मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-140
तीक्ष्णश्चैव मृदुश्च स्यात कार्यं वीक्ष्य महीपतिः ।
तीक्ष्णश्चैव मृदुश्चैव राज भवति सम्मतः ॥१४०॥
तीक्ष्णश्चैव मृदुश्चैव राज भवति सम्मतः ॥१४०॥
140. tīkṣṇaścaiva mṛduśca syāt kāryaṁ vīkṣya mahīpatiḥ ,
tīkṣṇaścaiva mṛduścaiva rāja bhavati sammataḥ.
tīkṣṇaścaiva mṛduścaiva rāja bhavati sammataḥ.
140.
tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva syāt kāryam vīkṣya mahīpatiḥ
tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva rāja bhava ti sammataḥ
tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva rāja bhava ti sammataḥ
140.
mahīpatiḥ kāryam vīkṣya tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva
syāt rāja tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva sammataḥ bhava ti
syāt rāja tīkṣṇaḥ ca eva mṛduḥ ca eva sammataḥ bhava ti
140.
A king (mahipatiḥ), after assessing the situation, should be both firm and gentle. Indeed, O king (rāja), one who is both firm and gentle is respected.
Words meanings summery:
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- तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - firm, strict (sharp, fierce, strict, intense)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
- मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (soft, gentle, mild, tender)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be (should be, may be, might be)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - the situation, the task (work, duty, business, affair, thing to be done)
- वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - after assessing, after observing (having seen, having looked at, having observed)
- महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king (king, ruler of the earth)
- तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - firm, strict (sharp, fierce, strict, intense)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
- मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (soft, gentle, mild, tender)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
- एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
- राज (rāja) - king (king, ruler)
- भव (bhava) - becomes (becoming, existence, state, world, mind)
- ति (ti) - third person singular present indicative ending
- सम्मतः (sammataḥ) - respected (agreed, approved, accepted, esteemed, respected)
Words meanings and morphology
तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - firm, strict (sharp, fierce, strict, intense)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, pointed, acute, severe, fierce, intense, strong
Derived from the root 'tik' (to be sharp) with the suffix 'kṣṇa'.
Root: tik (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
(indeclinable)
मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (soft, gentle, mild, tender)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu
mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, delicate, yielding
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be (should be, may be, might be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Thematic verb.
Root 'as' (to be) with the third person singular optative marker 'yāt'.
Root: as (class 2)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - the situation, the task (work, duty, business, affair, thing to be done)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work, duty, business, affair, thing to be done, effect, result
Past Passive Participle
From the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with suffix 'ya'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - after assessing, after observing (having seen, having looked at, having observed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From the root 'vīkṣ' (to see, to look) with the absolutive suffix 'ya'.
Root: vīkṣ (class 1)
महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king (king, ruler of the earth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati
mahīpati - king, lord of the earth
Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pati' (lord, master).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
noun (masculine)
तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - firm, strict (sharp, fierce, strict, intense)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, pointed, acute, severe, fierce, intense, strong
Derived from the root 'tik' (to be sharp) with the suffix 'kṣṇa'.
Root: tik (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
(indeclinable)
मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (soft, gentle, mild, tender)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu
mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, delicate, yielding
च (ca) - and (and, also, too)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, thus, also, even)
(indeclinable)
राज (rāja) - king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
भव (bhava) - becomes (becoming, existence, state, world, mind)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Thematic verb.
Root 'bhū' (to be) with the third person singular present indicative marker.
Root: bhū (class 1)
ति (ti) - third person singular present indicative ending
(suffix)
Note: This is the ending for the verb 'bhū' conjugated in the 3rd person singular present indicative.
सम्मतः (sammataḥ) - respected (agreed, approved, accepted, esteemed, respected)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sammata
sammata - agreed, approved, accepted, esteemed, respected, consented
Past Passive Participle
From the root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'ta'. Or from the root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'ta'.
Prefix: sam
Root: mā/man