मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-335
शुचिरुत्कृष्टशुश्रूषुर्मृदुवागनहङ्कृतः ।
ब्राह्मणाद्याश्रयो नित्यमुत्कृष्टां जातिमश्नुते ॥३३५॥
ब्राह्मणाद्याश्रयो नित्यमुत्कृष्टां जातिमश्नुते ॥३३५॥
335. śucirutkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣurmṛduvāganahaṅkṛtaḥ ,
brāhmaṇādyāśrayo nityamutkṛṣṭāṁ jātimaśnute.
brāhmaṇādyāśrayo nityamutkṛṣṭāṁ jātimaśnute.
335.
śuciḥ utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣuḥ mṛduvāk anahaṅkṛtaḥ
brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ nityam utkṛṣṭām jātim aśnute
brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ nityam utkṛṣṭām jātim aśnute
335.
śuciḥ utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣuḥ mṛduvāk anahaṅkṛtaḥ
brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ nityam utkṛṣṭām jātim aśnute
brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ nityam utkṛṣṭām jātim aśnute
335.
One who is pure, desirous of serving the excellent, soft-spoken, free from ego (ahaṅkāra), and always dependent on brahmins and other higher classes, attains a superior birth (jāti).
Words meanings summery:
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- शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, holy)
- उत्कृष्टशुश्रूषुः (utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣuḥ) - desirous of serving the excellent
- मृदुवाक् (mṛduvāk) - soft-spoken
- अनहङ्कृतः (anahaṅkṛtaḥ) - free from ego (ahaṅkāra) (free from egoism, humble, not proud)
- ब्राह्मणाद्याश्रयः (brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ) - dependent on brahmins and other higher classes (dependent on brahmins and others)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)
- उत्कृष्टाम् (utkṛṣṭām) - superior (superior, excellent, elevated)
- जातिम् (jātim) - birth (jāti) (birth, species, class, kind, status)
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
Words meanings and morphology
शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, holy)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci
śuci - pure, clean, holy, white
उत्कृष्टशुश्रूषुः (utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣuḥ) - desirous of serving the excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣu
utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣu - desirous of serving the best/excellent
Compound type : tatpurusha (utkṛṣṭa+śuśrūṣu)
- utkṛṣṭa – excellent, distinguished, superior
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from kṛṣ with ut
Prefix: ut
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - śuśrūṣu – desirous of hearing/serving
adjective
desiderative participle
from root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
मृदुवाक् (mṛduvāk) - soft-spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛduvāc
mṛduvāc - soft-spoken, mild-worded
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mṛdu+vāc)
- mṛdu – soft, mild, gentle
adjective - vāc – speech, word
noun (feminine)
अनहङ्कृतः (anahaṅkṛtaḥ) - free from ego (ahaṅkāra) (free from egoism, humble, not proud)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anahaṅkṛta
anahaṅkṛta - not proud, humble, free from egoism
Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+ahaṅkāra+kṛta)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable - ahaṅkāra – egoism, ego, self-conceit
noun (masculine)
Prefix: aham
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ब्राह्मणाद्याश्रयः (brāhmaṇādyāśrayaḥ) - dependent on brahmins and other higher classes (dependent on brahmins and others)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇādyāśraya
brāhmaṇādyāśraya - dependent on brahmins and others (i.e., higher classes)
Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+ādi+āśraya)
- brāhmaṇa – brahmin, relating to a brahmin
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
indeclinable - āśraya – dependence, refuge, resort
noun (masculine)
from śri with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
उत्कृष्टाम् (utkṛṣṭām) - superior (superior, excellent, elevated)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of utkṛṣṭa
utkṛṣṭa - excellent, distinguished, superior, elevated
Past Passive Participle
from kṛṣ with ut
Prefix: ut
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
जातिम् (jātim) - birth (jāti) (birth, species, class, kind, status)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jāti
jāti - birth, species, caste, class, status
Root: jan (class 4)
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 5)