भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-7, verse-16
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥१६॥
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥१६॥
16. caturvidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino'rjuna ,
ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha.
ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha.
16.
caturvidhāḥ bhajante mām janāḥ sukṛtinaḥ arjuna
ārtaḥ jijñāsuḥ arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
ārtaḥ jijñāsuḥ arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
16.
arjuna bharatarṣabha,
sukṛtinaḥ caturvidhāḥ janāḥ mām bhajante ārtaḥ jijñāsuḥ arthārthī ca jñānī
sukṛtinaḥ caturvidhāḥ janāḥ mām bhajante ārtaḥ jijñāsuḥ arthārthī ca jñānī
16.
O Arjuna, best among the Bharatas, four kinds of virtuous people worship Me: the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of material possessions, and the one who possesses wisdom.
Words meanings summery:
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- चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold
- भजन्ते (bhajante) - they worship, they adore, they serve
- माम् (mām) - me
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men
- सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) - doers of good deeds, virtuous persons, righteous ones
- अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna, a prominent character and recipient of the Bhagavad Gītā teaching (O Arjuna)
- आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - the distressed, suffering
- जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - seeker of knowledge, inquisitive
- अर्थार्थी (arthārthī) - seeker of wealth/gain, desirous of material possessions
- ज्ञानी (jñānī) - the man of knowledge, the wise one
- च (ca) - and, also
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (an epithet for Arjuna) (O best of Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of caturvidha
caturvidha - of four kinds, fourfold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+vidha)
- catur – four
numeral - vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)
भजन्ते (bhajante) - they worship, they adore, they serve
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of bhaj
Root: bhaj (class 1)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I, me
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - man, person, people, creature
from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) - doers of good deeds, virtuous persons, righteous ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sukṛtin
sukṛtin - doer of good deeds, virtuous, righteous, meritorious
derived from sukṛta (good deed) + -in (possessive suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kṛtin)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - kṛtin – doer, maker, meritorious person
noun (masculine)
agent noun from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna, a prominent character and recipient of the Bhagavad Gītā teaching (O Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata), white, bright
आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - the distressed, suffering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta
ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering, pained
Past Passive Participle
from root 'ṛ' (to go, to move) with upasarga 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛ (class 3)
जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - seeker of knowledge, inquisitive
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jijñāsu
jijñāsu - desirous of knowing, inquisitive, seeker of knowledge
Desiderative noun/adjective
from desiderative form of root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
अर्थार्थी (arthārthī) - seeker of wealth/gain, desirous of material possessions
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arthārthin
arthārthin - seeker of wealth, desirous of objects or gain
derived from artha (wealth, object) + arthin (seeker, desirous)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+arthin)
- artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, material possession
noun (masculine) - arthin – seeker, desirous, suppliant, one who seeks
adjective (masculine)
from root 'arth' (to seek, to ask)
Root: arth (class 10)
ज्ञानी (jñānī) - the man of knowledge, the wise one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānin
jñānin - one who possesses knowledge, wise man, spiritual knower
derived from jñāna (knowledge) + -in (possessive suffix)
Root: jñā (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (an epithet for Arjuna) (O best of Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best of Bharatas (epithet for Arjuna)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, a performer
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
noun (masculine)