Shloka 105
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मण उवाच श्रुतमेतत्त्वया राजन्ननयो: कथितं द्वयो: । प्रतिज्ञातं मया यत्ते तद् गृुहाणाविचारितम्
Translation
ব্ৰাহ্মণে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন! আপুনি এই দুয়োৰে কথা শুনিলে। মই আপোনাক দিবলৈ যি প্ৰতিজ্ঞা কৰিছোঁ, সেই অনুসাৰে মোৰ দান বিনা দ্বিধাই গ্ৰহণ কৰক।
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणःthe Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPast passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अनयोःof these two
अनयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अन-)
Form—, Genitive, Dual
कथितम्spoken/told
कथितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
द्वयोःof the two
द्वयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Form—, Genitive, Dual
प्रतिज्ञातम्promised
प्रतिज्ञातम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ज्ञा
FormPast passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
गृहाणaccept/take
गृहाण:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular
अविचारितम्without deliberation/unquestioned
अविचारितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअविचारित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes