मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-28
प्राणस्यान्नमिदं सर्वं प्रजापतिरकल्पयत ।
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव सर्वं प्राणस्य भोजनम ॥२८॥
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव सर्वं प्राणस्य भोजनम ॥२८॥
28. prāṇasyānnamidaṁ sarvaṁ prajāpatirakalpayat ,
sthāvaraṁ jaṅgamaṁ caiva sarvaṁ prāṇasya bhojanam.
sthāvaraṁ jaṅgamaṁ caiva sarvaṁ prāṇasya bhojanam.
28.
prāṇasyānnamiadaṃ sarvaṃ prajāpatirakalpayat
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva sarvaṃ prāṇasya bhojanam
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva sarvaṃ prāṇasya bhojanam
28.
The lord of creatures (Prajapati) ordained all this food for the sake of life (prāṇa); all that is stationary and all that is moving is food for life (prāṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - for the sake of life (of life, of vital air)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food
- इदम् (idam) - this
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, whole)
- प्रजापतिर् (prajāpatir) - the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, Brahma)
- अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - ordained (arranged, ordained, created)
- स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - stationary (stationary, immobile)
- जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - moving (moving, mobile)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
- एव (eva) - and (indeed, only, even)
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, whole)
- प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - for life (of life, of vital air)
- भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food (food, act of eating)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - for the sake of life (of life, of vital air)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life, spirit
Derived from the root prā 'to fill, to pervade' with the prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: prā (class 1)
अन्नम् (annam) - food
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, whole)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
प्रजापतिर् (prajāpatir) - the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, Brahma)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahma
Compound of prajā 'offspring, creatures' and pati 'lord'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)
- prajā – offspring, progeny, subjects, creatures
noun (feminine)
Derived from the root praj 'to beget, to produce'.
Root: praj (class 1) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - ordained (arranged, ordained, created)
(verb)
3rd person , active, imperfect (laṅ) of kalp
Atmanepadi Verb (Causative)
Tenth class verb. Causative form of kalp 'to be suitable'.
Root: kalp (class 10)
स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - stationary (stationary, immobile)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvara
sthāvara - stationary, immobile, fixed
Derived from the root sthā 'to stand' with suffix -vara.
Root: sthā (class 1)
जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - moving (moving, mobile)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama
jaṅgama - moving, mobile, living
Perhaps derived from the root gam 'to go' with reduplication.
Root: gam (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also, even)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - and (indeed, only, even)
(indeclinable)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire, whole)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - for life (of life, of vital air)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life, spirit
Derived from the root prā 'to fill, to pervade' with the prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: prā (class 1)
भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food (food, act of eating)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana
bhojana - food, eating, meal
Derived from the root bhuj 'to eat, to enjoy' with suffix -ana.
Root: bhuj (class 1)