मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-59
अल्पान्नाभ्यवहारेण रहःस्थानासनेन च ।
ह्रियमाणानि विषयैरिन्द्रियाणि निवर्तयेत ॥५९॥
ह्रियमाणानि विषयैरिन्द्रियाणि निवर्तयेत ॥५९॥
59. alpānnābhyavahāreṇa rahaḥsthānāsanena ca ,
hriyamāṇāni viṣayairindriyāṇi nivartayet.
hriyamāṇāni viṣayairindriyāṇi nivartayet.
59.
alpānnābhyavahāreṇa rahaḥsthānāsānena ca
hriyamāṇāni viṣayair indriyāṇi nivartayet
hriyamāṇāni viṣayair indriyāṇi nivartayet
59.
alpānnābhyavahāreṇa ca rahaḥsthānāsānena ca
viṣayaiḥ hriyamāṇāni indriyāṇi nivartayet
viṣayaiḥ hriyamāṇāni indriyāṇi nivartayet
59.
One should withdraw the senses, which are drawn away by sense objects, by eating sparingly and by staying and sitting in solitude.
Words meanings summery:
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- अल्पान्नाभ्यवहारेण (alpānnābhyavahāreṇa) - by eating little food
- रहःस्थानासानेन (rahaḥsthānāsānena) - by sitting and staying in solitude
- च (ca) - and, also
- विषयैः (viṣayaiḥ) - sense objects (by sense objects, by subjects, by worldly things)
- ह्रियमाणानि (hriyamāṇāni) - being drawn away (being snatched away, being carried off, being attracted)
- इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense
- निवर्तयेत् (nivartayet) - should withdraw (should turn away, should restrain, should cause to cease)
Words meanings and morphology
अल्पान्नाभ्यवहारेण (alpānnābhyavahāreṇa) - by eating little food
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpānnābhyavahāra
alpānnābhyavahāra - eating little food
Compound type : tatpurusha (alpa+anna+abhya+vahāra)
- alpa – small, little, few
adjective (masculine) - anna – food, grain
noun (neuter) - abhya – towards, near, much
indeclinable
This is likely a sandhi form of abhi-a, meaning "much" or "excessive" in the context of "vahāra" (eating). - vahāra – eating, consumption
noun (masculine)
Gerund
From the root √vṛ 'to eat'.
Root: vṛ (class 10)
Note: Formed from alpa-anna-abhya-vahāra.
रहःस्थानासानेन (rahaḥsthānāsānena) - by sitting and staying in solitude
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rahaḥsthānāsana
rahaḥsthānāsana - staying and sitting in solitude
Compound type : dvandva (rahas+sthāna+āsana)
- rahas – solitude, secrecy, privacy
noun (neuter) - sthāna – standing, place, station, staying
noun (neuter)
Gerund
From the root √sthā 'to stand, stay'.
Root: sthā (class 1) - āsana – sitting, seat, posture
noun (neuter)
Gerund
From the root √ās 'to sit'.
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Compound of rahas, sthāna, and āsana.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विषयैः (viṣayaiḥ) - sense objects (by sense objects, by subjects, by worldly things)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṣaya
viṣaya - subject matter, object, domain, worldly things, sense objects
ह्रियमाणानि (hriyamāṇāni) - being drawn away (being snatched away, being carried off, being attracted)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, plural of hṛ
hṛ - to carry, to steal, to take away, to attract
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √hṛ 'to carry away'. The form is passive participle (kta) with present tense middle voice suffix (śāna), indicating ongoing action.
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to indriyāṇi.
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense, organ of sense, faculty
निवर्तयेत् (nivartayet) - should withdraw (should turn away, should restrain, should cause to cease)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nivṛt
From the root √vṛt 'to turn, exist' with the prefix ni 'down, in, away'.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Optative mood, third person singular, indicates a suggestion or command.