मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-244
उत्तमैरुत्तमैर्नित्यं संबन्धानाचरेत सह ।
निनीषुः कुलमुत्कर्षमधमानधमांस्त्यजेत ॥२४४॥
निनीषुः कुलमुत्कर्षमधमानधमांस्त्यजेत ॥२४४॥
244. uttamairuttamairnityaṁ saṁbandhānācaret saha ,
ninīṣuḥ kulamutkarṣamadhamānadhamāṁstyajet.
ninīṣuḥ kulamutkarṣamadhamānadhamāṁstyajet.
244.
uttamaiḥ uttamaiḥ nityam saṃbandhān ācaret saha
ninīṣuḥ kulam utkarṣam adhamān adhamān tyajet
ninīṣuḥ kulam utkarṣam adhamān adhamān tyajet
244.
ninīṣuḥ kulam utkarṣam uttamaiḥ uttamaiḥ saha
nityam saṃbandhān ācaret adhamān adhamān tyajet
nityam saṃbandhān ācaret adhamān adhamān tyajet
244.
One should always associate with the best of the best, wishing to uplift one's family, and should abandon the lowest of the low.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - with the best (by the best, by the excellent)
- उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - of the best (by the best, by the excellent)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternal)
- संबन्धान् (saṁbandhān) - associates (relationships, connections, associations)
- आचरेत् (ācaret) - should associate (should practice, should do, should associate)
- सह (saha) - with (with, together)
- निनीषुः (ninīṣuḥ) - wishing to uplift (wishing to lead, desirous of leading)
- कुलम् (kulam) - one's family (family, lineage, clan)
- उत्कर्षम् (utkarṣam) - uplifting (uplifting, excellence, elevation, prosperity)
- अधमान् (adhamān) - the lowest (the lowest, the meanest, the worst)
- अधमान् (adhamān) - of the low (the lowest, the meanest, the worst)
- त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon (should abandon, should leave)
Words meanings and morphology
उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - with the best (by the best, by the excellent)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttama
uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme
from ut 'up' + tam (root tam 'to control' or tam 'to spread')
उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - of the best (by the best, by the excellent)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttama
uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme
from ut 'up' + tam (root tam 'to control' or tam 'to spread')
Note: repeated for emphasis
नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternal)
(indeclinable)
from the root ni 'to lead' or niṣ 'to be fixed'
Root: ni (class 2)
Note: adverb
संबन्धान् (saṁbandhān) - associates (relationships, connections, associations)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃbandha
saṁbandha - connection, relation, relationship, association, bond
from sam 'together' + bandha 'binding'
Prefix: sam
Root: bandh (class 1)
आचरेत् (ācaret) - should associate (should practice, should do, should associate)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṭ) of ācṛ
Potential Mood
from the root kṛ 'to do, to make' with prefix ā 'towards, around'
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सह (saha) - with (with, together)
(indeclinable)
निनीषुः (ninīṣuḥ) - wishing to uplift (wishing to lead, desirous of leading)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ninīṣu
ninīṣu - desirous of leading, wanting to lead
Desiderative Participle
desiderative form of the root nī 'to lead'
Root: nī (class 1)
कुलम् (kulam) - one's family (family, lineage, clan)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, lineage, clan, race, herd
उत्कर्षम् (utkarṣam) - uplifting (uplifting, excellence, elevation, prosperity)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of utkarṣa
utkarṣa - uplifting, excellence, elevation, prosperity, success
from ut 'up' + kṛṣ 'to draw, to pull'
Prefix: ut
Root: kṛṣ (class 6)
अधमान् (adhamān) - the lowest (the lowest, the meanest, the worst)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adhama
adhama - lowest, meanest, worst, base
from apa 'down' + tama (superlative suffix)
अधमान् (adhamān) - of the low (the lowest, the meanest, the worst)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adhama
adhama - lowest, meanest, worst, base
from apa 'down' + tama (superlative suffix)
Note: repeated for emphasis
त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon (should abandon, should leave)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṭ) of tyaj
Potential Mood
root class 1.6
Root: tyaj (class 1)