मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-31
अपराजितां वाऽस्थाय व्रजेद दिशमजिह्मगः ।
आ निपातात्शरीरस्य युक्तो वार्यनिलाशनः ॥३१॥
आ निपातात्शरीरस्य युक्तो वार्यनिलाशनः ॥३१॥
31. aparājitāṁ vā'sthāya vrajed diśamajihmagaḥ ,
ā nipātātśarīrasya yukto vāryanilāśanaḥ.
ā nipātātśarīrasya yukto vāryanilāśanaḥ.
31.
aparājitāṃ vā'sthāya vrajed diśam ajihmagaḥ
| ā nipātāt śarīrasya yuktaḥ vāryanilāśanaḥ
| ā nipātāt śarīrasya yuktaḥ vāryanilāśanaḥ
31.
Or, establishing himself in the invincible (state), one should proceed in a straight direction, with controlled sustenance of water and air, until the body's fall.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपराजिताम् (aparājitām) - the invincible state or condition (invincible, unconquered, victorious)
- वा (vā) - or
- स्थाय (sthāya) - having established himself (in the state) (having stayed, having been established)
- व्रजेत (vrajeta) - should go, should proceed
- दिशम् (diśam) - direction
- अजिह्मगः (ajihmagaḥ) - proceeding in a straight direction (straight-going, one who goes straight)
- आ (ā) - up to, until
- निपातात् (nipātāt) - the body's fall, demise (fall, dropping, end)
- शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - body
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - controlled, disciplined (joined, yoked, controlled, endowed with)
- वार्यनिलाशनः (vāryanilāśanaḥ) - subsisting on water and air (one who eats water and air)
Words meanings and morphology
अपराजिताम् (aparājitām) - the invincible state or condition (invincible, unconquered, victorious)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aparājita
aparājita - unconquered, invincible, victorious
past passive participle of a √ji 'to conquer' with prefix pari 'around' and negating prefix a
Prefixes: a+pari
Root: ji (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
स्थाय (sthāya) - having established himself (in the state) (having stayed, having been established)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from the root √sthā with the suffix -ya
Root: sthā (class 2)
Note: absolutive participle of sthā
व्रजेत (vrajeta) - should go, should proceed
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vraj
optative form of the verb
Root: vraj (class 1)
दिशम् (diśam) - direction
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter
अजिह्मगः (ajihmagaḥ) - proceeding in a straight direction (straight-going, one who goes straight)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajihmaga
ajihmaga - straight-going, one who goes straight, honest
past passive participle
compound of a- 'not' + jihma 'crooked' + gam 'to go'. Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jihma+gam)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - jihma – crooked, bent, indirect
adjective (neuter) - gam – to go, to move
verb
past passive participle
Root: gam (class 2)
आ (ā) - up to, until
(indeclinable)
निपातात् (nipātāt) - the body's fall, demise (fall, dropping, end)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of nipāta
nipāta - fall, dropping, descent, end
nominal
derived from √pat 'to fall' with prefix ni 'down'
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - body
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical frame
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - controlled, disciplined (joined, yoked, controlled, endowed with)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, yoked, connected, fit, proper, controlled, endowed with
past passive participle
past passive participle of √yuj 'to join, yoke, apply'
Root: yuj (class 2)
वार्यनिलाशनः (vāryanilāśanaḥ) - subsisting on water and air (one who eats water and air)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāryanilāśana
vāryanilāśana - eating water and air, subsisting on water and air
nominal
compound of vārin 'water', anila 'air', and aśana 'eating'. Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vārin+anila+aśana)
- vārin – water
noun (neuter) - anila – air, wind
noun (masculine) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
nominal
from √aś 'to eat'
Root: aś (class 2)