मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-6, verse-88

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सर्वेऽपि क्रमशस्त्वेते यथाशास्त्रं निषेविताः ।
यथोक्तकारिणं विप्रं नयन्ति परमां गतिम ॥८८॥

88. sarve'pi kramaśastvete yathāśāstraṁ niṣevitāḥ ,
yathoktakāriṇaṁ vipraṁ nayanti paramāṁ gatim.

88. sarve'pi kramataḥ tve te yathāśāstraṃ niṣevitāḥ
yathoktakāriṇaṃ vipraṃ nayanti paramāṃ gatim

88. te sarve'pi kramataḥ yathāśāstraṃ niṣevitāḥ
yathoktakāriṇaṃ vipraṃ nayanti paramāṃ gatim

88. All of these, when practiced sequentially according to scripture, lead the twice-born (vipra) who acts as prescribed to the highest goal (paramā gatim).

Words meanings summery:

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सर्वे&#०३९;पि (sarve'pi) - all of these (all also, all indeed)

क्रमतः (kramataḥ) - sequentially (sequentially, in order, gradually)

त्वे (tve) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

ते (te) - these (stages of life) (these)

यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture (according to scripture, as per the rules)

निषेविताः (niṣevitāḥ) - practiced (served, practiced, cultivated, enjoyed)

यथोक्तकारिणं (yathoktakāriṇaṁ) - who acts as prescribed (one who acts as prescribed, one who does what is stated)

विप्रं (vipraṁ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, learned one, priest)

नयन्ति (nayanti) - lead (they lead, they carry, they guide)

परमां (paramāṁ) - highest (supreme, highest, ultimate)

गतिम् (gatim) - goal (goal, destination, state, way)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे&#०३९;पि (sarve'pi) - all of these (all also, all indeed)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

Indefinite pronoun

Note: External sandhi: sarvaḥ + api -> sarve'pi

क्रमतः (kramataḥ) - sequentially (sequentially, in order, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Derived from krama ('step, order, sequence') with the ablative/adverbial suffix -tas

त्वे (tve) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi: kramataḥ + tu + ete -> kramataḥ tve te. (u after r lengthens to ūr, then becomes e in this sandhi rule, with t introduced for euphony)

ते (te) - these (stages of life) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture (according to scripture, as per the rules)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā ('as, according to') and śāstra ('scripture, teaching, science')

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+śāstra)

yathā – as, like, according to
indeclinable
śāstra – scripture, teaching, science, doctrine, rule
noun (neuter)
From the root √śās ('to teach, command, rule')
Root: śās (class 1)

निषेविताः (niṣevitāḥ) - practiced (served, practiced, cultivated, enjoyed)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣevita

niṣevita - served, cultivated, practiced, inhabited

Past Passive Participle

From the causative verb niṣevayati, from the root √sev ('to serve, worship, practice')

Prefixes: niḥ+vi

Root: sev (class 2)

यथोक्तकारिणं (yathoktakāriṇaṁ) - who acts as prescribed (one who acts as prescribed, one who does what is stated)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yathoktakārin

yathoktakārin - one who does what is stated or prescribed

Compound of yathā ('as') + ukta ('said, prescribed') + kārin ('doer', from √kṛ 'to do')

Compound type : tatpurusha (yathā+ukta+kārin)

yathā – as, like, according to
indeclinable
ukta – said, spoken, declared, prescribed
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root √vac ('to say')
Root: vac (class 2)
kārin – doer, maker, agent
noun (masculine)
From the root √kṛ ('to do, make')
Root: kṛ (class 8)

विप्रं (vipraṁ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, learned one, priest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, learned person, sage

From the root √vip ('to move quickly, impel, to be active', possibly referring to the quickness of speech or thought)

Root: vip (class 1)

नयन्ति (nayanti) - lead (they lead, they carry, they guide)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nī

Present Tense

Root √nī (class 1, P)

Root: nī (class 1)