मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-124
ऋग्वेदो देवदैवत्यो यजुर्वेदस्तु मानुषः ।
सामवेदः स्मृतः पित्र्यस्तस्मात तस्याशुचिर्ध्वनिः ॥१२४॥
सामवेदः स्मृतः पित्र्यस्तस्मात तस्याशुचिर्ध्वनिः ॥१२४॥
124. ṛgvedo devadaivatyo yajurvedastu mānuṣaḥ ,
sāmavedaḥ smṛtaḥ pitryastasmāt tasyāśucirdhvaniḥ.
sāmavedaḥ smṛtaḥ pitryastasmāt tasyāśucirdhvaniḥ.
124.
ṛgvedo devadāivatyo yajurvedastu mānuṣaḥ |
sāmavedaḥ smṛtaḥ pitryaastasmāt tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ
sāmavedaḥ smṛtaḥ pitryaastasmāt tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ
124.
The Rigveda is related to the gods, the Yajurveda to humans. The Sama Veda is remembered as being related to the ancestors, therefore its sound is considered impure.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋग्वेदो (ṛgvedo) - Rigveda
- देवदाइवत्यो (devadāivatyo) - related to gods
- यजुर्वेदस्तु (yajurvedastu) - Yajurveda however
- मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human
- सामवेदः (sāmavedaḥ) - Sama Veda
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered
- पित्र्यअस्तस्मात् (pitryaastasmāt) - related to ancestors, therefore (ancestral therefore)
- तस्याशुचिर्ध्वणिः (tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ) - its impure sound
Words meanings and morphology
ऋग्वेदो (ṛgvedo) - Rigveda
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛgveda
ṛgveda - Rigveda (a Veda)
compound of ṛc (verse) and veda (knowledge)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛc+veda)
- ṛc – verse, hymn
noun (feminine) - veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
देवदाइवत्यो (devadāivatyo) - related to gods
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devadāivatya
devadāivatya - belonging to or related to gods
compound of deva (god) and daivata (divine, godly)
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+daivata)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - daivata – divine, godly, relating to gods
noun (neuter)
derived from deva
यजुर्वेदस्तु (yajurvedastu) - Yajurveda however
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajurveda
yajurveda - Yajurveda (a Veda)
compound of yajus (sacrificial formula) and veda (knowledge)
Compound type : tatpurusha (yajus+veda)
- yajus – a sacrificial formula or stanza
noun (neuter) - veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
Note: the 'tu' is an emphatic particle
मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, man, mortal
derived from manu (progenitor of mankind)
सामवेदः (sāmavedaḥ) - Sama Veda
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmaveda
sāmaveda - Sama Veda (a Veda)
compound of sāman (chant) and veda (knowledge)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sāman+veda)
- sāman – a chant, melody, one of the four Vedas
noun (neuter) - veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered
Past Passive Participle
from √smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
पित्र्यअस्तस्मात् (pitryaastasmāt) - related to ancestors, therefore (ancestral therefore)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitryaastasmāt
pitryastasmāt - ancestral, therefore
compound of pitṛya (ancestral) and tasmāt (therefore)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛya+tasmāt)
- pitṛya – ancestral, belonging to the fathers
adjective (masculine)
derived from pitṛ (father, ancestor) - tasmāt – from that, therefore
indeclinable
from tad (that) + ablative suffix -smāt
तस्याशुचिर्ध्वणिः (tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ) - its impure sound
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ
tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ - its impure sound
compound of tasya (its) and aśuci (impure) and dhvani (sound). Sandhi: tasya + aśuci + dhvaniḥ = tasyāśucirdhvaṇiḥ
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+aśuci+dhvani)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - aśuci – impure, unclean
adjective (masculine)
from śuci (pure) with prefix a- (not)
Prefix: a - dhvani – sound, noise
noun (masculine)