मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-42
एक एव चरेन्नित्यं सिद्ध्यर्थमसहायवान ।
सिद्धिमेकस्य संपश्यन्न जहाति न हीयते ॥४२॥
सिद्धिमेकस्य संपश्यन्न जहाति न हीयते ॥४२॥
42. eka eva carennityaṁ siddhyarthamasahāyavān ,
siddhimekasya saṁpaśyanna jahāti na hīyate.
siddhimekasya saṁpaśyanna jahāti na hīyate.
42.
ekaḥ eva caren nityam siddhyartham asahāyavān
siddhim ekasya saṃpaśyan na jahāti na hīyate
siddhim ekasya saṃpaśyan na jahāti na hīyate
42.
He should always wander alone, without a companion, for the sake of accomplishment (siddhi); seeing the achievement of one (goal), he neither abandons nor is diminished.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone
- एव (eva) - only, indeed
- चरेन् (caren) - should wander
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
- सिद्ध्यर्थम् (siddhyartham) - for the sake of accomplishment
- असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without a companion, alone
- सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - accomplishment, success
- एकस्य (ekasya) - of one
- संपश्यन् (saṁpaśyan) - seeing, perceiving
- न (na) - not
- जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, leaves
- न (na) - not
- हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, falls short
Words meanings and morphology
एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone
एव (eva) - only, indeed
(indeclinable)
चरेन् (caren) - should wander
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of caret
Parasmaipada, Optative
derived from the root 'car' (to go, to move, to wander)
Root: car (class 1)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: used adverbially
सिद्ध्यर्थम् (siddhyartham) - for the sake of accomplishment
(indeclinable)
compound of 'siddhi' (accomplishment, success) and 'artham' (for the sake of, purpose)
Compound type : tatpurusha (siddhi+artham)
- siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power
noun (feminine)
Nominal
derived from the root 'sidh' (to accomplish, to succeed)
Root: sidh (class 4) - artham – purpose, aim, for the sake of
indeclinable
असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without a companion, alone
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asahāyavat
asahāyavat - having no companion, alone
compound of 'a' (not), 'sahāya' (companion), and the suffix 'vat' (having)
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sahāya+vat)
- a – not
indeclinable - sahāya – companion, helper, support
noun (masculine) - vat – having, possessing
indeclinable
सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - accomplishment, success
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power
Nominal
derived from the root 'sidh' (to accomplish, to succeed)
Root: sidh (class 4)
एकस्य (ekasya) - of one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone
संपश्यन् (saṁpaśyan) - seeing, perceiving
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpaśyan
saṁpaśyan - seeing, perceiving, understanding
Present Active Participle
derived from the root 'paś' (to see) with the prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: paś (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, leaves
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of jahāti
Parasmaipada, Present Tense
derived from the root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave) with the prefix 'ja' (intensification)
Prefix: ja
Root: hā (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, falls short
(verb)
3rd person , middle, present (laṭ) of hīyate
Atmanepada, Present Tense
derived from the root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave, to fall)
Root: hā (class 1)