मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-99
इन्द्रियाणां तु सर्वेषां यद्येकं क्षरतीन्द्रियम ।
तेनास्य क्षरति प्रज्ञा दृतेः पादादिवोदकम ॥९९॥
तेनास्य क्षरति प्रज्ञा दृतेः पादादिवोदकम ॥९९॥
99. indriyāṇāṁ tu sarveṣāṁ yadyekaṁ kṣaratīndriyam ,
tenāsya kṣarati prajñā dṛteḥ pādādivodakam.
tenāsya kṣarati prajñā dṛteḥ pādādivodakam.
99.
indriyāṇām tu sarveṣām yat yadi ekam kṣarati indriyam
tena asya kṣarati prajñā dṛteḥ pādāt iva udakam
tena asya kṣarati prajñā dṛteḥ pādāt iva udakam
99.
tu sarveṣām indriyāṇām yadi ekam indriyam kṣarati,
tena asya prajñā kṣarati,
dṛteḥ pādāt iva udakam
tena asya prajñā kṣarati,
dṛteḥ pādāt iva udakam
99.
But if even one of all the senses becomes unrestrained, by that (very sense) the wisdom (prajñā) of that person leaks away, just as water leaks from the opening of a leather bag.
Words meanings summery:
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- इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the sense organs
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of them (the senses) (of all, of everyone)
- यत् (yat) - which, that, if
- यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
- एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
- क्षरति (kṣarati) - goes astray, becomes unrestrained (of a sense) (flows, leaks, melts, decays, goes astray, becomes unrestrained)
- इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense, sense organ
- तेन (tena) - by that (unrestrained sense) (by that, with that)
- अस्य (asya) - of this person (of this, his)
- क्षरति (kṣarati) - leaks away (flows, leaks, melts, decays, goes astray, becomes unrestrained)
- प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, understanding, knowledge
- दृतेः (dṛteḥ) - of a leather bag (of a leather bag, of a bellows)
- पादात् (pādāt) - from the opening (of the leather bag) (from the foot, from the base, from the opening)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- उदकम् (udakam) - water
Words meanings and morphology
इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the sense organs
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of them (the senses) (of all, of everyone)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Acts here as an adjective for indriyāṇām.
यत् (yat) - which, that, if
(indeclinable)
Note: Acts as a conjunctive particle, "if".
यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
(indeclinable)
एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for `indriyam`.
क्षरति (kṣarati) - goes astray, becomes unrestrained (of a sense) (flows, leaks, melts, decays, goes astray, becomes unrestrained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṣar
Present Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada
3rd person singular present indicative.
Root: kṣar (class 1)
इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense, sense organ
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense
तेन (tena) - by that (unrestrained sense) (by that, with that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to `ekam indriyam`.
अस्य (asya) - of this person (of this, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
क्षरति (kṣarati) - leaks away (flows, leaks, melts, decays, goes astray, becomes unrestrained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṣar
Present Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada
3rd person singular present indicative.
Root: kṣar (class 1)
प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, understanding, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā
prajñā - wisdom, understanding, intelligence, discernment
Derived from root jñā with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
दृतेः (dṛteḥ) - of a leather bag (of a leather bag, of a bellows)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of dṛti
dṛti - leather bag, water-skin, bellows
Root: dṛ
पादात् (pādāt) - from the opening (of the leather bag) (from the foot, from the base, from the opening)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, base, quarter, ray, opening
Root: pad (class 4)
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
उदकम् (udakam) - water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water
Root: und