मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-12
संतोषं परमास्थाय सुखार्थी संयतो भवेत ।
संतोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥१२॥
संतोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥१२॥
12. saṁtoṣaṁ paramāsthāya sukhārthī saṁyato bhavet ,
saṁtoṣamūlaṁ hi sukhaṁ duḥkhamūlaṁ viparyayaḥ.
saṁtoṣamūlaṁ hi sukhaṁ duḥkhamūlaṁ viparyayaḥ.
12.
saṃtoṣaṃ paramāsthāya sukhārthī saṃyato bhavet
saṃtoṣamūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ
saṃtoṣamūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ
12.
sukhausārthī saṃtoṣaṃ paramāsthāya saṃyato bhavet
hi saṃtoṣamūlaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ
hi saṃtoṣamūlaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ
12.
One who desires happiness should cultivate contentment and self-control. Indeed, contentment is the root of happiness, and its opposite is the root of suffering.
Words meanings summery:
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- संतोषं (saṁtoṣaṁ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction, happiness)
- परमास्थाय (paramāsthāya) - having firmly embraced (having resorted to the highest, having taken refuge in the supreme)
- सुखार्थी (sukhārthī) - one who desires happiness (one who desires happiness, seeker of happiness)
- संयतो (saṁyato) - self-controlled (controlled, restrained, disciplined, concentrated)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, should become, should exist)
- संतोषमूलं (saṁtoṣamūlaṁ) - the root of contentment (the root of contentment, having contentment as its root)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- सुखं (sukhaṁ) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)
- दुःखमूलं (duḥkhamūlaṁ) - the root of suffering (the root of suffering, having suffering as its root)
- विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - its opposite (discontentment and lack of control) (contrary, opposite, reverse, error, misfortune)
Words meanings and morphology
संतोषं (saṁtoṣaṁ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction, happiness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa
saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, joy
Abstract noun
From root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
परमास्थाय (paramāsthāya) - having firmly embraced (having resorted to the highest, having taken refuge in the supreme)
(indeclinable)
Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'āśraya' (refuge, support). The form here is a gerundive from 'āsthā' (to resort to, to stay, to hold).
Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+āśraya)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective (masculine) - āsthāya – having resorted to, having relied on, having established
indeclinable
Gerund (absolutive)
From root 'sthā' (to stand, to stay) with prefix 'ā' and intensifying prefix 'para' which implies strong resolve or supreme aim.
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 2)
Note: Gerund (absolutive) indicating an action completed before another.
सुखार्थी (sukhārthī) - one who desires happiness (one who desires happiness, seeker of happiness)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhaartha
sukhaartha - desiring happiness, seeker of happiness
Compound of 'sukha' (happiness) and 'artha' (desire, purpose).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+artha)
- sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort
noun (neuter) - artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, desire
noun (masculine)
संयतो (saṁyato) - self-controlled (controlled, restrained, disciplined, concentrated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyata
saṁyata - controlled, restrained, disciplined, concentrated
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yam' (to restrain, to control) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Describes the seeker of happiness.
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, should become, should exist)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiling) of bhū
Root class 1.1079.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Third person singular, optative mood.
संतोषमूलं (saṁtoṣamūlaṁ) - the root of contentment (the root of contentment, having contentment as its root)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃtoṣamūla
saṁtoṣamūla - having contentment as its root
Compound of 'saṃtoṣa' (contentment) and 'mūla' (root).
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃtoṣa+mūla)
- saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction, joy
noun (masculine)
Abstract noun
From root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: tuṣ (class 4) - mūla – root, origin, basis, source
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'sukha' implicitly, or stands as a noun phrase 'the contentment-rooted'.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
सुखं (sukhaṁ) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort
दुःखमूलं (duḥkhamūlaṁ) - the root of suffering (the root of suffering, having suffering as its root)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkhamūla
duḥkhamūla - having suffering as its root
Compound of 'duḥkha' (suffering) and 'mūla' (root).
Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+mūla)
- duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
noun (neuter)
A negative compound ('dus-' + 'kha'). 'Kha' means 'space, hole', so 'duḥkha' means 'difficult to traverse or bear'. - mūla – root, origin, basis, source
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'viparyayaḥ' implicitly, or stands as a noun phrase 'the suffering-rooted'.
विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - its opposite (discontentment and lack of control) (contrary, opposite, reverse, error, misfortune)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viparyaya
viparyaya - reverse, contrary, opposite, error, calamity
Abstract noun
From root 'vṛ' (to turn, to cover) with prefix 'vi-pari'.
Prefixes: vi+pari
Root: vṛ (class 1)