मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-155
श्रुतिस्मृत्योदितं सम्यG निबद्धं स्वेषु कर्मसु ।
धर्ममूलं निषेवेत सदाचारमतन्द्रितः ॥१५५॥
धर्ममूलं निषेवेत सदाचारमतन्द्रितः ॥१५५॥
155. śrutismṛtyoditaṁ samyaG nibaddhaṁ sveṣu karmasu ,
dharmamūlaṁ niṣeveta sadācāramatandritaḥ.
dharmamūlaṁ niṣeveta sadācāramatandritaḥ.
155.
śruti smṛti uditaṃ samyaG nibaddhaṃ sveṣu karmasu
dharma mūlaṃ niṣeveta sadācāram atandritaḥ
dharma mūlaṃ niṣeveta sadācāram atandritaḥ
155.
One should diligently adhere to good conduct (sadācāra), which is rooted in dharma (innate nature), and is established in one's duties as prescribed by śruti (Vedic revelation) and smṛti (tradition).
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रुति (śruti) - Vedic scripture (hearing, Vedic scripture, revelation)
- स्मृति (smṛti) - tradition (memory, tradition, law books)
- उदितम् (uditam) - prescribed (spoken, proclaimed, stated)
- सम्यग् (samyag) - properly (well, properly, completely)
- निबद्धं (nibaddhaṁ) - established (bound, fastened, established)
- स्वेषु (sveṣu) - one's own
- कर्मसु (karmasu) - duties (actions, duties, works)
- धर्म (dharma) - innate nature, natural law (duty, law, religion, nature)
- मूलं (mūlaṁ) - rooted in (root, origin, basis)
- निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - should diligently adhere to (should serve, should practice, should associate with)
- सदाचारम् (sadācāram) - good conduct (good conduct, virtuous behavior)
- अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - diligently (attentive, diligent, watchful)
Words meanings and morphology
श्रुति (śruti) - Vedic scripture (hearing, Vedic scripture, revelation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti
śruti - hearing, fame, the Vedas, Vedic revelation
from the root śru 'to hear'
Root: śru (class 1)
Note: part of a compound
स्मृति (smṛti) - tradition (memory, tradition, law books)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti
smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, the Dharmaśāstras
from the root smṛ 'to remember'
Root: smṛ (class 2)
Note: part of a compound
उदितम् (uditam) - prescribed (spoken, proclaimed, stated)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udita
udita - risen, uttered, declared, prescribed
Past Passive Participle
from the root vad 'to speak' with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 2)
Note: modifies śruti and smṛti, implies "that which is prescribed"
सम्यग् (samyag) - properly (well, properly, completely)
(indeclinable)
निबद्धं (nibaddhaṁ) - established (bound, fastened, established)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nibaddha
nibaddha - bound, fastened, tied, established, recorded
Past Passive Participle
from the root bandh 'to bind' with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: bandh (class 2)
Note: modifies karmasu
स्वेषु (sveṣu) - one's own
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sva
sva - one's own, self
Note: modifies karmasu
कर्मसु (karmasu) - duties (actions, duties, works)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, duty, fate, ritual
from the root kṛ 'to do, to make'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
धर्म (dharma) - innate nature, natural law (duty, law, religion, nature)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - virtue, duty, justice, religion, nature, characteristic, law
from the root dṛ 'to hold, to support'
Root: dṛ (class 10)
Note: subject of niṣeveta
मूलं (mūlaṁ) - rooted in (root, origin, basis)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, origin, foundation, capital
Note: accusative in apposition to dharma, or modifying dharma
निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - should diligently adhere to (should serve, should practice, should associate with)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of niṣev
from the root sev 'to serve' with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: sev (class 1)
सदाचारम् (sadācāram) - good conduct (good conduct, virtuous behavior)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sadācāra
sadācāra - good conduct, virtue, propriety
compound of sadā 'always' and ācāra 'conduct'
Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+ācāra)
- sat – good, true, real, virtuous
adjective (masculine)
from the root as 'to be'
Root: as (class 2) - ācāra – conduct, behavior, custom, practice
noun (masculine)
from the root car 'to move, to go, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
Note: object of niṣeveta
अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - diligently (attentive, diligent, watchful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atandrita
atandrita - not tired, diligent, attentive, watchful
Past Passive Participle
from the root tandr 'to be sluggish' with negation a
Prefix: a
Root: tandr (class 1)
Note: modifies the implied subject 'one' or adverbially modifies niṣeveta