मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-45
नाभिनन्देत मरणं नाभिनन्देत जीवितम ।
कालमेव प्रतीक्षेत निर्वेशं भृतको यथा ॥४५॥
कालमेव प्रतीक्षेत निर्वेशं भृतको यथा ॥४५॥
45. nābhinandeta maraṇaṁ nābhinandeta jīvitam ,
kālameva pratīkṣeta nirveśaṁ bhṛtako yathā.
kālameva pratīkṣeta nirveśaṁ bhṛtako yathā.
45.
na abhinandet maraṇam na abhinandet jīvitam
kālam eva pratīkṣeta nirveśam bhṛtakaḥ yathā
kālam eva pratīkṣeta nirveśam bhṛtakaḥ yathā
45.
One should not welcome death, nor should one welcome life. One should simply await the time, like a servant awaiting payment.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (negating the verb) (not)
- अभिनन्देत् (abhinandet) - should welcome or cherish (death or life) (should welcome, should applaud, should cherish)
- मरणम् (maraṇam) - death
- न (na) - not (negating the verb) (not)
- अभिनन्देत् (abhinandet) - should welcome or cherish (death or life) (should welcome, should applaud, should cherish)
- जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living)
- कालम् (kālam) - the appointed time, the right time (time, season, period)
- एव (eva) - only, simply (emphasizing waiting for time) (indeed, truly, only)
- प्रतीक्षेत (pratīkṣeta) - should wait for (the appointed time) (should wait for, should expect)
- निर्वेशम् (nirveśam) - wages or payment (that is due) (payment, wages, recompense)
- भृतकः (bhṛtakaḥ) - a hired servant or laborer (servant, hired laborer)
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as (introducing the simile) (as, like, according to)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (negating the verb) (not)
(indeclinable)
अभिनन्देत् (abhinandet) - should welcome or cherish (death or life) (should welcome, should applaud, should cherish)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of abhinanda
1st Conjugation
Present tense, 3rd person singular, optative mood (vidhiliṅ). Derived from the root 'nanda' (to be glad, to rejoice) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, over).
Prefix: abhi-
Root: nanda (class 1)
मरणम् (maraṇam) - death
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa
maraṇa - death, dying
Derived from the root 'mṛ' (to die) with the suffix '-ana'.
Root: mṛ (class 2)
न (na) - not (negating the verb) (not)
(indeclinable)
अभिनन्देत् (abhinandet) - should welcome or cherish (death or life) (should welcome, should applaud, should cherish)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of abhinanda
1st Conjugation
Present tense, 3rd person singular, optative mood (vidhiliṅ). Derived from the root 'nanda' (to be glad, to rejoice) with prefix 'abhi' (towards, over).
Prefix: abhi-
Root: nanda (class 1)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, existence
Derived from the root 'jīv' (to live) with the suffix '-ita'.
Root: jīv (class 1)
कालम् (kālam) - the appointed time, the right time (time, season, period)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, period, death
एव (eva) - only, simply (emphasizing waiting for time) (indeed, truly, only)
(indeclinable)
प्रतीक्षेत (pratīkṣeta) - should wait for (the appointed time) (should wait for, should expect)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of pratīkṣ
1st Conjugation
Present tense, 3rd person singular, optative mood (vidhiliṅ). Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see, to look) with prefixes 'prati' (back, towards) and 'ā' (up, completely).
Prefixes: prati-+ā-
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
निर्वेशम् (nirveśam) - wages or payment (that is due) (payment, wages, recompense)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nirveśa
nirveśa - payment, wages, satisfaction
Derived from the root 'viś' (to enter) with prefixes 'nir' (out) and 'sam' (together), often implies a final settling or completion.
Prefixes: nir-+sam-
Root: viś (class 2)
भृतकः (bhṛtakaḥ) - a hired servant or laborer (servant, hired laborer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛtaka
bhṛtaka - hired, servant, laborer
Derived from the root 'bhṛ' (to bear, to support, to hire) with the suffix '-taka'.
Root: bhṛ (class 9)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as (introducing the simile) (as, like, according to)
(indeclinable)