मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-78
यस्मात त्रयोऽप्याश्रमिणो ज्ञानेनान्नेन चान्वहम ।
गृहस्थेनैव धार्यन्ते तस्माज ज्येष्ठाश्रमो गृही ॥७८॥
गृहस्थेनैव धार्यन्ते तस्माज ज्येष्ठाश्रमो गृही ॥७८॥
78. yasmāt trayo'pyāśramiṇo jñānenānnena cānvaham ,
gṛhasthenaiva dhāryante tasmāj jyeṣṭhāśramo gṛhī.
gṛhasthenaiva dhāryante tasmāj jyeṣṭhāśramo gṛhī.
78.
yasmāt trayaḥ api āśramiṇaḥ jñānena annena ca anvaham
gṛhasthena eva dhāryante tasmāt jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ gṛhī
gṛhasthena eva dhāryante tasmāt jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ gṛhī
78.
yasmāt trayaḥ api āśramiṇaḥ jñānena annena ca anvaham
gṛhasthena eva dhāryante tasmāt gṛhī jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ
gṛhasthena eva dhāryante tasmāt gṛhī jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ
78.
Because the three other stages of life (āśramas) are daily sustained by the householder (gṛhastha) through both knowledge and food, therefore the householder is the foremost (jyeṣṭha) among the stages of life.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - refers to the three other stages of life: brahmacarya (student), vānaprastha (forest dweller), and saṃnyāsa (renunciant) (inhabitants of an āśrama, those belonging to a stage of life (e.g., student, forest dweller, renunciant))
- ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, with wisdom
- अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with sustenance
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्वहम् (anvaham) - daily, every day
- गृहस्थेन (gṛhasthena) - by the householder
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- धार्यन्ते (dhāryante) - they are sustained, they are supported
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- ज्येष्ठाश्रमः (jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ) - refers to the gṛhastha āśrama (householder stage) (the foremost stage of life, the chief āśrama)
- गृही (gṛhī) - householder
Words meanings and morphology
यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of yat
yat - which, what; because, since
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - refers to the three other stages of life: brahmacarya (student), vānaprastha (forest dweller), and saṃnyāsa (renunciant) (inhabitants of an āśrama, those belonging to a stage of life (e.g., student, forest dweller, renunciant))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramin
āśramin - one belonging to an āśrama, an ascetic, a religious student
ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, with wisdom
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge
अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with sustenance
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, cooked rice
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्वहम् (anvaham) - daily, every day
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+ahan)
- anu – after, along, according to
indeclinable - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
गृहस्थेन (gṛhasthena) - by the householder
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of gṛhastha
gṛhastha - householder, one dwelling in a house; the second stage of life
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
धार्यन्ते (dhāryante) - they are sustained, they are supported
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dhṛ
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it; therefore, thence
ज्येष्ठाश्रमः (jyeṣṭhāśramaḥ) - refers to the gṛhastha āśrama (householder stage) (the foremost stage of life, the chief āśrama)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhāśrama
jyeṣṭhāśrama - the foremost āśrama, the most important stage of life
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jyeṣṭha+āśrama)
- jyeṣṭha – eldest, chief, most excellent
adjective (masculine) - āśrama – stage of life
noun (masculine)
गृही (gṛhī) - householder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhin
gṛhin - householder