मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-9
षट्कर्मैको भवत्येषां त्रिभिरन्यः प्रवर्तते ।
द्वाभ्यामेकश्चतुर्थस्तु ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण जीवति ॥९॥
द्वाभ्यामेकश्चतुर्थस्तु ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण जीवति ॥९॥
9. ṣaṭkarmaiko bhavatyeṣāṁ tribhiranyaḥ pravartate ,
dvābhyāmekaścaturthastu brahmasattreṇa jīvati.
dvābhyāmekaścaturthastu brahmasattreṇa jīvati.
9.
ṣaṭkarmaiko bhavaty eṣāṃ tribhir anyaḥ pravartate
dvābhyām ekaś caturthastu brahmasattreṇa jīvati
dvābhyām ekaś caturthastu brahmasattreṇa jīvati
9.
eṣāṃ ṣaṭkarmaiko bhavaty anyaḥ tribhir pravartate
ekaḥ dvābhyām caturthaḥ tu brahmasattreṇa jīvati
ekaḥ dvābhyām caturthaḥ tu brahmasattreṇa jīvati
9.
One of them lives by performing the six duties (ṣaṭkarma), another thrives by three, one lives by two, and the fourth sustains himself through Vedic knowledge (brahmasattra).
Words meanings summery:
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- षट्कर्मैको (ṣaṭkarmaiko) - Referring to a Brahmin who subsists by performing the six prescribed duties of his order. (one by the six duties)
- भवत्य् (bhavaty) - Describing the state or mode of living. (he is, he becomes)
- एषां (eṣāṁ) - Referring to the four types of householders. (of these)
- त्रिभिर् (tribhir) - Indicating subsistence by means of three specified activities or sources. (by three)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - Referring to a different type of householder. (other, another)
- प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - Describing the mode of livelihood or activity. (he proceeds, he engages in, he lives by)
- द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - Indicating subsistence by means of two specified activities or sources. (by two)
- एकश् (ekaś) - Referring to another individual within the group. (one)
- चतुर्थस्तु (caturthastu) - Designating the final type of householder in the series. (the fourth one indeed)
- ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण (brahmasattreṇa) - Sustaining oneself through the study and practice of Vedic knowledge and the realization of Brahman. (by Vedic knowledge, by the pursuit of Brahman)
- जीवति (jīvati) - Describing the sustenance of the fourth individual. (he lives)
Words meanings and morphology
षट्कर्मैको (ṣaṭkarmaiko) - Referring to a Brahmin who subsists by performing the six prescribed duties of his order. (one by the six duties)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭkarma
ṣaṭkarma - six duties (of a Brahmin: teaching, studying, performing Vedic rituals, officiating Vedic rituals, giving gifts, receiving gifts)
Compound of ṣaṭ (six) and karma (action, duty)
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṭ+karma)
- ṣaṭ – six
number - karma – action, deed, work, ritual, duty
noun (neuter)
From the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Sandhi: ṣaṭkarma + ekaḥ = ṣaṭkarmaiko (visarga to o before e)
भवत्य् (bhavaty) - Describing the state or mode of living. (he is, he becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice (laṭ)
Root: bhū (class 2)
एषां (eṣāṁ) - Referring to the four types of householders. (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Genitive plural form of etad
त्रिभिर् (tribhir) - Indicating subsistence by means of three specified activities or sources. (by three)
(number)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - Referring to a different type of householder. (other, another)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - Describing the mode of livelihood or activity. (he proceeds, he engages in, he lives by)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-vart
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (laṭ)
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - Indicating subsistence by means of two specified activities or sources. (by two)
(number)
एकश् (ekaś) - Referring to another individual within the group. (one)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, alone, single
Note: Sandhi: ekaḥ + ca = ekaśca (visarga assimilated to the following consonant 'c')
चतुर्थस्तु (caturthastu) - Designating the final type of householder in the series. (the fourth one indeed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturtha
caturtha - fourth
Ordinal number derived from catura (four)
Note: Sandhi: caturthaḥ + tu = caturthastu (visarga assimilated to the following consonant 't')
ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण (brahmasattreṇa) - Sustaining oneself through the study and practice of Vedic knowledge and the realization of Brahman. (by Vedic knowledge, by the pursuit of Brahman)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmasattren
brahmasattren - by Vedic knowledge, by the sustenance of Brahman
Instrumental singular of brahmasattre, a compound of brahman (ultimate reality) and sattra (sustenance, session, Vedic ritual)
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sattre)
- brahman – ultimate reality, supreme spirit, Vedic knowledge
noun (neuter)
From the root 'bṛh' (to grow, to expand)
Root: bṛh - sattre – sustenance, session, sacrifice
noun (neuter)
From the root 'sad' (to sit, to settle)
Root: sad (class 1)
जीवति (jīvati) - Describing the sustenance of the fourth individual. (he lives)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice (laṭ)
Root: jīv (class 1)