मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-194
यथा प्लवेनोपलेन निमज्जत्युदके तरन ।
तथा निमज्जतोऽधस्तादज्ञौ दातृप्रतीच्छकौ ॥१९४॥
तथा निमज्जतोऽधस्तादज्ञौ दातृप्रतीच्छकौ ॥१९४॥
194. yathā plavenopalena nimajjatyudake taran ,
tathā nimajjato'dhastādajñau dātṛpratīcchakau.
tathā nimajjato'dhastādajñau dātṛpratīcchakau.
194.
yathā plavena upalena nimajjati udake taran
tathā nimajjataḥ adhasthāt ajñau dātr pratīccakau
tathā nimajjataḥ adhasthāt ajñau dātr pratīccakau
194.
Just as a drowning person sinks down in water with a stone tied to them, similarly, the ignorant giver and receiver sink down together.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, like, according to)
- प्लवेन (plavena) - by a raft (by a float, by a raft)
- उपलेन (upalena) - by a stone
- निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks (sinks, drowns)
- उदके (udake) - in water
- तरन् (taran) - drowning person (swimming, crossing)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that way)
- निमज्जतः (nimajjataḥ) - of the sinking (person) (of the sinking, of the drowning)
- अधस्थात् (adhasthāt) - downwards (below, downwards)
- अज्ञौ (ajñau) - the ignorant (giver and receiver) (in the ignorant ones)
- दात्र् (dātr) - giver
- प्रतीच्चकौ (pratīccakau) - receiver (receiver, acceptor)
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, like, according to)
(indeclinable)
प्लवेन (plavena) - by a raft (by a float, by a raft)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of plava
plava - raft, float, boat, one who swims
from root plu 'to float, to swim'
Root: plu (class 1)
उपलेन (upalena) - by a stone
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upala
upala - stone, rock, jewel
निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks (sinks, drowns)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of nimaj
Root: nimaj (class 1)
उदके (udake) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water
तरन् (taran) - drowning person (swimming, crossing)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛ
tṛ - to cross, to swim
Present Participle
from root tṛ 'to cross, to swim'
Root: tṛ (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
निमज्जतः (nimajjataḥ) - of the sinking (person) (of the sinking, of the drowning)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nimajjant
nimajjant - sinking, drowning
Present Participle
from root nimaj 'to sink'
Root: nimaj (class 1)
अधस्थात् (adhasthāt) - downwards (below, downwards)
(indeclinable)
अज्ञौ (ajñau) - the ignorant (giver and receiver) (in the ignorant ones)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, dual of ajña
ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing
compound of a 'not' + jña 'knowing'
Prefix: a
Root: jñā (class 2)
दात्र् (dātr) - giver
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dātr
dātr - giver, donor
Agent Noun
from root dā 'to give'
Root: dā (class 3)
प्रतीच्चकौ (pratīccakau) - receiver (receiver, acceptor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of praticcaka
praticcaka - receiver, acceptor
Agent Noun
from root pratī 'to receive'
Root: i (class 2)