मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-173
यदि नात्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत पुत्रेषु नप्तृषु ।
न त्वेव तु कृतोऽधर्मः कर्तुर्भवति निष्फलः ॥१७३॥
न त्वेव तु कृतोऽधर्मः कर्तुर्भवति निष्फलः ॥१७३॥
173. yadi nātmani putreṣu na cet putreṣu naptṛṣu ,
na tveva tu kṛto'dharmaḥ karturbhavati niṣphalaḥ.
na tveva tu kṛto'dharmaḥ karturbhavati niṣphalaḥ.
173.
yadi na ātmani putreṣu na cet putreṣu naptṛṣu | na
tveva tu kṛtaḥ adharmaḥ kartur bhavati niṣphalaḥ
tveva tu kṛtaḥ adharmaḥ kartur bhavati niṣphalaḥ
173.
tu kṛtaḥ adharmaḥ ātmani na putreṣu na naptṛṣu
cet na api kartur niṣphalaḥ bhavati yadi
cet na api kartur niṣphalaḥ bhavati yadi
173.
If an unrighteous act (adharma) is not committed against oneself, or one's children, or one's grandchildren, it certainly does not become fruitless for the doer.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if
- न (na) - not, no
- आत्मनि (ātmani) - against oneself (in the self, in the soul)
- पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - against one's children (in sons, on sons)
- न (na) - not, no
- चेत् (cet) - if (if, whether)
- पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - against one's children (in sons, on sons)
- नप्तृषु (naptṛṣu) - against one's grandchildren (in grandsons, on grandsons)
- न (na) - not, no
- त्वेव (tveva) - certainly (but indeed, but also)
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - committed (done, made, performed, caused)
- अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteous act (unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, sin)
- कर्तुर् (kartur) - for the doer (of the doer, of the agent)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, happens)
- निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, vain, useless)
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आत्मनि (ātmani) - against oneself (in the self, in the soul)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, mind, intellect, body, essence
पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - against one's children (in sons, on sons)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चेत् (cet) - if (if, whether)
(indeclinable)
पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - against one's children (in sons, on sons)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
नप्तृषु (naptṛṣu) - against one's grandchildren (in grandsons, on grandsons)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of naptṛ
naptṛ - grandson
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
त्वेव (tveva) - certainly (but indeed, but also)
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - committed (done, made, performed, caused)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, caused, accomplished, completed, accepted, chosen
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ 'to do, make'
Root: kṛ (class 1)
अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteous act (unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, sin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, sin, vice, immorality, wrong
from a- (negation) + dharma (righteousness, duty, law)
कर्तुर् (kartur) - for the doer (of the doer, of the agent)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, agent, maker, creator
Agent Noun
from root kṛ 'to do, make'
Root: kṛ (class 1)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, happens)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, vain, useless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣphala
niṣphala - fruitless, vain, useless, ineffective
from niḥ- (prefix, out) + phala (fruit)