मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-47
न ससत्त्वेषु गर्तेषु न गच्छन्नपि न स्थितः ।
न नदीतीरमासाद्य न च पर्वतमस्तके ॥४७॥
न नदीतीरमासाद्य न च पर्वतमस्तके ॥४७॥
47. na sasattveṣu garteṣu na gacchannapi na sthitaḥ ,
na nadītīramāsādya na ca parvatamastake.
na nadītīramāsādya na ca parvatamastake.
47.
na sasattveṣu garteṣu na gacchannapi na
sthitaḥ na nadītīramāsādya na ca parvatamastake
sthitaḥ na nadītīramāsādya na ca parvatamastake
47.
Not in the presence of beings in pits, nor while going, nor while standing still, nor after reaching the bank of a river, nor on the peak of a mountain.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no)
- स (sa) - in the presence of (with, along with)
- सत्त्वेषु (sattveṣu) - in beings (in beings, in living creatures)
- गर्तेषु (garteṣu) - in pits (in holes, in pits, in cavities)
- न (na) - nor (not, no)
- गच्छन्नपि (gacchannapi) - nor while going (even while going)
- न (na) - nor (not, no)
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing still (standing, situated, placed, steady)
- न (na) - nor (not, no)
- नदीतीरमासाद्य (nadītīramāsādya) - nor after reaching the bank of a river (having reached the river bank)
- न (na) - nor (not, no)
- च (ca) - nor (and, also, too)
- पर्वतमस्तके (parvatamastake) - nor on the peak of a mountain (on the mountain peak)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
स (sa) - in the presence of (with, along with)
(indeclinable)
सत्त्वेषु (sattveṣu) - in beings (in beings, in living creatures)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, creature, soul, mind, intellect, strength
From the root 'sat' (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
गर्तेषु (garteṣu) - in pits (in holes, in pits, in cavities)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of garta
garta - pit, hole, cavity, depression
From the root 'gṛ' (to dig, to gather).
Root: gṛ (class 2)
न (na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
गच्छन्नपि (gacchannapi) - nor while going (even while going)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat
gacchat - going, moving
Present Active Participle
From the root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: The 'api' suffix means 'even' or 'also'.
न (na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing still (standing, situated, placed, steady)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, fixed, firm, steady, established
Past Passive Participle
From the root 'sthā' (to stand, to stay, to remain).
Root: sthā (class 2)
न (na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
नदीतीरमासाद्य (nadītīramāsādya) - nor after reaching the bank of a river (having reached the river bank)
(indeclinable)
Gerund (Absolutive)
Formed from the verb 'ā-sād' (to reach, to attain) with the indeclinable suffix '-ya'. 'nadītīram' is accusative, object of 'ā-sād'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (nadī+tīra)
- nadī – river
noun (feminine)
From the root 'nud' (to impel, to move).
Root: nud (class 1) - tīra – bank, shore, edge
noun (neuter) - āsādya – having reached, having attained
indeclinable
Gerund (Absolutive)
From the root 'ā-sād' (to reach, to attain).
Prefix: ā
Root: sīd (class 2)
Note: This is a gerund (absolutive) form, indicating an action completed before another action. Compound of 'nadītīram' and 'āsādya'.
न (na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - nor (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: In this context, it functions with the preceding 'na' to mean 'nor'.
पर्वतमस्तके (parvatamastake) - nor on the peak of a mountain (on the mountain peak)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of parvatamastake
parvatamastake - on the mountain peak
Compound of 'parvata' (mountain) and 'mastaka' (head, top, peak).
Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+mastaka)
- parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
From the root 'pari' (to wander, to move around) with the suffix '-vata'.
Prefix: pari
Root: pari (class 0) - mastaka – head, top, summit, peak
noun (neuter)