मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-158
सर्वलक्षणहीनोऽपि यः सदाचारवान्नरः ।
श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति ॥१५८॥
श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति ॥१५८॥
158. sarvalakṣaṇahīno'pi yaḥ sadācāravānnaraḥ ,
śraddadhāno'nasūyaśca śataṁ varṣāṇi jīvati.
śraddadhāno'nasūyaśca śataṁ varṣāṇi jīvati.
158.
sarva lakṣaṇa hīnaḥ api yaḥ sadācāra vān naraḥ
śraddadhānaḥ anasūyaḥ ca śataṃ varṣāṇi jīvati
śraddadhānaḥ anasūyaḥ ca śataṃ varṣāṇi jīvati
158.
Even a man lacking all marks of distinction (sarvalakṣaṇa), if he possesses good conduct (sadācāra), is faithfull (śraddadhāna), and is without envy (anasūya), lives for a hundred years.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्व (sarva) - all (all, entire, whole)
- लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) - marks of distinction (mark, sign, characteristic, omen)
- हीनः (hīnaḥ) - lacking (lacking, devoid of, deficient)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
- सदाचार (sadācāra) - good conduct (good conduct, virtuous behavior)
- वान् (vān) - possessing (possessing, having)
- नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, human being)
- श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - faithfull (faithful, believing)
- अनसूयः (anasūyaḥ) - without envy (without envy, not malicious)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- शतं (śataṁ) - a hundred (hundred)
- वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rain)
- जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, dwells)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्व (sarva) - all (all, entire, whole)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: modifies lakṣaṇa
लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) - marks of distinction (mark, sign, characteristic, omen)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, feature, omen, auspicious sign
from the root lakṣ 'to mark, to perceive'
Root: lakṣ (class 1)
Note: part of a compound
हीनः (hīnaḥ) - lacking (lacking, devoid of, deficient)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīna
hīna - bereft, deprived, lacking, abandoned, inferior
Past Passive Participle
from the root hī 'to leave, to abandon'
Root: hī (class 1)
Note: predicate adjective referring to yaḥ
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, that
Note: relative pronoun referring to naraḥ
सदाचार (sadācāra) - good conduct (good conduct, virtuous behavior)
(noun)
Nominative, 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: part of a compound
वान् (vān) - possessing (possessing, having)
(suffix)
Note: forms the adjective sadācāravān
नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person
Note: antecedent for yaḥ
श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - faithfull (faithful, believing)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna
śraddadhāna - faithful, believing, having faith
Present Active Participle
from the root dhā 'to hold, to place' with the root śrad 'faith' (compound)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śrad+dhāna)
- śrad – faith, confidence, trust
noun (indeclinable) - dhāna – holding, placing, supporting
noun (masculine)
Present Active Participle
from the root dhā 'to hold, to place'
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: predicate adjective referring to yaḥ
अनसूयः (anasūyaḥ) - without envy (without envy, not malicious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anasūya
anasūya - without envy, not malicious, free from jealousy
from the root sūy 'to bear, to produce' with negation a
Prefix: a
Root: sūy (class 1)
Note: predicate adjective referring to yaḥ
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: connects anasūyaḥ to śraddadhānaḥ
शतं (śataṁ) - a hundred (hundred)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - hundred
Note: quantifier for varṣāṇi
वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - rain, year
Note: object of duration for jīvati
जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, dwells)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)