Shloka 7
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
Devanagari script
प्रसार्य च यथाड्रनि कूर्म: संहरते पुन: । तहद् भूतानि भूतात्मा सृष्टानि हरते पुन:
Transliteration
prasārya ca yathā aṅgāni kūrmaḥ saṃharate punaḥ | tathā bhūtāni bhūtātmā sṛṣṭāni harate punaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说：“正如龟伸出四肢而后又收回，至上之我——一切众生的内在之我——亦将所造诸有情外放显现，并在时机成熟时复又摄归自身。”
Word by Word
प्रसार्यhaving spread out
प्रसार्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√सृ (सारयति/सरति)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अङ्गानिlimbs
अङ्गानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कूर्मःthe tortoise
कूर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकूर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संहरतेdraws in, withdraws
संहरते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√हृ (हरति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भूतानिbeings, created entities
भूतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भूतात्माthe Self of beings
भूतात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सृष्टानिcreated
सृष्टानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootसृष्ट (√सृज्)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Plural
हरतेtakes away, withdraws (into himself)
हरते:
TypeVerb
Root√हृ (हरति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
kūrma (tortoise)B
bhūtātmā (Supreme/indwelling Self)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes