मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-149
पौर्विकीं संस्मरन जातिं ब्रह्मैवाभ्यस्यते पुनः ।
ब्रह्माभ्यासेन चाजस्रमनन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥१४९॥
ब्रह्माभ्यासेन चाजस्रमनन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥१४९॥
149. paurvikīṁ saṁsmaran jātiṁ brahmaivābhyasyate punaḥ ,
brahmābhyāsena cājasramanantaṁ sukhamaśnute.
brahmābhyāsena cājasramanantaṁ sukhamaśnute.
149.
paurvikīm saṃsmaran brāhmai evā `abhyasyatē` punaḥ
brāhma `abhyāsēna` ca ajasram anantam sukham aśnutē
brāhma `abhyāsēna` ca ajasram anantam sukham aśnutē
149.
paurvikīṃ jātim saṃsmaran punaḥ brahma eva abhyasyatē,
ca ajasram brahma abhyāsēna anantam sukham aśnutē
ca ajasram brahma abhyāsēna anantam sukham aśnutē
149.
Remembering the ancestral [past] birth, one again studies Brahman. By constantly studying Brahman, one obtains infinite happiness.
Words meanings summery:
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- पौर्विकीम् (paurvikīm) - ancestral [past] (ancestral, ancient, from the first)
- संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering (remembering, recalling)
- ब्राह्मै (brāhmai) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the Supreme Being)
- एवा (evā) - only (indeed, only, even)
- अभ्यस्यते (abhyasyatē) - studies (is studied, is practiced)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the Supreme Being, prayer, sacred knowledge)
- अभ्यासेन (abhyāsēna) - constant study (by study, by practice)
- च (ca) - and
- अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly (unceasingly, continuously, always)
- अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)
- अश्नुते (aśnutē) - obtains (attains, reaches, obtains)
Words meanings and morphology
पौर्विकीम् (paurvikīm) - ancestral [past] (ancestral, ancient, from the first)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of paurvika
paurvika - ancestral, ancient, from the beginning, belonging to the first
Derived from 'pūrva' (before, first, ancient).
Note: modifying 'jātim'
संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering (remembering, recalling)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsmar
saṁsmar - to remember, to recall, to think of
Present Active Participle
Prefix 'sam-' (together, completely) + root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Prefix: sam
Root: smṛ (class 7)
ब्राह्मै (brāhmai) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the Supreme Being)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahma
brahma - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, Brahman, prayer, sacred knowledge
From the root 'bṛh' (to grow, to expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
एवा (evā) - only (indeed, only, even)
(indeclinable)
अभ्यस्यते (abhyasyatē) - studies (is studied, is practiced)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhyas
Present Passive Participle
Root 'as' (to sit, to be) + prefix 'abhi-' (towards) + suffix '-sa'. Passive voice.
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 2)
Note: passive voice used impersonally or referring to the subject 'one'
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the Supreme Being, prayer, sacred knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahma
brahma - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, Brahman, prayer, sacred knowledge
From the root 'bṛh' (to grow, to expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: subject of the following verb
अभ्यासेन (abhyāsēna) - constant study (by study, by practice)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa
abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study
Derived from 'abhi-' (towards) + root 'as' (to sit).
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly (unceasingly, continuously, always)
(indeclinable)
Negation ('a-') + 'jasra' (flowing, continuous).
Prefix: a
Root: jas (class 1)
Note: used adverbially
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, unlimited
Negation ('a-') + 'anta' (end, limit).
Note: modifying 'sukham'
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort, well-being
Compound of 'su-' (good) and 'kha' (hole, axis - often implying ease of movement or turning).
अश्नुते (aśnutē) - obtains (attains, reaches, obtains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of aśnu
Root 'aśn' (to reach, to obtain).
Root: aśn (class 5)