Manusmriti [sanskrit]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 23,875 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553

This is the Sanskrit text of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of verses dealing with ‘Dharma-Shastra’—the ancient Indian science of Law, Spritual life, Politics and Ethics.. The edition of this text is based on Ganganatha Jha’s translation of the same text.

Verse 4.258

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एकाकी चिन्तयेन्नित्यं विविक्ते हितमात्मनः ।
एकाकी चिन्तयानो हि परं श्रेयोऽधिगच्छति ॥ २५८ ॥

ekākī cintayennityaṃ vivikte hitamātmanaḥ |
ekākī cintayāno hi paraṃ śreyo'dhigacchati || 258 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.258 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekakin, Ekaki, Nityam, Nitya, Vivikta, Vivikti, Hita, Atman, Cintayana, Param, Para, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Adhi, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.258). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “ekākī cintayennityaṃ vivikte hitamātmanaḥ ”
ekākī -
ekākī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ekākī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ekākin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cintayen -
√cint (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vivikte -
vivikta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vivikta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

viviktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vivikti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vic (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]

√vij (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “ekākī cintayāno hi paraṃ śreyo'dhigacchati ”
ekākī -
ekākī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ekākī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ekākin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cintayāno* -
cintayāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śreyo' -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023