भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-9, verse-11
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥११॥
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥११॥
11. avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanumāśritam ,
paraṁ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram.
paraṁ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram.
11.
avajānanti mām mūḍhāḥ mānuṣīm tanum āśritam
param bhāvam ajānantaḥ mama bhūta-maheśvaram
param bhāvam ajānantaḥ mama bhūta-maheśvaram
11.
mūḍhāḥ mānuṣīm tanum āśritam mama bhūta-maheśvaram
param bhāvam ajānantaḥ mām avajānanti
param bhāvam ajānantaḥ mām avajānanti
11.
The deluded ones disregard Me, having assumed a human form, not knowing My supreme nature as the great Lord of all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवजानन्ति (avajānanti) - they disregard, they despise
- माम् (mām) - The Supreme Being. (Me, to Me)
- मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, foolish persons
- मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human
- तनुम् (tanum) - body, form
- आश्रितम् (āśritam) - Referring to Me, having assumed a human body. (having assumed, having resorted to)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest
- भावम् (bhāvam) - The true, divine nature of the Lord. (nature, state of being, essence)
- अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - The deluded ones who do not know. (not knowing, ignorant)
- मम (mama) - Belonging to the divine 'I'. (My, of Me)
- भूत-महेश्वरम् (bhūta-maheśvaram) - The supreme controller of all creation. (the great Lord of beings)
Words meanings and morphology
अवजानन्ति (avajānanti) - they disregard, they despise
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of avajñā
Root jñā (to know) with upasarga ava (down, away)
Prefix: ava
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject is `mūḍhāḥ`.
माम् (mām) - The Supreme Being. (Me, to Me)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Object of `avajānanti`.
मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, foolish persons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha
mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
from root muh (to be bewildered)
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Substantivized adjective, subject of `avajānanti`.
मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mānuṣī
mānuṣī - human, belonging to man
feminine form of mānuṣa (human)
Note: Qualifies `tanum`.
तनुम् (tanum) - body, form
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form, person
Note: Object of `āśritam` (implicitly, as a participle modifying the subject).
आश्रितम् (āśritam) - Referring to Me, having assumed a human body. (having assumed, having resorted to)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrita
āśrita - assumed, resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in
Past Passive Participle
from ā (towards) + root śri (to resort to, to lean on)
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `mām`.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other
Note: Qualifies `bhāvam`.
भावम् (bhāvam) - The true, divine nature of the Lord. (nature, state of being, essence)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva
bhāva - state of being, nature, essence, existence, sentiment
from root bhū (to be, to exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of `ajānantaḥ`.
अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - The deluded ones who do not know. (not knowing, ignorant)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ajānant
ajānant - not knowing, ignorant
Present Active Participle (negated)
Negation 'a' + jānant (knowing), from root jñā (to know)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jānant)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negation prefix - jānant – knowing, perceiving
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies `mūḍhāḥ`.
मम (mama) - Belonging to the divine 'I'. (My, of Me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Qualifies `bhūta-maheśvaram`.
भूत-महेश्वरम् (bhūta-maheśvaram) - The supreme controller of all creation. (the great Lord of beings)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūta-maheśvara
bhūta-maheśvara - great lord of beings/elements
Compound of bhūta (being, element) and maheśvara (great lord)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+maheśvara)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - maheśvara – great lord
noun (masculine)
Compound of mahā (great) and īśvara (lord)
Note: Qualifies `mām`, or is in apposition to `bhāvam`.