मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-306
प्रविश्य सर्वभूतानि यथा चरति मारुतः ।
तथा चारैः प्रवेष्टव्यं व्रतमेतद हि मारुतम ॥३०६॥
तथा चारैः प्रवेष्टव्यं व्रतमेतद हि मारुतम ॥३०६॥
306. praviśya sarvabhūtāni yathā carati mārutaḥ ,
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyaṁ vratametad hi mārutam.
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyaṁ vratametad hi mārutam.
306.
praviśya sarvabhūtāni yathā carati mārutaḥ
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyam vratam etat hi mārutam
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyam vratam etat hi mārutam
306.
yathā mārutaḥ sarvabhūtāni praviśya carati
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyam etat hi mārutam vratam
tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyam etat hi mārutam vratam
306.
Just as the wind pervades all beings, so too should [a king's agents] infiltrate [everywhere]. This is indeed the observance (vrata) of Maruta (the wind god).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having pervaded
- सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)
- चरति (carati) - moves, pervades (moves, walks, performs, pervades)
- मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (Vāyu) (wind, Vayu, a deity associated with wind)
- तथा (tathā) - so too (so, similarly, thus)
- चारैः (cāraiḥ) - by spies, by agents (of the king) (by spies, by agents)
- प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - should be infiltrated (should be entered, should be infiltrated)
- व्रतम् (vratam) - observance (vrata) (vow, sacred observance, duty, rule)
- एतत् (etat) - this (duty/observance) (this)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
- मारुतम् (mārutam) - relating to Maruta (the wind god) (relating to Marut, windy)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having pervaded
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund) of root viś with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything existent
Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being/creature).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, whole, every
adjective - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist).
Root: bhū (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)
(indeclinable)
चरति (carati) - moves, pervades (moves, walks, performs, pervades)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of car
Present active indicative
3rd person singular present active indicative of root car (class 1).
Root: car (class 1)
मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (Vāyu) (wind, Vayu, a deity associated with wind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta
māruta - wind, son of Marut, relating to Marut or wind
तथा (tathā) - so too (so, similarly, thus)
(indeclinable)
चारैः (cāraiḥ) - by spies, by agents (of the king) (by spies, by agents)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāra
cāra - spy, secret agent, messenger, movement
Agent noun derived from root car (to move, to wander).
Root: car
प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - should be infiltrated (should be entered, should be infiltrated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of praveṣṭavya
viś - to enter, to go into
Gerundive (Kartavya Pratyaya)
Derived from root viś with prefix pra, using the suffix -tavya.
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Gerundive, expressing obligation or fitness.
व्रतम् (vratam) - observance (vrata) (vow, sacred observance, duty, rule)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vrata
vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty, rule, practice
Root: vṛ (class 5)
एतत् (etat) - this (duty/observance) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative singular.
Note: Refers to the preceding statement.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle used for emphasis or causation.
मारुतम् (mārutam) - relating to Maruta (the wind god) (relating to Marut, windy)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of māruta
māruta - relating to Marut (wind god), windy, aerial
Derived from Marut (the wind deity) with a-suffix, meaning 'belonging to' or 'related to'.
Note: Agrees with `vratam` in gender, number, and case.