मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-87
ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थश्च वानप्रस्थो यतिस्तथा ।
एते गृहस्थप्रभवाश्चत्वारः पृथगाश्रमाः ॥८७॥
एते गृहस्थप्रभवाश्चत्वारः पृथगाश्रमाः ॥८७॥
87. brahmacārī gṛhasthaśca vānaprastho yatistathā ,
ete gṛhasthaprabhavāścatvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ.
ete gṛhasthaprabhavāścatvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ.
87.
brahmacārī gṛhasthaḥ ca vānaprasthaḥ yatiḥ tathā
ete gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ catvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ
ete gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ catvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ
87.
brahmacārī gṛhasthaḥ ca vānaprasthaḥ yatiḥ tathā
ete catvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ
ete catvāraḥ pṛthagāśramāḥ gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ
87.
The student (brahmacārī), the householder (gṛhastha), the forest dweller (vānaprastha), and the ascetic (yati) likewise – these four distinct stages of life (āśrama) originate from the householder.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - student stage of life (student, celibate, one who practices Brahma (spiritual knowledge))
- गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder stage of life (householder, family man)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - forest dweller stage of life (forest dweller, hermit)
- यतिः (yatiḥ) - ascetic stage of life (ascetic, renunciate, one who restrains (senses))
- तथा (tathā) - likewise (so, thus, likewise, in that way)
- एते (ete) - these
- गृहस्थप्रभवः (gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ) - originate from the householder (originating from the householder, arisen from the householder)
- चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four
- पृथगाश्रमाः (pṛthagāśramāḥ) - distinct stages of life (separate stages of life, distinct orders of life)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - student stage of life (student, celibate, one who practices Brahma (spiritual knowledge))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin
brahmacārin - one who walks in (practice/study) Brahman; student; celibate
Compound of brahman (neuter noun 'Brahman', 'Vedic knowledge', 'devotion') and cārin (masculine noun 'walker', 'practitioner', from the root car 'to walk, move')
Root: car (class 1)
गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder stage of life (householder, family man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha
gṛhastha - householder, one who stays at home
Compound of gṛha (neuter noun 'house') and stha (past passive participle of√sthā 'to stand, stay')
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)
- gṛha – house, home, dwelling
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, staying, being
indeclinable
Past Passive Participle
from the root √sthā (to stand, stay)
Root: sthā (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - forest dweller stage of life (forest dweller, hermit)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha
vānaprastha - forest dweller, hermit
Compound of vana (neuter noun 'forest') and prastha (past passive participle of √sthā 'to stand, stay', here implying 'one who lives in')
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+prastha)
- vana – forest, wood, wilderness
noun (neuter) - prastha – placed, settled, gone
indeclinable
Past Passive Participle
from the root √sthā (to stand, stay)
Root: sthā (class 1)
यतिः (yatiḥ) - ascetic stage of life (ascetic, renunciate, one who restrains (senses))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yati
yati - one who restrains (senses); ascetic, renunciate
From the root √yam (to restrain, control)
Root: yam (class 4)
तथा (tathā) - likewise (so, thus, likewise, in that way)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad (pronoun 'that') + the suffix -thā (adverbial suffix)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
गृहस्थप्रभवः (gṛhasthaprabhavaḥ) - originate from the householder (originating from the householder, arisen from the householder)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhasthaprabhava
gṛhasthaprabhava - arising from, originating from the householder
Compound of gṛhastha ('householder') and prabhava ('origin, source, coming forth')
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhastha+prabhava)
- gṛhastha – householder
noun (masculine)
Compound of gṛha (house) and stha (staying)
Root: sthā (class 1) - prabhava – origin, source, growth, coming forth
noun (masculine)
From the root √bhū ('to be, become') with prefix pra ('forth, forward')
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of catvar
catvar - four
पृथगाश्रमाः (pṛthagāśramāḥ) - distinct stages of life (separate stages of life, distinct orders of life)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthagāśrama
pṛthagāśrama - separate stages of life
Compound of pṛthak ('separate') and āśrama ('stage of life, hermitage')
Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthak+āśrama)
- pṛthak – separate, apart, distinct
indeclinable - āśrama – a stage of life (brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, yati); hermitage, place of religious austerity
noun (masculine)
From the root √śram ('to toil, exert oneself')
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)