मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-94
न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति ।
हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मैव भूय एवाभिवर्धते ॥९४॥
हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मैव भूय एवाभिवर्धते ॥९४॥
94. na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānāmupabhogena śāmyati ,
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmaiva bhūya evābhivardhate.
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmaiva bhūya evābhivardhate.
94.
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām upabhogena śāmyati
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmā eva bhūyaḥ eva abhivardhate
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmā eva bhūyaḥ eva abhivardhate
94.
kāmaḥ jātu kāmānām upabhogena na śāmyati
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmā eva bhūyaḥ eva abhivardhate
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmā eva bhūyaḥ eva abhivardhate
94.
Desire (kāma) is never pacified by the enjoyment of desires. It only increases further, just as fire (Agni) grows with oblations.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- जातु (jātu) - (with `na`) never (ever, at any time, in any case)
- कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love
- कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires
- उपभोगेन (upabhogena) - by enjoyment, by consumption
- शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm
- हविषा (haviṣā) - by oblation, by ghee
- कृष्णवर्त्मा (kṛṣṇavartmā) - fire (Agni) (fire (whose path is dark))
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- अभिवर्धते (abhivardhate) - increases, grows
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जातु (jātu) - (with `na`) never (ever, at any time, in any case)
(indeclinable)
कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love
Derived from root √kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love
Derived from root √kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
उपभोगेन (upabhogena) - by enjoyment, by consumption
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upabhoga
upabhoga - enjoyment, use, experience
Derived from `upa-√bhuj` (to enjoy)
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam
Present active indicative
Class 4 root, parasmāipada
Root: śam (class 4)
हविषा (haviṣā) - by oblation, by ghee
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of havis
havis - oblation, ghee, offering
Root: hu (class 3)
कृष्णवर्त्मा (kṛṣṇavartmā) - fire (Agni) (fire (whose path is dark))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇavartman
kṛṣṇavartman - fire (whose path is dark, an epithet of Agni)
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+vartman)
- kṛṣṇa – dark, black
adjective (masculine) - vartman – path, road
noun (neuter)
Derived from √vṛt (to turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular of `kṛṣṇavartman`
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
(indeclinable)
Comparative of `bahu` (much)
Note: The visarga is retained when sandhi is undone.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
अभिवर्धते (abhivardhate) - increases, grows
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
Present active indicative
Class 1 root, ātmanepada, with prefix `abhi`
Prefix: abhi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: `ātmanepada` form