मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-254
यादृशोऽस्य भवेदात्मा यादृशं च चिकीर्षितम ।
यथा चौपचरेदेनं तथाऽत्मानं निवेदयेत ॥२५४॥
यथा चौपचरेदेनं तथाऽत्मानं निवेदयेत ॥२५४॥
254. yādṛśo'sya bhavedātmā yādṛśaṁ ca cikīrṣitam ,
yathā caupacaredenaṁ tathā'tmānaṁ nivedayet.
yathā caupacaredenaṁ tathā'tmānaṁ nivedayet.
254.
yādṛśaḥ asya bhavet ātmā yādṛśaṁ ca cikīrṣitam
yathā ca aupacaret enam tathā ātmānaṁ nivedayet
yathā ca aupacaret enam tathā ātmānaṁ nivedayet
254.
asya ātmā yādṛśaḥ bhavet ca cikīrṣitam yādṛśaṁ
ca enam yathā aupacaret tathā ātmānaṁ nivedayet
ca enam yathā aupacaret tathā ātmānaṁ nivedayet
254.
According to what his self (ātman) may be, and according to what he intends to do, and according to how he approaches it, one should dedicate himself (ātmānam).
Words meanings summery:
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- यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - of what kind (of what kind, such as)
- अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of it, his, its)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, might be, would be)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - self (self, soul, mind, body)
- यादृशं (yādṛśaṁ) - of what kind (of what kind, such as)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intention (that which is desired to be done, intention)
- यथा (yathā) - according to (as, like, according to)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- औपचरेत् (aupacaret) - should approach (should approach, should serve, should treat)
- एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)
- तथा (tathā) - in that way (so, thus, in that way)
- आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - himself (self, soul, mind, body)
- निवेदयेत् (nivedayet) - should dedicate (should offer, should present, should dedicate)
Words meanings and morphology
यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - of what kind (of what kind, such as)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, resembling
compound of yad 'who/what' and dṛśa 'seeing, appearance'
अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of it, his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that (near)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, might be, would be)
(verb)
3rd person , active, Potential Optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root with primary suffix bhuva.
Root: bhū (class 1)
आत्मा (ātmā) - self (self, soul, mind, body)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, mind, body, spirit
यादृशं (yādṛśaṁ) - of what kind (of what kind, such as)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, resembling
compound of yad 'who/what' and dṛśa 'seeing, appearance'
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intention (that which is desired to be done, intention)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita
cikīrṣita - that which is desired to be done, intended
Desiderative Past Passive Participle
Desiderative of √kṛ 'to do', in passive past participle form.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यथा (yathā) - according to (as, like, according to)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
औपचरेत् (aupacaret) - should approach (should approach, should serve, should treat)
(verb)
3rd person , active, Potential Optative (vidhiliṅ) of aupacar
Causative
Causative of upa-√cari 'to go near, approach'.
Prefix: upa
Root: cari (class 1)
एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that (near)
तथा (tathā) - in that way (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
compound of tad 'that' and thā 'manner'
आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - himself (self, soul, mind, body)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, mind, body, spirit
निवेदयेत् (nivedayet) - should dedicate (should offer, should present, should dedicate)
(verb)
3rd person , active, Potential Optative (vidhiliṅ) of niveday
Causative/Desiderative
Causative of root ni-√vidā 'to know, to discern', with prefix ni-. Means to cause to know, inform, dedicate.
Prefix: ni
Root: vidā (class 4)