भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-16, verse-12
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः ।
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसंचयान् ॥१२॥
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसंचयान् ॥१२॥
12. āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ ,
īhante kāmabhogārthamanyāyenārthasaṁcayān.
īhante kāmabhogārthamanyāyenārthasaṁcayān.
12.
āśāpāśaśataiḥ baddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ
īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyena arthasaṃcayān
īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyena arthasaṃcayān
12.
āśāpāśaśataiḥ baddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ
kāmabhogārtham anyāyena arthasaṃcayān īhante
kāmabhogārtham anyāyena arthasaṃcayān īhante
12.
Bound by hundreds of snares of desire, and utterly devoted to lust (kāma) and wrath, they strive to unlawfully accumulate wealth for the sake of sensual enjoyment.
Words meanings summery:
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- आशापाशशतैः (āśāpāśaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of ropes/snares of hope/desire
- बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound, tied, fettered
- कामक्रोधपरायणाः (kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to desire and anger, having desire and anger as their supreme goal
- ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive, they endeavor, they wish
- कामभोगार्थम् (kāmabhogārtham) - for the sake of sensual enjoyment
- अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - by injustice, unlawfully, unjustly
- अर्थसंचयान् (arthasaṁcayān) - accumulations of wealth
Words meanings and morphology
आशापाशशतैः (āśāpāśaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of ropes/snares of hope/desire
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of āśāpāśaśata
āśāpāśaśata - hundreds of snares of hope/desire
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (āśā+pāśa+śata)
- āśā – hope, expectation, desire
noun (feminine)
From root aś (to obtain, reach).
Root: aś (class 5) - pāśa – rope, snare, fetter, bond
noun (masculine) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: 'āśāpāśa' (snare of desire) as the first part of a larger compound with 'śata'.
बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound, tied, fettered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of baddha
baddha - bound, tied, fettered, caught
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root bandh (to bind).
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Describes the people.
कामक्रोधपरायणाः (kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to desire and anger, having desire and anger as their supreme goal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmakrodhaparāyaṇa
kāmakrodhaparāyaṇa - engrossed in lust and wrath, devoted to desire and anger
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / dvandva-tatpuruṣa + tatpuruṣa (kāma+krodha+parāyaṇa)
- kāma – desire, lust, sensual pleasure
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - krodha – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
From root krudh (to be angry).
Root: krudh (class 4) - parāyaṇa – chief aim, refuge, devoted to, intent on
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: para
Note: Describes the people.
ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive, they endeavor, they wish
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of īh
Root: īh (class 1)
Note: Root 'īh' (to strive).
कामभोगार्थम् (kāmabhogārtham) - for the sake of sensual enjoyment
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva / tatpuruṣa (kāmabhoga+artha)
- kāma – desire, sensual pleasure
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - bhoga – enjoyment, possession, experience
noun (masculine)
From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat).
Root: bhuj (class 7) - artha – purpose, aim, sake, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: The suffix '-artham' denotes purpose.
अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - by injustice, unlawfully, unjustly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of anyāya
anyāya - injustice, wrong, unlawful act
Negative prefix 'an' + nyāya (justice, rule).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+nyāya)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable - nyāya – justice, rule, method
noun (masculine)
From root i (to go) with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Describes the manner of accumulation.
अर्थसंचयान् (arthasaṁcayān) - accumulations of wealth
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of arthasaṃcaya
arthasaṁcaya - accumulation of wealth, collection of goods
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+saṃcaya)
- artha – wealth, object, purpose
noun (masculine) - saṃcaya – accumulation, collection, heap
noun (masculine)
From root ci (to gather) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Object of 'īhante'.