मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-83
एकाक्षरं परं ब्रह्म प्राणायामः परं तपः ।
सावित्र्यास्तु परं नास्ति मौनात सत्यं विशिष्यते ॥८३॥
सावित्र्यास्तु परं नास्ति मौनात सत्यं विशिष्यते ॥८३॥
83. ekākṣaraṁ paraṁ brahma prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṁ tapaḥ ,
sāvitryāstu paraṁ nāsti maunāt satyaṁ viśiṣyate.
sāvitryāstu paraṁ nāsti maunāt satyaṁ viśiṣyate.
83.
ekākṣaram param brahma prāṇāyāmaḥ param tapaḥ
sāvitryāḥ tu param na asti maunāt satyam viśiṣyate
sāvitryāḥ tu param na asti maunāt satyam viśiṣyate
83.
ekākṣaram param brahma prāṇāyāmaḥ param tapaḥ tu
sāvitryāḥ param na asti maunāt satyam viśiṣyate
sāvitryāḥ param na asti maunāt satyam viśiṣyate
83.
The single syllable (Om) is the supreme (brahman), and breath control (prāṇāyāma) is the highest austerity (tapas). Indeed, there is nothing superior to the Gayatri Mantra, and truth is superior to silence.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable (Om) (the one syllable, the single imperishable)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme (brahman) (the supreme reality, the absolute)
- प्राणायामः (prāṇāyāmaḥ) - breath control (prāṇāyāma) (breath control)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest
- तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)
- सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of the Gayatri Mantra (of Sāvitrī)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- मौनात् (maunāt) - than silence
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
- विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior
Words meanings and morphology
एकाक्षरम् (ekākṣaram) - the single syllable (Om) (the one syllable, the single imperishable)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekākṣara
ekākṣara - one syllable, imperishable one, Om
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+akṣara)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral - akṣara – imperishable, syllable, letter, Brahman
noun (neuter)
a- (not) + kṣara (perishable)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme (brahman) (the supreme reality, the absolute)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda
प्राणायामः (prāṇāyāmaḥ) - breath control (prāṇāyāma) (breath control)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇāyāma
prāṇāyāma - breath control, regulation of breath
Compound of 'prāṇa' and 'āyāma'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+āyāma)
- prāṇa – life-breath, vital air
noun (masculine) - āyāma – extension, stretching, restraint
noun (masculine)
From root yam- 'to control' with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, penance, austerity, spiritual fervor
सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of the Gayatri Mantra (of Sāvitrī)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - name of a goddess, a particular Vedic mantra (Gayatri Mantra)
Derived from 'savitṛ' (sun).
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मौनात् (maunāt) - than silence
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, taciturnity
Derived from 'muni' (sage, silent one).
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, sincere
Derived from 'sat' (being, existence).
विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of viśiṣyate
Root śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi, in passive voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)