मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-255
निर्भयं तु भवेद यस्य राष्ट्रं बाहुबलाश्रितम ।
तस्य तद वर्धते नित्यं सिच्यमान इव द्रुमः ॥२५५॥
तस्य तद वर्धते नित्यं सिच्यमान इव द्रुमः ॥२५५॥
255. nirbhayaṁ tu bhaved yasya rāṣṭraṁ bāhubalāśritam ,
tasya tad vardhate nityaṁ sicyamāna iva drumaḥ.
tasya tad vardhate nityaṁ sicyamāna iva drumaḥ.
255.
nirbhayam tu bhavet yasya rāṣṭram bāhubalāśritam
tasya tat vardhate nityam sicyamānaḥ iva drumaḥ
tasya tat vardhate nityam sicyamānaḥ iva drumaḥ
255.
yasya rāṣṭram nirbhayam tu bāhubalāśritam bhavet
tasya tat nityam sicyamānaḥ drumaḥ iva vardhate
tasya tat nityam sicyamānaḥ drumaḥ iva vardhate
255.
However, a kingdom that is secure, relying on the strength of (the king's) arms, that kingdom always flourishes, just like a tree that is being watered.
Words meanings summery:
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- निर्भयम् (nirbhayam) - fearless, secure, safe
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country
- बाहुबलाश्रितम् (bāhubalāśritam) - supported by the strength of arms
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
- तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the kingdom)
- वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, flourishes, increases
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
- सिच्यमानः (sicyamānaḥ) - being watered
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
Words meanings and morphology
निर्भयम् (nirbhayam) - fearless, secure, safe
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirbhaya
nirbhaya - fearless, secure, safe, free from danger
From nir- (without) + bhaya (fear)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+bhaya)
- nir – without, out of, negative prefix
indeclinable - bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Adjective modifying rāṣṭram
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice, 1st class verb
Root: bhū (class 1)
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun
राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra
rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country, dominion
बाहुबलाश्रितम् (bāhubalāśritam) - supported by the strength of arms
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhubalāśrita
bāhubalāśrita - supported by the strength of arms, relying on the power of one's arm
Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhubala+āśrita)
- bāhubala – strength of arm, might
noun (neuter)
Compound of bāhu (arm) and bala (strength) - āśrita – supported, resorted to, dependent on
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root śri (to resort to, depend on) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā-
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying rāṣṭram
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the kingdom)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to rāṣṭram
वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, flourishes, increases
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
Present Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, 1st class verb
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Indeclinable form used adverbially
सिच्यमानः (sicyamānaḥ) - being watered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sicyamāna
sicyamāna - being watered, being sprinkled
Present Passive Participle
From root sic (to sprinkle, water) in passive voice, Present Participle
Root: sic (class 6)
Note: Modifies drumaḥ
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of druma
druma - tree, forest tree