मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-75
अहिंसयेन्द्रियासङ्गैर्वैदिकैश्चैव कर्मभिः ।
तपसश्चरणैश्चौग्रैः साधयन्तीह तत्पदम ॥७५॥
तपसश्चरणैश्चौग्रैः साधयन्तीह तत्पदम ॥७५॥
75. ahiṁsayendriyāsaṅgairvaidikaiścaiva karmabhiḥ ,
tapasaścaraṇaiścaugraiḥ sādhayantīha tatpadam.
tapasaścaraṇaiścaugraiḥ sādhayantīha tatpadam.
75.
ahiṃsayā indriyāsaṅgaiḥ vaidikaiḥ ca eva karmabhiḥ
tapasāḥ caraṇaiḥ ca augaraiḥ sādhayantī iha tat padam
tapasāḥ caraṇaiḥ ca augaraiḥ sādhayantī iha tat padam
75.
By non-violence (ahiṃsā), by detachment from the senses, by Vedic actions (karma), and by practicing severe austerities (tapas), one attains that state (pada) in this world.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence (ahiṃsā) (by non-violence, by harmlessness)
- इन्द्रियासङ्गैः (indriyāsaṅgaiḥ) - by detachment from the senses (by non-attachment to senses, by detachment from sense objects)
- वैदिकाइः (vaidikāiḥ) - Vedic (by Vedic, by pertaining to the Vedas)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, surely)
- कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by Vedic actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds, by rituals)
- तपसाः (tapasāḥ) - by austerities (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by self-discipline)
- चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by practices (by practices, by conduct, by ways)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- औगरैः (augaraiḥ) - severe (by severe, by intense, by fierce)
- साधयन्ती (sādhayantī) - attaining (achieving, accomplishing, realizing)
- इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
- तत् (tat) - that
- पदम् (padam) - state (foot, step, place, state, goal)
Words meanings and morphology
अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence (ahiṃsā) (by non-violence, by harmlessness)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-violence, harmlessness
From the root 'han' (to kill) with the prefix 'a-' (negation) and the suffix '-sā'.
Prefix: a
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Instrumental case indicates the means by which something is achieved.
इन्द्रियासङ्गैः (indriyāsaṅgaiḥ) - by detachment from the senses (by non-attachment to senses, by detachment from sense objects)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of indriyāsaṅga
indriyāsaṅga - non-attachment to senses, detachment from sensory objects
Compound of 'indriya' (senses) and 'asaṅga' (non-attachment).
Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+asaṅga)
- indriya – sense organ, faculty of perception
noun (neuter) - asaṅga – non-attachment, detachment, non-contact
noun (masculine)
From the root 'sañj' (to cling, attach) with the prefix 'a-' (negation).
Prefix: a
Root: sañj (class 4)
Note: Instrumental plural indicates the means.
वैदिकाइः (vaidikāiḥ) - Vedic (by Vedic, by pertaining to the Vedas)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vaidika
vaidika - Vedic, relating to the Vedas
Derived from 'Veda' with the suffix '-ika'.
Note: Instrumental plural, agreeing with 'karmabhiḥ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, surely)
(indeclinable)
कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by Vedic actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds, by rituals)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate
From the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the suffix '-ma'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means.
तपसाः (tapasāḥ) - by austerities (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by self-discipline)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism, austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
From the root 'tap' (to heat, to burn, to be zealous) with the suffix '-as'.
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Instrumental singular, indicating the means.
चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by practices (by practices, by conduct, by ways)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of caraṇa
caraṇa - foot, leg, conduct, practice, way
From the root 'car' (to move, to go, to behave) with the suffix '-aṇa'.
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
औगरैः (augaraiḥ) - severe (by severe, by intense, by fierce)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of augrā
augrā - severe, intense, fierce, terrible
Derived from 'ugra' (fierce) with the augment 'au'.
Note: Instrumental plural, agreeing with 'caraṇaiḥ'.
साधयन्ती (sādhayantī) - attaining (achieving, accomplishing, realizing)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (śatṛ) of sādh
Present Participle
Root 'sādh' with the suffix '-ant'. Feminine singular ending.
Root: sādh (class 10)
Note: Present participle, feminine singular, agreeing with an implied feminine subject (e.g., a practitioner, or the soul).
इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tat
tat - that, it
Note: Accusative singular, object of 'sādhayantī'.
पदम् (padam) - state (foot, step, place, state, goal)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, place, position, state, goal, word
From the root 'pad' (to go, to fall, to attain) with the suffix '-a'.
Root: pad (class 2)
Note: Accusative singular, object of 'sādhayantī'. Placed after 'tat' to form 'tat padam'.