Shloka 43
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मण उवाच तुष्यसि त्वं स्वधर्मेण तथा तुष्टा वयं नूप । अन्योन्यस्यान्तरं नास्ति यदिष्ट॑ तत् समाचर
Translation
婆罗门说道：“人主啊，你安住于自身之法（dharma）而自足，我们亦安住于自身之法而自足。你我之间并无差别。因此，你以为善者，便去行之。”
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणःthe Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तुष्यसिyou are satisfied
तुष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Feminine (pronoun), Nominative, Singular
स्वधर्मेणby/with (your) own duty
स्वधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तुष्टाःsatisfied
तुष्टाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine/Feminine (pronoun), Nominative, Plural
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अन्योन्यस्यof each other
अन्योन्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्योन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अन्तरम्difference
अन्तरम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इष्टम्desired, pleasing
इष्टम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्ट
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाचरdo, practice
समाचर:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-चर्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes