मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-35
स्वे स्वे धर्मे निविष्टानां सर्वेषामनुपूर्वशः ।
वर्णानामाश्रमाणां च राजा सृष्टोऽभिरक्षिता ॥३५॥
वर्णानामाश्रमाणां च राजा सृष्टोऽभिरक्षिता ॥३५॥
35. sve sve dharme niviṣṭānāṁ sarveṣāmanupūrvaśaḥ ,
varṇānāmāśramāṇāṁ ca rājā sṛṣṭo'bhirakṣitā.
varṇānāmāśramāṇāṁ ca rājā sṛṣṭo'bhirakṣitā.
35.
sve sve dharme nivistāānāṃ sarveṣām anupūrvaśaḥ
| varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca rājā sṛṣṭo 'bhirakṣitā
| varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca rājā sṛṣṭo 'bhirakṣitā
35.
The king, created by the supreme being (brahman), is the protector, in order, of all the (varnas) social classes and (āśramas) stages of life, who are established in their respective (dharmas) natural constitutions.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वे (sve) - respective (own, in one's own)
- स्वे (sve) - respective (own, in one's own)
- धर्मे (dharme) - in their respective (dharmas) natural constitutions (in duty, in law, in nature)
- निविस्ताआनां (nivistāānāṁ) - who are established (of those who are established, devoted)
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
- अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in order (successively, in order)
- वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the (varnas) (of the castes, of the social classes)
- आश्रमाणां (āśramāṇāṁ) - of (āśramas) (of the stages of life)
- च (ca) - and
- राजा (rājā) - The king (king)
- सृष्टो (sṛṣṭo) - created by the supreme being (brahman) (created)
- &#०३९;भिरक्षिता ('bhirakṣitā) - protector
Words meanings and morphology
स्वे (sve) - respective (own, in one's own)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, self
Note: Repeated for emphasis: 'each in their own'.
स्वे (sve) - respective (own, in one's own)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, self
Note: Repeated for emphasis: 'each in their own'.
धर्मे (dharme) - in their respective (dharmas) natural constitutions (in duty, in law, in nature)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - duty, virtue, law, righteousness, innate nature, constitution, religious rites
from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
निविस्ताआनां (nivistāānāṁ) - who are established (of those who are established, devoted)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of niviṣṭa
niviṣṭa - entered, settled, established, devoted
Past Passive Participle
from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: viś (class 2)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in order (successively, in order)
(indeclinable)
compound of 'anu' (after) and 'pūrva' (before)
Note: Used adverbially meaning 'successively' or 'in order'.
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the (varnas) (of the castes, of the social classes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, caste, class, letter, alphabet, brightness
आश्रमाणां (āśramāṇāṁ) - of (āśramas) (of the stages of life)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āśrama
āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life (Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa)
from root 'śram' (to exert, toil) with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - The king (king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
सृष्टो (sṛṣṭo) - created by the supreme being (brahman) (created)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa
sṛṣṭa - created, produced, released
Past Passive Participle
from root 'sṛj' (to create, send forth)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
&#०३९;भिरक्षिता ('bhirakṣitā) - protector
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhi-rakṣitṛ
abhi-rakṣitṛ - protector, guardian
Agent Noun
from root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with prefix 'abhi'
Prefix: abhi
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: The initial 'a' is a sandhi change from 'abhi'.