मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-24
ज्ञानेनैवापरे विप्रा यजन्त्येतैर्मखैः सदा ।
ज्ञानमूलां क्रियामेषां पश्यन्तो ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥२४॥
ज्ञानमूलां क्रियामेषां पश्यन्तो ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥२४॥
24. jñānenaivāpare viprā yajantyetairmakhaiḥ sadā ,
jñānamūlāṁ kriyāmeṣāṁ paśyanto jñānacakṣuṣā.
jñānamūlāṁ kriyāmeṣāṁ paśyanto jñānacakṣuṣā.
24.
jñānena eva apare viprā yajanti etaiḥ makhaiḥ sadā
| jñānamūlāṃ kriyām eṣām paśyanto jñānacakṣuṣā
| jñānamūlāṃ kriyām eṣām paśyanto jñānacakṣuṣā
24.
Other wise ones (vipra), by knowledge alone, always perform Vedic rituals (yajña) with these offerings (makha). Seeing that their action (kriyā) is rooted in knowledge, through the eye of knowledge (jñāna-cakṣuṣā).
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge (by knowledge, by wisdom)
- एव (eva) - alone (indeed, truly, only, also)
- अपरे (apare) - other (others, other)
- विप्रो (vipro) - wise ones (wise man, seer, Brahmin)
- यजन्ति (yajanti) - perform Vedic rituals (they offer, they sacrifice)
- एतैः (etaiḥ) - these (by these, with these)
- मखैः (makhaiḥ) - offerings (by sacrifices, by offerings, by ceremonies)
- सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)
- ज्ञानमुलां (jñānamulāṁ) - rooted in knowledge (having knowledge as root, knowledge-rooted)
- क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action (action, deed, work, rite)
- एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)
- पश्यन्तो (paśyanto) - seeing (seeing, looking)
- ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - through the eye of knowledge (by the eye of knowledge, by spiritual vision)
Words meanings and morphology
ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge (by knowledge, by wisdom)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, consciousness
from root jñā 'to know'
Root: jñā (class 2)
एव (eva) - alone (indeed, truly, only, also)
(indeclinable)
अपरे (apare) - other (others, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, later
from a 'not' + para 'far, other'
Prefix: a
Root: para
विप्रो (vipro) - wise ones (wise man, seer, Brahmin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - wise man, seer, Brahmin, learned person
from root vip 'to move quickly, to be agitated, to shine'
Root: vip (class 4)
यजन्ति (yajanti) - perform Vedic rituals (they offer, they sacrifice)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of yaj
present active indicative
3rd person plural, present tense, active voice
Root: yaj (class 1)
एतैः (etaiḥ) - these (by these, with these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, that (near)
मखैः (makhaiḥ) - offerings (by sacrifices, by offerings, by ceremonies)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of makha
makha - sacrifice, offering, ceremony, festival
सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)
(indeclinable)
ज्ञानमुलां (jñānamulāṁ) - rooted in knowledge (having knowledge as root, knowledge-rooted)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jñānamūla
jñānamūla - having knowledge as root, knowledge-rooted
jñāna 'knowledge' + mūla 'root'
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+mūla)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, consciousness
noun (neuter)
from root jñā 'to know'
Root: jñā (class 2) - mūla – root, base, origin, foundation
noun (neuter)
Note: modifies kriyām
क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action (action, deed, work, rite)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, work, rite, performing
from root kṛ 'to do, to make'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, that (near)
पश्यन्तो (paśyanto) - seeing (seeing, looking)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paś
paś - to see, to look, to behold
present active participle
masculine nominative singular, from root paś 'to see'
Root: paś (class 1)
ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - through the eye of knowledge (by the eye of knowledge, by spiritual vision)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñānacakṣus
jñānacakṣus - eye of knowledge, spiritual vision
jñāna 'knowledge' + cakṣus 'eye'
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+cakṣus)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, consciousness
noun (neuter)
from root jñā 'to know'
Root: jñā (class 2) - cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
noun (neuter)