मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-113
अपामग्नेश्च संयोगाद हैमं रौप्यं च निर्बभौ ।
तस्मात तयोः स्वयोन्यैव निर्णेको गुणवत्तरः ॥११३॥
तस्मात तयोः स्वयोन्यैव निर्णेको गुणवत्तरः ॥११३॥
113. apāmagneśca saṁyogād haimaṁ raupyaṁ ca nirbabhau ,
tasmāt tayoḥ svayonyaiva nirṇeko guṇavattaraḥ.
tasmāt tayoḥ svayonyaiva nirṇeko guṇavattaraḥ.
113.
apāmagneśca saṃyogād haimaṃ raupyaṃ ca nirbabhau
tasmāt tayoḥ svayonaiva nirṇekaḥ guṇavattaraḥ
tasmāt tayoḥ svayonaiva nirṇekaḥ guṇavattaraḥ
113.
From the combination of water and fire, gold and silver shone brightly. Therefore, their own source (water or fire) is considered more excellent for their purification.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपाम् (apām) - of water (of waters)
- अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- संयोगात् (saṁyogāt) - from the combination (from combination, from union)
- हैमं (haimaṁ) - gold (golden, made of gold)
- रौप्यं (raupyaṁ) - silver (silver, made of silver)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- निर्बभौ (nirbabhau) - shone brightly (shone brightly, shone forth)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (of those two, for those two)
- स्वयोनैव (svayonaiva) - by their own source
- निर्णेकः (nirṇekaḥ) - purification (purifier, cleansing agent, decision)
- गुणवत्तरः (guṇavattaraḥ) - more excellent (more excellent, possessing more qualities)
Words meanings and morphology
अपाम् (apām) - of water (of waters)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water, liquid
अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, Agni (Vedic deity of fire)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
संयोगात् (saṁyogāt) - from the combination (from combination, from union)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃyogāt
saṁyogāt - union, combination, conjunction, contact
Compound: sam- (together) + yoga (union).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sam+yoga)
- sam – together, with
prefix - yoga – union, connection, yoking, discipline
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (to yoke, to unite).
Root: yuj (class 4)
हैमं (haimaṁ) - gold (golden, made of gold)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of haimam
haimam - golden, made of gold
Derived from 'hima' (gold).
रौप्यं (raupyaṁ) - silver (silver, made of silver)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raupyam
raupyam - silver, made of silver
Derived from 'rūpya' (silver).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
निर्बभौ (nirbabhau) - shone brightly (shone brightly, shone forth)
(verb)
3rd person , active, past perfect (liṭ) of nirbabhau
perfect tense
Root: bhu (to shine, to be). Prefix: nir-. Form: 3rd person dual perfect.
Prefix: nir
Root: bhu (class 1)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore)
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tasmāt
tasmāt - from that, therefore
Ablative singular of tad (that).
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (of those two, for those two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of tayoḥ
tayoḥ - of those two, for those two
Genitive/Locative dual of tad (that).
स्वयोनैव (svayonaiva) - by their own source
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of svayonaiva
svayonā - own source, own origin
Compound: sva (own) + yonā (source, origin). 'eva' (indeed/only) is suffixed.
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+yoni)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter) - yoni – source, origin, womb, vulva
noun (feminine) - eva – indeed, even, only, truly
indeclinable
निर्णेकः (nirṇekaḥ) - purification (purifier, cleansing agent, decision)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirṇekaḥ
nirṇekaḥ - purification, cleansing, decision
From the root ni-ṛ (to cleanse).
Prefix: nir
Root: ṛ (class 10)
गुणवत्तरः (guṇavattaraḥ) - more excellent (more excellent, possessing more qualities)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇavattaraḥ
guṇavattaraḥ - possessing more qualities, more excellent, superior
Comparative form of 'guṇavat' (possessing qualities). Compound: guṇa (quality) + vat (possessing) + -tara (comparative suffix).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (guṇa+vat+tara)
- guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, string
noun (masculine) - vat – possessing, having
suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Forms adjectives indicating possession. - tara – comparative suffix
suffix
Forms comparative adjectives.