मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-6, verse-86

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एष धर्मोऽनुशिष्टो वो यतीनां नियतात्मनाम ।
वेदसंन्यासिकानां तु कर्मयोगं निबोधत ॥८६॥

86. eṣa dharmo'nuśiṣṭo vo yatīnāṁ niyatātmanām ,
vedasaṁnyāsikānāṁ tu karmayogaṁ nibodhata.

86. eṣa dharmaḥ anuśiṣṭaḥ vaḥ yatīnām niyata-ātmanām
veda-saṃnyāsikānām tu karma-yogam nibodhata

86. vaḥ niyata-ātmanām yatīnām eṣa dharmaḥ anuśiṣṭaḥ
tu veda-saṃnyāsikānām karma-yogam nibodhata

86. This is the prescribed dharma (law/duty) for you, the self-controlled ascetics (yatinām), but you should understand the karma-yoga (path of action) for those who have renounced the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

एष (eṣa) - this

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma (law/duty) (duty, law, righteousness, innate nature)

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - prescribed (taught, instructed, prescribed)

वः (vaḥ) - for you (your)

यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - the ascetics (yatinām) (of ascetics, of renunciates)

नियत-आत्मनाम् (niyata-ātmanām) - the self-controlled (of the self-controlled, of the disciplined soul)

वेद-संन्यासिकानाम् (veda-saṁnyāsikānām) - those who have renounced the Vedas (of those who renounce the Vedas, of Vedic renunciates)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)

कर्म-योगम् (karma-yogam) - karma-yoga (path of action) (the yoga of action, the path of action)

निबोधत (nibodhata) - you should understand (know, understand, learn)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma (law/duty) (duty, law, righteousness, innate nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, law, righteousness, virtue, nature, essential quality

from √dhṛ (to hold, to support)

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - prescribed (taught, instructed, prescribed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - taught, instructed, disciplined, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

anu- (after, according to) + √śiṣ (to teach, to command)

Prefix: anu-

Root: √śiṣ (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - for you (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vaḥ

vaḥ - your, to you

यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - the ascetics (yatinām) (of ascetics, of renunciates)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yatī

yatī - ascetic, one who restrains, renunciate

from √yam (to restrain, to control)

Root: √yam (class 1)

नियत-आत्मनाम् (niyata-ātmanām) - the self-controlled (of the self-controlled, of the disciplined soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of niyata-ātman

niyata-ātman - one who has controlled the self, self-controlled, disciplined soul

niyata (controlled, restrained) + ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niyata+ātman)

niyata – controlled, restrained, fixed, regulated
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from ni-√yam (to restrain, to control)
Prefix: ni-
Root: √yam (class 1)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
noun (masculine)

वेद-संन्यासिकानाम् (veda-saṁnyāsikānām) - those who have renounced the Vedas (of those who renounce the Vedas, of Vedic renunciates)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of veda-saṃnyāsika

veda-saṁnyāsika - one who renounces the Vedas

veda (Veda) + saṃnyāsika (renunciate)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+saṃnyāsika)

veda – knowledge, the Vedas
noun (masculine)
from √vid (to know)
Prefix:
Root: √vid (class 2)
saṃnyāsika – renunciate, one who has renounced
noun (masculine)
from saṃnyāsa (renunciation)
Prefix: sam-

तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)

(indeclinable)

कर्म-योगम् (karma-yogam) - karma-yoga (path of action) (the yoga of action, the path of action)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karma-yoga

karma-yoga - the yoga of action, the path of selfless action

karma (action) + yoga (union, practice)

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+yoga)

karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
noun (neuter)
from √kṛ (to do, to make)
Prefix:
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
yoga – union, joining, connection, yoga, practice
noun (masculine)
from √yuj (to yoke, to join, to unite)
Prefix:
Root: √yuj (class 4)

निबोधत (nibodhata) - you should understand (know, understand, learn)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nibodh

Imperative 2. pl. Atmanepada

ni- (down, into) + ava- (down) + √budh (to know, to awaken)

Prefixes: ni-+ava-

Root: √budh (class 1)

Note: The form nibodhata is an imperative plural. The root is budh (to know) with prefixes ni and ava. So, it means 'understand!'