मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-66
दूषितोऽपि चरेद धर्मं यत्र तत्राश्रमे रतः ।
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम ॥६६॥
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम ॥६६॥
66. dūṣito'pi cared dharmaṁ yatra tatrāśrame rataḥ ,
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu na liṅgaṁ dharmakāraṇam.
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu na liṅgaṁ dharmakāraṇam.
66.
dūṣitaḥ api ca caret dharmaṃ yatra tatra āśrame
rataḥ samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu na liṅgaṃ dharma kāraṇam
rataḥ samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu na liṅgaṃ dharma kāraṇam
66.
api ca dūṣitaḥ dharmaṃ caret yatra tatra āśrame
rataḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu samaḥ na liṅgaṃ dharma kāraṇam
rataḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu samaḥ na liṅgaṃ dharma kāraṇam
66.
Even if one is corrupted, they should practice dharma (dharma), engaged in whatever stage of life (āśrama) they are in. Being impartial towards all beings, gender or social standing (liṅga) is not the cause for dharma (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- दूषितः (dūṣitaḥ) - corrupted (corrupted, defiled, vitiated)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- च (ca) - and, also
- चरेत् (caret) - should practice (should walk, should act, should practice)
- धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, duty, law)
- यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, wherever)
- तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)
- आश्रमे (āśrame) - in a stage of life (āśrama) (in an āśrama, in a stage of life)
- रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in (engaged in, devoted to, fond of)
- समः (samaḥ) - impartial (equal, same, impartial, calm)
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all
- भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in beings (in beings, in creatures, in elements)
- न (na) - not
- लिङ्गं (liṅgaṁ) - gender or social standing (sign, mark, characteristic, gender, form)
- धर्म (dharma) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, duty, law)
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, ground)
Words meanings and morphology
दूषितः (dūṣitaḥ) - corrupted (corrupted, defiled, vitiated)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dūṣita
dūṣita - corrupted, defiled, vitiated, polluted
Past Passive Participle
from root dūṣ 'to corrupt, defile, injure'
Root: dūṣ (class 10)
Note: Refers to a male subject who is corrupted.
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चरेत् (caret) - should practice (should walk, should act, should practice)
(verb)
3rd person , middle, potential (liṅ) of car
Atmanepada, Potential Mood
root class 1
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Potential mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, duty, law)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, law, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, essential quality
Note: The object of the verb 'caret'.
यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, wherever)
(indeclinable)
तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)
(indeclinable)
आश्रमे (āśrame) - in a stage of life (āśrama) (in an āśrama, in a stage of life)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama
āśrama - hermitage, monastery, religious order, stage of life (asrama)
रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in (engaged in, devoted to, fond of)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rata
rata - engaged in, devoted to, pleased with, fond of
Past Passive Participle
from root ram 'to play, delight, enjoy'
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Modifies the subject (implicitly 'he' or 'one').
समः (samaḥ) - impartial (equal, same, impartial, calm)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, level, calm, impartial, balanced
Note: Modifies the subject (implicitly 'he' or 'one').
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
Note: Modifies 'bhūteṣu'.
भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in beings (in beings, in creatures, in elements)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, entity, creature, past, element
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū 'to be, become'
Root: bhū (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
लिङ्गं (liṅgaṁ) - gender or social standing (sign, mark, characteristic, gender, form)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of liṅga
liṅga - sign, mark, characteristic, emblem, gender, phallus
धर्म (dharma) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, duty, law)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, law, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, essential quality
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, means, instrument, action
gerund
from root kṛ 'to do, make'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Part of the compound 'dharma kāraṇam' (cause of dharma).