मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-137
नात्मानमवमन्येत पुर्वाभिरसमृद्धिभिः ।
आ मृत्योः श्रियमन्विच्छेन्नैनां मन्येत दुर्लभाम ॥१३७॥
आ मृत्योः श्रियमन्विच्छेन्नैनां मन्येत दुर्लभाम ॥१३७॥
137. nātmānamavamanyeta purvābhirasamṛddhibhiḥ ,
ā mṛtyoḥ śriyamanvicchennaināṁ manyeta durlabhām.
ā mṛtyoḥ śriyamanvicchennaināṁ manyeta durlabhām.
137.
nātmanamaavamaanyeta pūrvābhirasamṛddhibhiḥ | ā
mṛtyoḥ śriyam anvicchen naināṃ manyeta durlabhām
mṛtyoḥ śriyam anvicchen naināṃ manyeta durlabhām
137.
ātmanam pūrvābhirasamṛddhibhiḥ na avamaanyeta ā
mṛtyoḥ śriyam anvicchet nainām durlabhām manyeta
mṛtyoḥ śriyam anvicchet nainām durlabhām manyeta
137.
One should not disrespect oneself due to past lack of prosperity. Until death, one should seek prosperity, and not consider it unattainable.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - oneself (self)
- अवमन्येत (avamanyeta) - should disrespect, should despise
- पूर्वाभिः (pūrvābhiḥ) - by previous (by former, by previous)
- असमृद्धिभिः (asamṛddhibhiḥ) - by poverty or lack of success (by lack of prosperity, by poverty)
- आ (ā) - until, up to
- मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - death
- श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, success (prosperity, wealth, beauty, grace)
- अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek, should pursue
- न (na) - not
- एनाम् (enām) - her prosperity (her, it)
- मन्येत (manyeta) - should think, should consider
- दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - difficult to attain (difficult to obtain, rare)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - oneself (self)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, mind, spirit, body
अवमन्येत (avamanyeta) - should disrespect, should despise
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential optative (vidhiliṅ) of avama√ni
Potential Optative
causative
Prefixes: ava+pra
Root: √ni (class 1)
पूर्वाभिः (pūrvābhiḥ) - by previous (by former, by previous)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of pūrva
pūrva - former, previous, preceding, east
Note: Modifies 'asamṛddhibhiḥ'.
असमृद्धिभिः (asamṛddhibhiḥ) - by poverty or lack of success (by lack of prosperity, by poverty)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of asamṛddhi
asamṛddhi - lack of prosperity, poverty, misfortune
compound of 'a-' (negation), 'samṛddhi' (prosperity)
Compound type : avyayibhava (a+samṛddhi)
- a – not, negation
prefix - samṛddhi – prosperity, success, wealth, abundance
noun (feminine)
derived from 'samṛdh' (to be prosperous)
Prefix: sam
Root: √ṛdh (class 4)
आ (ā) - until, up to
(indeclinable)
मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - death
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, dying
derived from the root '√mṛ' (to die)
Root: √mṛ (class 1)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, success (prosperity, wealth, beauty, grace)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, beauty, grace, Lakshmi (goddess)
अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek, should pursue
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential optative (vidhiliṅ) of anu√i
Potential Optative
Prefix: anu
Root: √i (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एनाम् (enām) - her prosperity (her, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of enad
enad - it, this (feminine)
मन्येत (manyeta) - should think, should consider
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential optative (vidhiliṅ) of √man
Potential Optative
Root: √man (class 4)
दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - difficult to attain (difficult to obtain, rare)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, scarce
compound of 'dur-' (difficult) and 'labha' (obtainable)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)
- dur – difficult, hard, bad
prefix - labha – obtainable, gain
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
from root √labh (to obtain)
Root: √labh (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'enām' (śriyam).