मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-10
कार्यं सोऽवेक्ष्य शक्तिं च देशकालौ च तत्त्वतः ।
कुरुते धर्मसिद्ध्यर्थं विश्वरूपं पुनः पुनः ॥१०॥
कुरुते धर्मसिद्ध्यर्थं विश्वरूपं पुनः पुनः ॥१०॥
10. kāryaṁ so'vekṣya śaktiṁ ca deśakālau ca tattvataḥ ,
kurute dharmasiddhyarthaṁ viśvarūpaṁ punaḥ punaḥ.
kurute dharmasiddhyarthaṁ viśvarūpaṁ punaḥ punaḥ.
10.
kāryam so avīkṣya śaktim ca deśakālau ca tattvataḥ
kurute dharmasidhyarthaṃ viśvarūpam punaḥ punaḥ
kurute dharmasidhyarthaṃ viśvarūpam punaḥ punaḥ
10.
saḥ tattvataḥ kāryam śaktim ca deśakālau ca avīkṣya
dharmasidhyarthaṃ punaḥ punaḥ viśvarūpam kurute
dharmasidhyarthaṃ punaḥ punaḥ viśvarūpam kurute
10.
He, understanding the task, his own ability, and the place and time precisely, undertakes the work again and again for the sake of realizing (his) innate constitution (dharma). He embodies the cosmic form.
Words meanings summery:
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- कार्यम् (kāryam) - the task at hand (work, duty, task, action)
- सो (so) - he (referring to the person undertaking the task) (he, that)
- अवीक्ष्य (avīkṣya) - having understood (having seen, having considered, having perceived)
- शक्तिम् (śaktim) - his own ability (power, ability, strength, energy)
- च (ca) - and
- देशकालौ (deśakālau) - the place and time (place and time)
- च (ca) - and
- तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - precisely, according to their true nature (truly, really, in essence, according to truth)
- कुरुते (kurute) - undertakes, performs (does, makes, performs)
- धर्मसिध्यर्थं (dharmasidhyarthaṁ) - for the sake of realizing (his) innate constitution (dharma) (for the sake of achieving dharma)
- विश्वरूपम् (viśvarūpam) - the cosmic form (universal form, cosmic form, all-formed)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
Words meanings and morphology
कार्यम् (kāryam) - the task at hand (work, duty, task, action)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work, deed, action, object to be done, affair, business
Past Passive Participle
from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'ya'
Root: kṛ (class 1)
सो (so) - he (referring to the person undertaking the task) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sa
sa - he, that, the former
अवीक्ष्य (avīkṣya) - having understood (having seen, having considered, having perceived)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
from root 'īkṣ' (to see) + prefix 'ava' + suffix 'ya'
Prefix: ava
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - his own ability (power, ability, strength, energy)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, ability, strength, energy, capacity
from root 'śak' (to be able)
Root: śak (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
देशकालौ (deśakālau) - the place and time (place and time)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of deśakāla
deśakāla - place and time
compound of 'deśa' (place) and 'kāla' (time)
Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)
- deśa – place, region, country, space
noun (masculine) - kāla – time, season, period
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - precisely, according to their true nature (truly, really, in essence, according to truth)
(indeclinable)
from 'tattva' (truth, reality) + 'tas' (suffix)
कुरुते (kurute) - undertakes, performs (does, makes, performs)
(verb)
3rd person , middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
root class 8, Atmanepada form
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Atmanepada
धर्मसिध्यर्थं (dharmasidhyarthaṁ) - for the sake of realizing (his) innate constitution (dharma) (for the sake of achieving dharma)
(indeclinable)
compound of 'dharma' (innate constitution), 'siddhi' (accomplishment), and 'artha' (purpose, for the sake of)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+siddhi+artha)
- dharma – innate constitution, natural law, duty, virtue, religion
noun (masculine)
Root: dhr (class 10) - siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection, attainment
noun (feminine)
Feminine abstract noun
from root 'sidh' (to accomplish)
Root: sidh (class 4) - artha – purpose, aim, goal, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
विश्वरूपम् (viśvarūpam) - the cosmic form (universal form, cosmic form, all-formed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viśvarūpa
viśvarūpa - having all forms, universal, cosmic, all-form
compound of 'viśva' (all, universe) and 'rūpa' (form)
Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+rūpa)
- viśva – all, whole, universe
adjective (neuter) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies the implied object of 'kurute', or can be taken as an adverbial accusative.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
(indeclinable)