मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-1
राजधर्मान प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावृत्तो भवेन्नृपः ।
संभवश्च यथा तस्य सिद्धिश्च परमा यथा ॥१॥
संभवश्च यथा तस्य सिद्धिश्च परमा यथा ॥१॥
1. rājadharmān pravakṣyāmi yathāvṛtto bhavennṛpaḥ ,
saṁbhavaśca yathā tasya siddhiśca paramā yathā.
saṁbhavaśca yathā tasya siddhiśca paramā yathā.
1.
rājadharmān pravakṣyāmi yathāvṛttaḥ bhavennṛpaḥ |
saṃbhavaś ca yathā tasya siddhiś ca paramā yathā
saṃbhavaś ca yathā tasya siddhiś ca paramā yathā
1.
pravakṣyāmi rājadharmān yathāvṛttaḥ nṛpaḥ bhavet
tasya ca saṃbhavaḥ yathā paramā ca siddhiḥ yathā
tasya ca saṃbhavaḥ yathā paramā ca siddhiḥ yathā
1.
I shall expound the constitution (dharma) of kings, how a king should behave, and how his success and supreme achievement (siddhi) are attained.
Words meanings summery:
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- राजधर्मान् (rājadharmān) - the constitution of kings (the constitution of kings, duties of kings)
- प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall expound (I shall speak, I shall declare, I shall explain)
- यथावृत्तः (yathāvṛttaḥ) - how a king should behave (as he should be, behaving properly, according to rule)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should behave (may be, should be, becomes)
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, sovereign)
- संभवश् (saṁbhavaś) - success (origin, birth, arising, success)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- यथा (yathā) - how (as, according to, how)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his, its)
- सिद्धिश् (siddhiś) - achievement (siddhi) (accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power)
- परमा (paramā) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
- यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to, how)
Words meanings and morphology
राजधर्मान् (rājadharmān) - the constitution of kings (the constitution of kings, duties of kings)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rājādharma
rājādharma - the constitution of kings, duties of kings
compound of rājan (king) and dharma (constitution, law, duty)
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+dharma)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine) - dharma – constitution, law, duty, virtue, religion, innate nature, characteristic
noun (masculine)
Abstract Noun
from √dhṛ (to hold, to support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall expound (I shall speak, I shall declare, I shall explain)
(verb)
1st person , active, future (lṛṭ) of pravakṣyāmi
Future Tense
from pra-√vac (to speak)
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
यथावृत्तः (yathāvṛttaḥ) - how a king should behave (as he should be, behaving properly, according to rule)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yathāvṛtta
yathāvṛtta - as he should be, according to rule, well-behaved
compound of yathā (as, according to) and vṛtta (conduct, behavior, form)
Compound type : tatpurusha (yathā+vṛtta)
- yathā – as, according to, like, how
indeclinable - vṛtta – circumference, circle, behavior, conduct, action, past participle of √vṛ (to cover, to choose)
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √vṛ (to cover, to choose, to surround)
Root: vṛ (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should behave (may be, should be, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of bhavet
Optative
from √bhū (to be, to become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, sovereign)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, sovereign
from nṛ (man) and pa (protector)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
from √pā (to protect, to guard)
Root: pā (class 1)
संभवश् (saṁbhavaś) - success (origin, birth, arising, success)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava
saṁbhava - birth, origin, production, existence, success, prosperity
Abstract Noun
from sam-√bhū (to be, to exist, to become)
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - how (as, according to, how)
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tasya
tad - that, it
Third person pronoun, genitive singular masculine/neuter
सिद्धिश् (siddhiś) - achievement (siddhi) (accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power
Abstract Noun
from sam-√dha (to accomplish, to achieve)
Prefix: sam
Root: dha (class 3)
परमा (paramā) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paramā
param - supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond
यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to, how)
(indeclinable)