मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-156
आचारात्लभते ह्यायुराचारादीप्सिताः प्रजाः ।
आचाराद धनमक्षय्यमाचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम ॥१५६॥
आचाराद धनमक्षय्यमाचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम ॥१५६॥
156. ācārātlabhate hyāyurācārādīpsitāḥ prajāḥ ,
ācārād dhanamakṣayyamācāro hantyalakṣaṇam.
ācārād dhanamakṣayyamācāro hantyalakṣaṇam.
156.
ācārāt labhate hy āyuḥ ācārāt īpsitāḥ prajāḥ
ācārāt dhanam akṣayyaṃ ācāraḥ hanti alakṣaṇam
ācārāt dhanam akṣayyaṃ ācāraḥ hanti alakṣaṇam
156.
From good conduct (ācāra) one obtains long life, from good conduct one obtains desired offspring. From good conduct one obtains imperishable wealth, and good conduct destroys misfortune.
Words meanings summery:
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- आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
- लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, attains)
- ह्य् (hy) - indeed (indeed, truly, surely)
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - long life (life, lifespan, vital breath)
- आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
- ईप्सिताः (īpsitāḥ) - desired (desired, wished for)
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring (offspring, subjects, people)
- आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, money)
- अक्षय्यं (akṣayyaṁ) - imperishable (imperishable, eternal, indestructible)
- आचारः (ācāraḥ) - good conduct (conduct, behavior)
- हन्ति (hanti) - destroys (kills, destroys)
- अलक्षणम् (alakṣaṇam) - misfortune (inauspicious sign, misfortune, bad omen)
Words meanings and morphology
आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ācāra
ācāra - conduct, behavior, custom, practice
from the root car 'to move, to go, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
ह्य् (hy) - indeed (indeed, truly, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: empathetic particle
आयुः (āyuḥ) - long life (life, lifespan, vital breath)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, lifespan, duration of life, vitality
from the root i 'to go' with prefixes ā and u
Prefix: ā
Root: i (class 2)
Note: subject of labhate
आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ācāra
ācāra - conduct, behavior, custom, practice
from the root car 'to move, to go, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
ईप्सिताः (īpsitāḥ) - desired (desired, wished for)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of īpsita
īpsita - desired, wished for, sought after
Past Passive Participle
from the root iṣ 'to desire, to wish' with reduplication and prefix āp (intensive)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: modifies prajāḥ
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring (offspring, subjects, people)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people, living beings
from the root praj 'to be born, to procreate'
Root: praj (class 4)
Note: subject of labhate
आचारात् (ācārāt) - from good conduct (from conduct, from behavior)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ācāra
ācāra - conduct, behavior, custom, practice
from the root car 'to move, to go, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, money)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money, treasure
from the root dhan 'to run, to flow'
Root: dhan (class 1)
Note: object of labhate
अक्षय्यं (akṣayyaṁ) - imperishable (imperishable, eternal, indestructible)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣayya
akṣayya - imperishable, indestructible, eternal
from the root kṣi 'to perish' with negation a and suffix ya
Prefix: a
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: modifies dhanam
आचारः (ācāraḥ) - good conduct (conduct, behavior)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra
ācāra - conduct, behavior, custom, practice
from the root car 'to move, to go, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
Note: subject of hanti
हन्ति (hanti) - destroys (kills, destroys)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
अलक्षणम् (alakṣaṇam) - misfortune (inauspicious sign, misfortune, bad omen)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of alakṣaṇa
alakṣaṇa - inauspicious, unlucky, without characteristic, bad omen
from the root lakṣ 'to mark, to perceive' with negation a
Prefix: a
Root: lakṣ (class 1)
Note: object of hanti