Shloka 14
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
Devanagari script
स्वाध्यायशील: स्थानेषु सर्वेषु समुपस्पृशेत् । त्यागधर्म: पवित्राणां संन्यासं मनुरब्रवीत्,सभी तीर्थस्थानोंमें स्वाध्यायशील होकर स्नान करे। मनुने कहा है कि सर्वत्यागरूप संन्यास सम्पूर्ण पवित्र धर्मोमें श्रेष्ठ है
Transliteration
śaunaka uvāca | svādhyāyaśīlaḥ sthāneṣu sarveṣu samupaspṛśet | tyāgadharmaḥ pavitrāṇāṃ saṃnyāsaṃ manur abravīt |
Translation
Śaunaka said: “Let one devoted to self-study (svādhyāya) perform purificatory bathing at all sacred fords (tīrthas). Manu has declared that renunciation—saṃnyāsa, the dharma of complete relinquishment—is the highest among all purifying disciplines.”
Word by Word
स्वाध्यायशीलःdevoted to self-study
स्वाध्यायशीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाध्यायशील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थानेषुin places
स्थानेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
समुपस्पृशेत्should bathe / should perform ablution
समुपस्पृशेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उप+स्पृश्
FormVidhi-lin (Optative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्यागधर्मःthe dharma of renunciation
त्यागधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्यागधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पवित्राणाम्of the pure (things/dharmas)
पवित्राणाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपवित्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
संन्यासम्renunciation (sannyasa)
संन्यासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंन्यास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मनुःManu
मनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said / declared
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormLan (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚaunakaM
ManuT
tīrtha (sacred bathing places) (implied by 'sthāneṣu' and bathing context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes