भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-7, verse-20
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः ।
तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया ॥२०॥
तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया ॥२०॥
20. kāmaistaistairhṛtajñānāḥ prapadyante'nyadevatāḥ ,
taṁ taṁ niyamamāsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā.
taṁ taṁ niyamamāsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā.
20.
kāmaiḥ taiḥ taiḥ hṛtajñānāḥ prapadyante anyadevatāḥ
tam tam niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā
tam tam niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā
20.
taiḥ taiḥ kāmaiḥ hṛtajñānāḥ anyadevatāḥ prapadyante.
svayā prakṛtyā niyatāḥ (santaḥ) tam tam niyamam āsthāya (bhajante).
svayā prakṛtyā niyatāḥ (santaḥ) tam tam niyamam āsthāya (bhajante).
20.
Those whose discernment has been carried away by various desires resort to other deities. They observe specific rituals, being constrained by their own intrinsic nature (prakṛti).
Words meanings summery:
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- कामैः (kāmaiḥ) - by desires, by lusts
- तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by such
- तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by such
- हृतज्ञानाः (hṛtajñānāḥ) - whose knowledge has been taken away, whose discernment is stolen
- प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - they surrender, they resort to
- अन्यदेवताः (anyadevatāḥ) - other deities
- तम् (tam) - that, that specific
- तम् (tam) - that, that specific
- नियमम् (niyamam) - rule, regulation, vow, ritual
- आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having resorted to, by following
- प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by intrinsic nature (prakṛti), by nature
- नियताः (niyatāḥ) - controlled, restrained, bound, regulated
- स्वया (svayā) - by their own
Words meanings and morphology
कामैः (kāmaiḥ) - by desires, by lusts
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, lust, object of desire
Root: kam (class 1)
तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by such
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तैः (taiḥ) - by those, by such
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
हृतज्ञानाः (hṛtajñānāḥ) - whose knowledge has been taken away, whose discernment is stolen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛtajñāna
hṛtajñāna - deprived of knowledge, whose wisdom is carried away
Compound type : bahuvrihi (hṛta+jñāna)
- hṛta – taken, stolen, carried away
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, steal) + 'ta' suffix.
Root: hṛ (class 1) - jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, discernment
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)
प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - they surrender, they resort to
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-pad
Prefix: pra
Root: pad (class 4)
अन्यदेवताः (anyadevatāḥ) - other deities
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of anyadevatā
anyadevatā - another deity, other gods
Compound type : tatpurusha (anya+devatā)
- anya – other, another
pronoun - devatā – deity, godhead
noun (feminine)
तम् (tam) - that, that specific
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तम् (tam) - that, that specific
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नियमम् (niyamam) - rule, regulation, vow, ritual
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama
niyama - restraint, regulation, rule, observance
nominal derivative
Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'ni'.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having resorted to, by following
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by intrinsic nature (prakṛti), by nature
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, primal matter, disposition, intrinsic nature
Derived from prefix 'pra' and root 'kṛ' (to make, do).
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नियताः (niyatāḥ) - controlled, restrained, bound, regulated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niyata
niyata - restrained, controlled, regulated, fixed, disciplined
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain) with prefix 'ni' and 'kta' suffix.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
स्वया (svayā) - by their own
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva
sva - one's own, personal