मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-241
मृतं शरीरमुत्सृज्य काष्ठलोष्टसमं क्षितौ ।
विमुखा बान्धवा यान्ति धर्मस्तमनुगच्छति ॥२४१॥
विमुखा बान्धवा यान्ति धर्मस्तमनुगच्छति ॥२४१॥
241. mṛtaṁ śarīramutsṛjya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamaṁ kṣitau ,
vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmastamanugacchati.
vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmastamanugacchati.
241.
mṛtaṃ śarīram utsṛjya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamam kṣitau
vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmas tam anugacchati
vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmas tam anugacchati
241.
mṛtaṃ śarīram kṣitau kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamam utsṛjya
bāndhavā vimukhā yānti dharmas tam anugacchati
bāndhavā vimukhā yānti dharmas tam anugacchati
241.
After abandoning the lifeless body on the earth, like a log of wood or a clod of earth, relatives turn away, but [one's] [dharma] (innate constitution) follows him.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - lifeless (dead, lifeless, deceased)
- शरीरम् (śarīram) - body (body, physical body)
- उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - after abandoning (having abandoned, having left)
- काष्ठलोष्टसमम् (kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamam) - like a log of wood or a clod of earth (like a log of wood and a clod of earth)
- क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)
- विमुखा (vimukhā) - turn away (averse, turned away, disinclined)
- बान्धवा (bāndhavā) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen, friends)
- यान्ति (yānti) - turn away (they go, they proceed)
- धर्मस् (dharmas) - [dharma] (innate constitution) (duty, virtue, religion, law, nature)
- तम् (tam) - him (him, that)
- अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows (follows, accompanies)
Words meanings and morphology
मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - lifeless (dead, lifeless, deceased)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased, perished, lost
Past Passive Participle
from the root mṛ 'to die'
Root: mṛ (class 2)
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body (body, physical body)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical body, form
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - after abandoning (having abandoned, having left)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
from the root sṛj 'to create, to emit, to release' with prefix ut 'up, away'
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: gerund form
काष्ठलोष्टसमम् (kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamam) - like a log of wood or a clod of earth (like a log of wood and a clod of earth)
(indeclinable)
compound: kāṣṭha (wood) + loṣṭa (clod of earth) + sama (equal, like)
Compound type : avyayibhava (kāṣṭha+loṣṭa+sama)
- kāṣṭha – wood, timber, firewood
noun (neuter) - loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump, ball
noun (neuter) - sama – equal, same, like, similar
adjective (masculine)
Note: avyayibhava compound
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, foundation, abode
विमुखा (vimukhā) - turn away (averse, turned away, disinclined)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vimukha
vimukha - averse, turned away, disinclined, facing away
from vi 'away' + mukha 'face'
Compound type : tatpurusha (vi+mukha)
- vi – apart, away, without, opposite
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, opening, front
noun (neuter)
बान्धवा (bāndhavā) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen, friends)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava
bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend, relation
यान्ति (yānti) - turn away (they go, they proceed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Tense
root class 2.1
Root: yā (class 2)
धर्मस् (dharmas) - [dharma] (innate constitution) (duty, virtue, religion, law, nature)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - duty, virtue, religion, law, nature, characteristic, quality, merit, righteousness
from the root dhṛ 'to hold, to support'
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
तम् (tam) - him (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tat
tat - that, he, she, it, this
Note: refers to the deceased person
अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - follows (follows, accompanies)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anugam
Present Tense
from the root gam 'to go' with prefix anu 'after, along'
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)