati – act of performing Vedic ritual
noun
A nominal usage derived from the 3rd singular present active form of root yaj- 'to worship, perform Vedic ritual'.
Root: yaj (class 1) - kriyā – action, ritual, performance
noun (feminine)
From root kṛ- 'to do, make'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable (akṣara) (the imperishable, syllable)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣara
akṣara - imperishable, syllable, letter, Brahman
a- (not) + kṣara (perishable)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṣara)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - kṣara – perishable, flowing, decaying
adjective (masculine/neuter)
From root kṣar- 'to perish'
Root: kṣar (class 1)
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to do, hard to attain
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to perform, arduous
Compound of prefix 'dus-' (difficult) and 'kara' (doing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)
- dus – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable - kara – doing, making, causing
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Suffix -kara, agent noun
From root kṛ- 'to do, make'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, knowable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, intelligible
Gerundive (kṛtya)
From root jñā- 'to know', with suffix -eya.
Root: jñā (class 9)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman) (the supreme reality, the absolute)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, creator
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a name of Brahmā
Compound of 'prajā' and 'pati'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
- prajā – offspring, progeny, subjects, creatures
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)