मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-112
शरीरकर्षणात प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते प्राणिनां यथा ।
तथा राज्ञामपि प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते राष्ट्रकर्षणात ॥११२॥
तथा राज्ञामपि प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते राष्ट्रकर्षणात ॥११२॥
112. śarīrakarṣaṇāt prāṇāḥ kṣīyante prāṇināṁ yathā ,
tathā rājñāmapi prāṇāḥ kṣīyante rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt.
tathā rājñāmapi prāṇāḥ kṣīyante rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt.
112.
śarīrakarṣaṇāt prāṇaḥ kṣīyante prāṇinām yathā
tathā rājñām api prāṇaḥ kṣīyante rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt
tathā rājñām api prāṇaḥ kṣīyante rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt
112.
Just as the life force (prāṇa) of living beings wanes from the emaciation of the body, similarly, the life force of kings wanes from the emaciation of the state (rāṣṭra).
Words meanings summery:
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- शरीरकर्षणात् (śarīrakarṣaṇāt) - from the emaciation of the body (from the emaciation of the body, from the exhaustion of the body)
- प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life force (life breath, vital air, life force)
- क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - they wane (they wane, they diminish, they are destroyed)
- प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)
- यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, according to)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that way)
- राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers)
- अपि (api) - also (and, also, even, indeed, too)
- प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life force (life breath, vital air, life force)
- क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - they wane (they wane, they diminish, they are destroyed)
- राष्ट्रकर्षणात् (rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt) - from the emaciation of the state (from the emaciation of the state, from the exhaustion of the state)
Words meanings and morphology
शरीरकर्षणात् (śarīrakarṣaṇāt) - from the emaciation of the body (from the emaciation of the body, from the exhaustion of the body)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīrakarṣaṇa
śarīrakarṣaṇa - emaciation of the body, exhaustion of the body
compound of śarīra (body) and karṣaṇa (emaciation, pulling)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+karṣaṇa)
- śarīra – body
noun (neuter) - karṣaṇa – emaciation, exhaustion, pulling, attraction
noun (neuter)
gerund
from root kṛṣ (to pull, to till, to suffer)
Root: kṛṣ (class 4)
प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life force (life breath, vital air, life force)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - life breath, vital air, life, spirit
from root pra-√añc (to move forward, to go)
Prefix: pra
Root: añc (class 2)
क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - they wane (they wane, they diminish, they are destroyed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣi
present passive indicative
7th conjugation
Root: kṣi (class 7)
प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, creature, animal
derived from prāṇa (life breath) with suffix -in
यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, according to)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
from root rañj (to be delighted, to color) or from root rāj (to shine, to rule)
Root: rāj (class 1)
अपि (api) - also (and, also, even, indeed, too)
(indeclinable)
प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life force (life breath, vital air, life force)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - life breath, vital air, life, spirit
from root pra-√añc (to move forward, to go)
Prefix: pra
Root: añc (class 2)
क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - they wane (they wane, they diminish, they are destroyed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣi
present passive indicative
7th conjugation
Root: kṣi (class 7)
राष्ट्रकर्षणात् (rāṣṭrakarṣaṇāt) - from the emaciation of the state (from the emaciation of the state, from the exhaustion of the state)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭrakarṣaṇa
rāṣṭrakarṣaṇa - emaciation of the state, exhaustion of the state
compound of rāṣṭra (state, kingdom) and karṣaṇa (emaciation, pulling)
Compound type : tatpurusha (rāṣṭra+karṣaṇa)
- rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, state, dominion, power
noun (neuter)
derived from root rāj (to rule)
Root: rāj (class 1) - karṣaṇa – emaciation, exhaustion, pulling, attraction
noun (neuter)
gerund
from root kṛṣ (to pull, to till, to suffer)
Root: kṛṣ (class 4)