मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-227
द्यूतमेतत पुरा कल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं महत ।
तस्माद द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान ॥२२७॥
तस्माद द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान ॥२२७॥
227. dyūtametat purā kalpe dṛṣṭaṁ vairakaraṁ mahat ,
tasmād dyūtaṁ na seveta hāsyārthamapi buddhimān.
tasmād dyūtaṁ na seveta hāsyārthamapi buddhimān.
227.
dyūtam etat purā kalpe dṛṣṭam vairakaram mahat
tasmāt dyūtam na seveta hāsyārtham api buddhimān
tasmāt dyūtam na seveta hāsyārtham api buddhimān
227.
etat dyūtam purā kalpe mahat vairakaram dṛṣṭam
tasmāt buddhimān dyūtam hāsyārtham api na seveta
tasmāt buddhimān dyūtam hāsyārtham api na seveta
227.
Gambling, this great creator of enmity, was observed in a previous (kalpa) [cosmic age]. Therefore, a wise person should not engage in gambling, not even for amusement.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling, dice-play
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past
- कल्पे (kalpe) - in an age, in a cosmic cycle
- दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, regarded
- वैरकरम् (vairakaram) - causing enmity, generating hostility
- महत् (mahat) - great, terrible, extensive
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling
- न (na) - not, no
- सेवेत (seveta) - one should resort to, one should engage in, one should serve
- हास्यार्थम् (hāsyārtham) - for the sake of fun, for jest, for amusement
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - a wise person, intelligent one
Words meanings and morphology
द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling, dice-play
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, dice-play
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past
(indeclinable)
कल्पे (kalpe) - in an age, in a cosmic cycle
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa
kalpa - a cosmic age, a vast period of time (4.32 billion years in Hindu cosmology)
दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, regarded
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, observed (past passive participle of √dṛś)
Past Passive Participle
From the root √dṛś (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
वैरकरम् (vairakaram) - causing enmity, generating hostility
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vairakara
vairakara - causing enmity, creating hostility
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaira+kara)
- vaira – enmity, hostility
noun (neuter) - kara – maker, doer, causing
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'dyūtam'.
महत् (mahat) - great, terrible, extensive
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important
Note: Modifies 'dyūtam'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.
द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, dice-play
Note: Object of 'seveta'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सेवेत (seveta) - one should resort to, one should engage in, one should serve
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)
हास्यार्थम् (hāsyārtham) - for the sake of fun, for jest, for amusement
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāsya+artha)
- hāsya – laughter, jest, fun
noun (neuter)
Gerundive from √has (to laugh).
Root: has (class 1) - artha – purpose, meaning, object, sake
noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbial usage of accusative singular.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - a wise person, intelligent one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat
buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning
Note: Used substantively as 'a wise person'.