मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-259
दातारो नोऽभिवर्धन्तां वेदाः संततिरेव च ।
श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद बहुदेयं च नोऽस्त्विति ॥२५९॥
श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद बहुदेयं च नोऽस्त्विति ॥२५९॥
259. dātāro no'bhivardhantāṁ vedāḥ saṁtatireva ca ,
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṁ ca no'stviti.
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṁ ca no'stviti.
259.
dātāro no'bhivardhantāṃ vedāḥ saṃtatiḥ eva ca
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṃ ca no'stv iti
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṃ ca no'stv iti
259.
iti dātāro no'bhivardhantām vedāḥ ca saṃtatiḥ eva
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamat bahudeyam ca no astu
śraddhā ca no mā vyagamat bahudeyam ca no astu
259.
May our givers increase, and the Vedas, and our lineage! May our faith never depart, and may we have much to give! (This is what they said).
Words meanings summery:
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- दातारो (dātāro) - givers (givers, donors)
- नो (no) - our (us, our)
- अभिवर्धन्ताम् (abhivardhantām) - may increase (may increase, may grow)
- वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (Vedas, knowledge)
- संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - lineage (lineage, family, continuity)
- एव (eva) - indeed (even, indeed, only, thus)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith (faith, belief, trust)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नो (no) - our (us, our)
- मा (mā) - never (not, do not)
- व्यगमद् (vyagamad) - may depart (may go away, may depart, may cease)
- बहुदेयं (bahudeyaṁ) - much to give (much to be given, abundant gifts)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नो (no) - we may have (us, our)
- अस्तु (astu) - may exist (may be, let it be)
- इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, end)
Words meanings and morphology
दातारो (dātāro) - givers (givers, donors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dātṛ
dātṛ - giver, donor
Active Participle
from the root 'dā' (to give).
Root: dā (class 1)
Note: subject of 'abhivardhantām'
नो (no) - our (us, our)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of naḥ
naḥ - us, our
Note: possessive pronoun
अभिवर्धन्ताम् (abhivardhantām) - may increase (may increase, may grow)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of abhivṛdh
Imperative, 3rd Person Plural (Parasmaipada)
from the root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase) with the prefix 'abhi' (towards, over).
Prefix: abhi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (Vedas, knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - knowledge, the Vedas
derived from the root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: subject of 'abhivardhantām'
संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - lineage (lineage, family, continuity)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtati
saṁtati - lineage, offspring, family, continuity, succession
derived from the root 'sam' (together) + 'tan' (to stretch, spread).
Prefix: sam
Root: tan (class 2)
Note: subject of 'abhivardhantām'
एव (eva) - indeed (even, indeed, only, thus)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith (faith, belief, trust)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śraddhā
śraddhā - faith, belief, trust, devotion
derived from 'śarat' (essence) + 'dhā' (to place, hold).
Note: subject of 'vyagamad'
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नो (no) - our (us, our)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of naḥ
naḥ - us, our
Note: possessive pronoun
मा (mā) - never (not, do not)
(indeclinable)
Note: used with optative/subjunctive
व्यगमद् (vyagamad) - may depart (may go away, may depart, may cease)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of vyamgam
Optative, 3rd Person Singular (Parasmaipada)
from the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefix 'vi' (apart, away).
Prefix: vi
Root: gam (class 1)
बहुदेयं (bahudeyaṁ) - much to give (much to be given, abundant gifts)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bahudeya
bahudeya - having much to give, abundant gifts
compound of 'bahu' (much, many) + 'deya' (to be given, gift).
Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+deya)
- bahu – much, many, abundant
adjective (masculine) - deya – to be given, gift, that which can be given
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from the root 'dā' (to give).
Root: dā (class 1)
Note: subject of 'astu'
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नो (no) - we may have (us, our)
(pronoun)
Dative, plural of naḥ
naḥ - us, our
Note: dative for possession, implying 'we may have'
अस्तु (astu) - may exist (may be, let it be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of as
Imperative, 3rd Person Singular (Parasmaipada)
root 'as'.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: subject is 'bahudeyam'
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, end)
(indeclinable)