Shloka 121
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
Devanagari script
एवं सोमे तथा वायौ भूम्याकाशशरीरग: । सरागस्तत्र वसति गुणांस्तेषां समाचरन्,इसी प्रकार संहिताका जप करनेवाला पुरुष रागयुक्त होनेपर चन्द्रलोक, वायुलोक, भूमिलोक तथा अन्तरिक्षलोकके योग्य शरीर धारण करके वहाँ निवास करता है और उन लोकोंमें रहनेवाले पुरुषोंके गुणोंका आचरण करता रहता है
Transliteration
evaṃ some tathā vāyau bhūmyākāśaśarīragaḥ | sarāgas tatra vasati guṇāṃs teṣāṃ samācaran ||
Translation
एवं सोमे तथा वायौ भूम्याकाशशरीरगः । सरागस्तत्र वसति गुणांस्तेषां समाचरन् ॥
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सोमेin the moon-world / in Soma
सोमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वायौin the wind-world / in Vayu
वायौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भूमि-आकाश-शरीरगःone who has a body suited to earth and sky (intermediate space)
भूमि-आकाश-शरीरगः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशरीरग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स-रागःwith attachment/passion
स-रागः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसराग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
वसतिdwells, resides
वसति:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
गुणान्qualities, traits
गुणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेषाम्of those (beings/people there)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समाचरन्practising, observing, behaving (accordingly)
समाचरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + चर्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विरूप उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Virūpa (speaker)S
Soma (lunar realm/deity)V
Vāyu (wind realm/deity)B
Bhūmi (earth realm)Ā
Ākāśa / Antarikṣa (space/mid-region)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes