मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-77
यथा वायुं समाश्रित्य वर्तन्ते सर्वजन्तवः ।
तथा गृहस्थमाश्रित्य वर्तन्ते सर्व आश्रमाः ॥७७॥
तथा गृहस्थमाश्रित्य वर्तन्ते सर्व आश्रमाः ॥७७॥
77. yathā vāyuṁ samāśritya vartante sarvajantavaḥ ,
tathā gṛhasthamāśritya vartante sarva āśramāḥ.
tathā gṛhasthamāśritya vartante sarva āśramāḥ.
77.
yathā vāyum samāśritya vartante sarvajantavaḥ
tathā gṛhastham āśritya vartante sarve āśramāḥ
tathā gṛhastham āśritya vartante sarve āśramāḥ
77.
yathā sarvajantavaḥ vāyum samāśritya vartante
tathā sarve āśramāḥ gṛhastham āśritya vartante
tathā sarve āśramāḥ gṛhastham āśritya vartante
77.
Just as all living beings depend on air, similarly all other stages of life (āśramāḥ) depend on the householder for their sustenance.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
- वायुम् (vāyum) - air, wind
- समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in
- वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they exist, they abide, they live, they are
- सर्वजन्तवः (sarvajantavaḥ) - all living beings, all creatures
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- गृहस्थम् (gṛhastham) - householder
- आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in
- वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they exist, they abide, they live, they are
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
- आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - stages of life (e.g., student, householder, forest dweller, renunciant)
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
(indeclinable)
वायुम् (vāyum) - air, wind
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, breath
समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from prefix sam- + ā- + root śri (to resort to, serve) + suffix lyap.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they exist, they abide, they live, they are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सर्वजन्तवः (sarvajantavaḥ) - all living beings, all creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvajantu
sarvajantu - all living creatures, every being
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+jantu)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - jantu – living being, creature, man
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
गृहस्थम् (gṛhastham) - householder
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha
gṛhastha - householder, one dwelling in a house; the second stage of life
आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from prefix ā- + root śri (to resort to, serve) + suffix lyap.
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they exist, they abide, they live, they are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - stages of life (e.g., student, householder, forest dweller, renunciant)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrama
āśrama - hermitage; stage of life, order of religious life (brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa)