मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-6
सत्यानृतं तु वाणिज्यं तेन चैवापि जीव्यते ।
सेवा श्ववृत्तिराख्याता तस्मात तां परिवर्जयेत ॥६॥
सेवा श्ववृत्तिराख्याता तस्मात तां परिवर्जयेत ॥६॥
6. satyānṛtaṁ tu vāṇijyaṁ tena caivāpi jīvyate ,
sevā śvavṛttirākhyātā tasmāt tāṁ parivarjayet.
sevā śvavṛttirākhyātā tasmāt tāṁ parivarjayet.
6.
satyānṛtaṃ tu vāṇijyaṃ tena ca evāpi jīvyate |
sevā śvavr̥ttir ākhyātā tasmāt tāṃ parivarjayet
sevā śvavr̥ttir ākhyātā tasmāt tāṃ parivarjayet
6.
Trade ('satyanṛta') is commerce, and one lives by it; service is called a dog's livelihood (begging), therefore one should avoid it.
Words meanings summery:
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- सत्यानृतं (satyānṛtaṁ) - Trade ('satyanṛta') (truth and untruth, trade)
- तु (tu) - but (but, however)
- वाणिज्यं (vāṇijyaṁ) - commerce (trade, commerce, merchantship)
- तेन (tena) - by it (trade) (by that, by it)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एवापि (evāpi) - even (indeed also, even also)
- जीव्यते (jīvyate) - one lives (is lived, is supported)
- सेवा (sevā) - service (service, attendance, worship)
- श्वव्र्̥त्तिः (śvavr̥ttiḥ) - a dog's livelihood (begging) (dog's livelihood, beggary)
- आख्याता (ākhyātā) - is called (called, named, proclaimed)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore)
- तां (tāṁ) - it (service) (that, it)
- परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid (should avoid, should abandon)
Words meanings and morphology
सत्यानृतं (satyānṛtaṁ) - Trade ('satyanṛta') (truth and untruth, trade)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satyānṛta
satyānṛta - truth and untruth, trade, commerce
Compound type : dvandva (satya+anṛta)
- satya – truth, reality, essence
noun (neuter)
Root: sat (class 1) - anṛta – untruth, falsehood, wrong
noun (neuter)
Prefix: a
Note: Subject of 'vāṇijyaṃ'.
तु (tu) - but (but, however)
(indeclinable)
वाणिज्यं (vāṇijyaṁ) - commerce (trade, commerce, merchantship)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāṇijya
vāṇijya - trade, commerce, merchandise
Note: Predicate nominative to 'satyānṛtaṃ'.
तेन (tena) - by it (trade) (by that, by it)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tat
tat - that, it
Note: Refers to 'vāṇijyaṃ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एवापि (evāpi) - even (indeed also, even also)
(indeclinable)
Note: The 'api' is also part of this word, meaning 'also'.
जीव्यते (jīvyate) - one lives (is lived, is supported)
(verb)
3rd person , passive, present (laṭ) of jīv
Passive
Root 'jīv' (to live). Form is 3rd person singular passive present (karmaṇi laṭ).
Root: jīv (class 1)
सेवा (sevā) - service (service, attendance, worship)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sevā
sevā - service, attendance, worship, devotion
Abstract Noun
Derived from the root 'sev' (to serve) with the suffix 'a'.
Root: sev (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'ākhyātā'.
श्वव्र्̥त्तिः (śvavr̥ttiḥ) - a dog's livelihood (begging) (dog's livelihood, beggary)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śvavr̥tti
śvavr̥tti - dog's livelihood, beggary
Compound type : tatpurusha (śvan+vr̥tti)
- śvan – dog
noun (masculine) - vr̥tti – livelihood, profession, mode of life, existence, circulation
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative to 'sevā'.
आख्याता (ākhyātā) - is called (called, named, proclaimed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ākhyā
ākhyā - to name, to call, to tell, to proclaim
Passive Participle
Past passive participle of the root 'khyā' (to tell, to be known) with the prefix 'ā-'. The form is feminine singular, agreeing with 'sevā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'sevā'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Indicates cause or reason.
तां (tāṁ) - it (service) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to 'sevā'.
परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid (should avoid, should abandon)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (liṅ) of parivarj
Potential
Root 'vṛj' (to throw, to exclude) with the prefix 'pari-' (around, completely). Form is 3rd person singular potential (vidhiliṅ).
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛj (class 3)