मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-14
तस्यार्थे सर्वभूतानां गोप्तारं धर्ममात्मजम ।
ब्रह्मतेजोमयं दण्डमसृजत पूर्वमीश्वरः ॥१४॥
ब्रह्मतेजोमयं दण्डमसृजत पूर्वमीश्वरः ॥१४॥
14. tasyārthe sarvabhūtānāṁ goptāraṁ dharmamātmajam ,
brahmatejomayaṁ daṇḍamasṛjat pūrvamīśvaraḥ.
brahmatejomayaṁ daṇḍamasṛjat pūrvamīśvaraḥ.
14.
tasyārthe sarvabhūtānāṃ goptāraṃ dharmamātmajam
| brahmatejomayaṃ daṇḍamasṛjata pūrvamīśvaraḥ
| brahmatejomayaṃ daṇḍamasṛjata pūrvamīśvaraḥ
14.
īśvaraḥ pūrvam tasyārthe sarvabhūtānāṃ goptāraṃ
dharmamātmajam brahmatejomayaṃ daṇḍam asṛjat
dharmamātmajam brahmatejomayaṃ daṇḍam asṛjat
14.
For their sake, the Lord (Īśvara) created formerly the protector of all beings, the son of righteousness (dharma), who is effulgence of Brahman (Brahma-tejas), and is the rod of punishment (daṇḍa).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - their (referring to all beings) (his, her, its, their)
- अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for, in, on, about)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings
- गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector (protector, guardian)
- धर्ममात्मजम् (dharmamātmajam) - son of righteousness (dharma) (son of righteousness)
- ब्रह्मतेजोमयम् (brahmatejomayam) - made of the effulgence of Brahman
- दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - rod of punishment (stick, staff, rod, punishment)
- असृजत (asṛjata) - created (created, made)
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (before, formerly, previously, first)
- ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, God, supreme being)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - their (referring to all beings) (his, her, its, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she, they
अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for, in, on, about)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, reality, cause
Root: √ṛ (ṛi) (class 4)
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Past Passive Participle
formed from 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being, existence)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, entire, whole
adjective (neuter) - bhūta – being, existence, creature, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √bhū (bhū) 'to be'
Root: √bhū (bhū) (class 1)
गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector (protector, guardian)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of goptṛ
goptṛ - protector, guardian
Agent Noun
from √gup (gup) 'to guard, protect'
Root: √gup (gup) (class 7)
धर्ममात्मजम् (dharmamātmajam) - son of righteousness (dharma) (son of righteousness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātmaja
dharmātmaja - son of dharma, born of righteousness
Compound of 'dharma' (righteousness) and 'ātmaja' (son)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ātmaja)
- dharma – innate nature, natural law, righteousness, duty, religion, virtue
noun (masculine)
from √dhṛ (dhṛ) 'to hold, support'
Root: √dhṛ (dhṛ) (class 2) - ātmaja – son, offspring
noun (masculine)
from 'ātman' (self) and √jan (jan) 'to be born'
Root: √jan (jan) (class 4)
ब्रह्मतेजोमयम् (brahmatejomayam) - made of the effulgence of Brahman
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmatejomaya
brahmatejomaya - made of the effulgence of Brahman, radiant with Brahman's light
Compound of 'brahman' (divine essence), 'tejas' (radiance, effulgence), and 'maya' (made of)
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+tejas+maya)
- brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute, divine essence
noun (neuter) - tejas – radiance, effulgence, splendor, brilliance, power
noun (neuter)
from √tij (tij) 'to be sharp, bright'
Root: √tij (tij) (class 6) - maya – made of, consisting of, endowed with
suffix/indeclinable
derived from 'mā' (to measure, to make)
Root: √mā (mā) (class 2)
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - rod of punishment (stick, staff, rod, punishment)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, penalty, sceptre
possibly related to 'daṇḍ' (to strike)
Root: √daṇḍ (daṇḍ) (class 10)
असृजत (asṛjata) - created (created, made)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of sṛj
Imperfect Indicative
Root 'sṛj', 6th class, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular imperfect.
Root: √sṛj (sṛj) (class 6)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (before, formerly, previously, first)
(indeclinable)
ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (lord, master, God, supreme being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - lord, master, ruler, God, supreme being
Agent Noun
from √īś (īś) 'to rule, command, possess'
Root: √īś (īś) (class 1)