मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-83
वेदाभ्यासस्तपो ज्ञानमिन्द्रियाणां च संयमः ।
अहिंसा गुरुसेवा च निःश्रेयसकरं परम ॥८३॥
अहिंसा गुरुसेवा च निःश्रेयसकरं परम ॥८३॥
83. vedābhyāsastapo jñānamindriyāṇāṁ ca saṁyamaḥ ,
ahiṁsā gurusevā ca niḥśreyasakaraṁ param.
ahiṁsā gurusevā ca niḥśreyasakaraṁ param.
83.
vedābhyāsaḥ tapaḥ jñānam indriyāṇām ca saṃyamaḥ
ahiṃsā gurusevā ca naiḥśreyasakaram param
ahiṃsā gurusevā ca naiḥśreyasakaram param
83.
vedābhyāsaḥ tapaḥ jñānam indriyāṇām ca saṃyamaḥ
ahiṃsā gurusevā ca param naiḥśreyasakaram
ahiṃsā gurusevā ca param naiḥśreyasakaram
83.
The study of the Vedas, austerity (tapas), knowledge, and control of the senses, non-violence (ahiṃsā), and service to the guru are supremely conducive to the highest good (niḥśreyasa).
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदाभ्यासः (vedābhyāsaḥ) - the study of the Vedas (study of the Vedas, Vedic recitation)
- तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual fervor)
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)
- इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of sense organs)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - control (of the senses) (control, restraint, self-control)
- अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)
- गुरुसेवा (gurusevā) - service to the guru (service to the guru, reverence for a teacher)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नैःश्रेयसकरम् (naiḥśreyasakaram) - conducive to the highest good (conducive to ultimate bliss/liberation, bringing supreme good)
- परम् (param) - supremely (conducive) (supreme, highest, excellent)
Words meanings and morphology
वेदाभ्यासः (vedābhyāsaḥ) - the study of the Vedas (study of the Vedas, Vedic recitation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedābhyāsa
vedābhyāsa - study of the Vedas, practice of Vedic texts
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+abhyāsa)
- veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, religious text
noun (masculine)
Root: √vid (class 2) - abhyāsa – study, practice, repetition, application
noun (masculine)
Derived from root '√as' (to throw, cast) with upasarga 'abhi'.
Prefix: abhi
Root: √as (class 4)
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual fervor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat
Root: √tap (class 1)
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding
Root: √jñā (class 9)
इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of sense organs)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power, virility
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - control (of the senses) (control, restraint, self-control)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyama
saṁyama - control, restraint, self-control, discipline
Derived from root '√yam' (to curb, restrain) with upasarga 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: √yam (class 1)
अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness (ahiṃsā)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - hiṃsā – harm, injury, violence
noun (feminine)
Derived from root '√hiṃs' (to injure, harm).
Root: √hiṃs (class 7)
गुरुसेवा (gurusevā) - service to the guru (service to the guru, reverence for a teacher)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gurusevā
gurusevā - service of a teacher, reverence for a guru
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+sevā)
- guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important (guru)
noun (masculine) - sevā – service, worship, attendance, devotion
noun (feminine)
Derived from root '√sev' (to serve, honor).
Root: √sev (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नैःश्रेयसकरम् (naiḥśreyasakaram) - conducive to the highest good (conducive to ultimate bliss/liberation, bringing supreme good)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of naiḥśreyasakara
naiḥśreyasakara - causing the highest good, conducive to ultimate welfare
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niḥśreyasa+kara)
- niḥśreyasa – ultimate bliss, highest good, liberation, supreme welfare
noun (neuter) - kara – making, causing, performing
adjective
Derived from root '√kṛ' (to do, make).
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
परम् (param) - supremely (conducive) (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant
Note: Used adverbially to modify 'naiḥśreyasakaram'.