मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-159
अनेकानि सहस्राणि कुमारब्रह्मचारिणाम ।
दिवं गतानि विप्राणामकृत्वा कुलसंततिम ॥१५९॥
दिवं गतानि विप्राणामकृत्वा कुलसंततिम ॥१५९॥
159. anekāni sahasrāṇi kumārabrahmacāriṇām ,
divaṁ gatāni viprāṇāmakṛtvā kulasaṁtatim.
divaṁ gatāni viprāṇāmakṛtvā kulasaṁtatim.
159.
anekāni sahasrāṇi kumārabrahmacāriṇām |
divaṃ gatāni viprāṇām akṛtvā kulasantatim
divaṃ gatāni viprāṇām akṛtvā kulasantatim
159.
anekāni sahasrāṇi kumārabrahmacāriṇām
viprāṇām akṛtvā kulasantatim divaṃ gatāni
viprāṇām akṛtvā kulasantatim divaṃ gatāni
159.
Many thousands of celibate spiritual students (brahmacarins) among the twice-born (vipra) have gone to heaven, without procreating offspring.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनेकानि (anekāni) - many (many, numerous)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- कुमारब्रह्मचारिणाम् (kumārabrahmacāriṇām) - of celibate spiritual students (of young celibate students)
- दिवं (divaṁ) - heaven (heaven, sky)
- गतानि (gatāni) - gone (gone, attained)
- विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the twice-born (viprāṇām) (of the twice-born, of the learned)
- अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without procreating (without doing, not having done)
- कुलसन्ततिम् (kulasantatim) - offspring (lineage, progeny, offspring)
Words meanings and morphology
अनेकानि (anekāni) - many (many, numerous)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of aneka
aneka - not one, many, numerous
privative prefix 'a-' + eka (one)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand; multitude
कुमारब्रह्मचारिणाम् (kumārabrahmacāriṇām) - of celibate spiritual students (of young celibate students)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kumārabrahmacārin
kumārabrahmacārin - a young celibate student (especially of Vedic lore)
compound: kumāra (young, boy) + brahmacārin (celibate student)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kumāra+brahmacārin)
- kumāra – boy, young man, prince
noun (masculine) - brahmacārin – a religious student, an ascetic, a celibate
noun (masculine)
Past Active Participle
from root car (to walk, to move) with 'brahman'
Root: car (class 1)
दिवं (divaṁ) - heaven (heaven, sky)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of diva
diva - sky, heaven, divine light
गतानि (gatāni) - gone (gone, attained)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, plural of gatāni
gatāni - gone, attained
Past Passive Participle
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the twice-born (viprāṇām) (of the twice-born, of the learned)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - learned, wise, a learned Brahmin
from root vip (to pervade, to shine; to be wise)
Root: vip (class 1)
अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without procreating (without doing, not having done)
(gerund)
Note: The meaning 'procreating' is inferred from the context of 'kulasantatim'.
कुलसन्ततिम् (kulasantatim) - offspring (lineage, progeny, offspring)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kulasantati
kulasantati - lineage, progeny, offspring, succession of a family
compound: kula (family, clan) + santati (continuation, lineage, offspring)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+santati)
- kula – family, clan, tribe
noun (neuter) - santati – continuity, succession, progeny, offspring
noun (feminine)
from root tan (to stretch, to continue)
Prefix: sam
Root: tan (class 2)