मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-258
एकाकी चिन्तयेन्नित्यं विविक्ते हितमात्मनः ।
एकाकी चिन्तयानो हि परं श्रेयोऽधिगच्छति ॥२५८॥
एकाकी चिन्तयानो हि परं श्रेयोऽधिगच्छति ॥२५८॥
258. ekākī cintayennityaṁ vivikte hitamātmanaḥ ,
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyo'dhigacchati.
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyo'dhigacchati.
258.
ekākī cintayen nityaṁ vivikte hitam ātmanaḥ
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyaḥ adhigacchati
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyaḥ adhigacchati
258.
ekākī nityaṁ vivikte ātmanaḥ hitam cintayen
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyaḥ adhigacchati
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṁ śreyaḥ adhigacchati
258.
Alone, he should always reflect in solitude on what is beneficial for himself. Indeed, reflecting alone, he attains the highest good.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकाकी (ekākī) - alone
- चिन्तयेन् (cintayen) - should reflect (should think)
- नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always (always, eternally)
- विविक्ते (vivikte) - in solitude (in a secluded place)
- हितम् (hitam) - what is beneficial (welfare, good)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for himself (of the self)
- एकाकी (ekākī) - alone
- चिन्तयानो (cintayāno) - reflecting (thinking)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely)
- परं (paraṁ) - the highest (highest, supreme)
- श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good (good, welfare, virtue)
- अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains (attains, obtains)
Words meanings and morphology
एकाकी (ekākī) - alone
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekākī
ekākī - alone, solitary
derived from 'eka' (one) and 'ka' (suffix)
Note: nominative singular masculine, subject of cintayen
चिन्तयेन् (cintayen) - should reflect (should think)
(verb)
active, optative (vidhiling) of cint
Present Optative
from the root 'cint' (to think) with the optative ending '-et'
Root: cint (class 10)
Note: optative singular, third person
नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always (always, eternally)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual
Note: accusative singular, functioning as an adverb.
विविक्ते (vivikte) - in solitude (in a secluded place)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of vivikta
vivikta - secluded, solitary, private, purified
Past Passive Participle
formed from the root 'vij' (to be agitated, to separate) with prefix 'vi' and the past passive participle suffix 'kta'. Implies a place that has been separated or purified.
Prefix: vi
Root: vij (class 6)
Note: locative singular neuter, indicating place.
हितम् (hitam) - what is beneficial (welfare, good)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hita
hita - beneficial, good, welfare, health
Past Passive Participle
from the root 'hi' (to go, to send) with prefix 'hi' and suffix 'kta', meaning 'that which has been sent' or 'beneficial'.
Root: hi (class 1)
Note: accusative singular, object of cintayen.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for himself (of the self)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, mind
Note: genitive singular, indicating possession or relation 'of the self'.
एकाकी (ekākī) - alone
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekākī
ekākī - alone, solitary
derived from 'eka' (one) and 'ka' (suffix)
Note: nominative singular masculine, subject of adhigacchati
चिन्तयानो (cintayāno) - reflecting (thinking)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cint
cint - to think, to consider
Present Participle (Active)
formed from the root 'cint' (to think) with the present participle ending '-āna'
Root: cint (class 10)
Note: nominative singular masculine, agreeing with ekākī and functioning adverbially or as an appositive to the subject.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: particle emphasizing the following statement.
परं (paraṁ) - the highest (highest, supreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, another, distant, supreme, highest
Note: accusative singular neuter, modifying śreyaḥ.
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good (good, welfare, virtue)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - better, superior, excellent, good fortune, prosperity, welfare
comparative of 'śubha' (good) or related to 'śrī' (auspiciousness).
Note: accusative singular, object of adhigacchati. The word śreyas can be used as an adjective or a noun.
अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains (attains, obtains)
(verb)
active, present (laṭ) of adhigam
Present Indicative
formed from the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefix 'adhi' (over, upon, to) and the present tense ending '-ti'
Prefix: adhi
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: present indicative singular, third person.