मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-6, verse-8
स्वाध्याये नित्ययुक्तः स्याद दान्तो मैत्रः समाहितः ।
दाता नित्यमनादाता सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः ॥८॥
दाता नित्यमनादाता सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः ॥८॥
8. svādhyāye nityayuktaḥ syād dānto maitraḥ samāhitaḥ ,
dātā nityamanādātā sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ.
dātā nityamanādātā sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ.
8.
svādhyāye nitya-yuktaḥ syāt dāntaḥ maitraḥ
samāhitaḥ dātā nitya-anādātā sarva-bhūta-anukampakaḥ
samāhitaḥ dātā nitya-anādātā sarva-bhūta-anukampakaḥ
8.
One should always be engaged in self-study (svādhyāya), be self-controlled (dānta), friendly (maitra), and focused (samāhita). One should be a giver, never a taker, and compassionate towards all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in self-study (svādhyāya) (in self-study)
- नित्य-युक्तः (nitya-yuktaḥ) - always engaged (always joined, always engaged)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, might be, should be)
- दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled (dānta) (controlled, tamed, restrained)
- मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly (maitra) (friendly, amicable)
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - focused (samāhita) (collected, concentrated, focused)
- दाता (dātā) - giver (giver, donor)
- नित्य-अनादाता (nitya-anādātā) - never a taker (never a taker, never accepting)
- सर्व-भूत-अनुकम्पकः (sarva-bhūta-anukampakaḥ) - compassionate towards all beings
Words meanings and morphology
स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in self-study (svādhyāya) (in self-study)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya
svādhyāya - self-study, study of scripture, reciting scriptures
Compound of sva 'own' + adhyāya 'study'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+adhyāya)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (neuter) - adhyāya – study, chapter, lesson
noun (masculine)
from root adhi 'over' + √i 'to go'
Root: i (class 2)
नित्य-युक्तः (nitya-yuktaḥ) - always engaged (always joined, always engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nityayukta
nityayukta - always engaged, constantly devoted, perpetually united
Past Passive Participle
Compound of nitya 'eternal, constant' + yukta 'joined, connected'
Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+yukta)
- nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
adjective (masculine) - yukta – joined, yoked, connected, endowed with
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root yu 'to join'
Root: yu (class 6)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, might be, should be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of as
Root: as (class 1)
दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled (dānta) (controlled, tamed, restrained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta
dānta - controlled, tamed, restrained, subdued
Past Passive Participle
from root dam 'to tame, control'
Root: dam (class 4)
मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - friendly (maitra) (friendly, amicable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maitra
maitra - friendly, amicable, belonging to Mitra (a deity)
derived from mitra 'friend'
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - focused (samāhita) (collected, concentrated, focused)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - collected, concentrated, composed, placed together
Past Passive Participle
from root dhā 'to place' with prefix sam-ā 'together'
Prefix: samā
Root: dhā (class 3)
दाता (dātā) - giver (giver, donor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dātar
dātar - giver, donor
Active Participle
from root dā 'to give'
Root: dā (class 3)
नित्य-अनादाता (nitya-anādātā) - never a taker (never a taker, never accepting)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nityanādātā
nityanādātā - never a taker, one who never accepts
Past Passive Participle
Compound of nitya 'never' (used here as intensifier/negator) + an- (negation) + ādātā (taker, from root dā 'to give' inceptive form). More accurately, 'an-ādātā' is 'not a giver', but here it means 'not a taker'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+anādātā)
- nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
adjective (masculine) - anādātā – not a taker, non-recipient
noun (masculine)
Active Participle (negated)
negation of ādātā, from root dā 'to give'
Root: dā (class 3)
सर्व-भूत-अनुकम्पकः (sarva-bhūta-anukampakaḥ) - compassionate towards all beings
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtānukampaka
sarvabhūtānukampaka - compassionate towards all beings
Active Participle
Compound of sarva 'all' + bhūta 'being' + anukampaka 'compassionate'
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+anukampaka)
- sarva – all, entire, whole
adjective (neuter) - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū 'to be'
Root: bhū (class 1) - anukampaka – compassionate, merciful
adjective (masculine)
Active Participle
from root kamp 'to tremble' with prefixes anu 'after' and sam- (implied in anukampā) and suffix -aka. Or from anukampa 'compassion'.
Root: kamp (class 1)