महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-52
यदा तु मानवा भूमौ स्त्रीजिताः कामकिङ्कराः ।
द्रुह्यन्ति गुरुमित्रादीन् तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥५२॥
द्रुह्यन्ति गुरुमित्रादीन् तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥५२॥
52. yadā tu mānavā bhūmau strījitāḥ kāmakiṅkarāḥ ,
druhyanti gurumitrādīn tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ.
druhyanti gurumitrādīn tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ.
52.
yadā tu mānavā bhūmau strījitāḥ kāmakiṅkarāḥ
druhyanti gurumitrādīn tadāiva prabalaḥ kaliḥ
druhyanti gurumitrādīn tadāiva prabalaḥ kaliḥ
52.
yadā tu mānavāḥ bhūmau strījitāḥ kāmakiṅkarāḥ
guru-mitra-ādīn druhyanti tadā eva prabalaḥ kaliḥ
guru-mitra-ādīn druhyanti tadā eva prabalaḥ kaliḥ
52. When human beings on earth are dominated by women, enslaved by lust, and bear malice toward teachers, friends, and others, then indeed kali-yuga becomes powerful.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदा (yadā) - when
- तु (tu) - indeed, but
- मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth
- स्त्रीजिताः (strījitāḥ) - conquered by women, dominated by women
- कामकिङ्कराः (kāmakiṅkarāḥ) - slaves of lust, servants of desire
- द्रुह्यन्ति (druhyanti) - they bear malice, they treat hostilely, they hurt
- गुरुमित्रादीन् (gurumitrādīn) - teachers, friends, and others
- तदा (tadā) - then
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely
- प्रबलः (prabalaḥ) - powerful, strong
- कलिः (kaliḥ) - kali-yuga, the age of kali
Words meanings and morphology
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - indeed, but
(indeclinable)
मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human being, man
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground
स्त्रीजिताः (strījitāḥ) - conquered by women, dominated by women
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of strījita
strījita - conquered by women, dominated by women
tatpurusha compound formed of strī and jita
Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+jita)
- strī – woman
noun (feminine) - jita – conquered, subdued
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root ji
Root: ji (class 1)
कामकिङ्कराः (kāmakiṅkarāḥ) - slaves of lust, servants of desire
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmakiṅkara
kāmakiṅkara - slave of lust
tatpurusha compound formed of kāma and kiṅkara
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+kiṅkara)
- kāma – lust, desire, passion
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - kiṅkara – servant, slave
noun (masculine)
द्रुह्यन्ति (druhyanti) - they bear malice, they treat hostilely, they hurt
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of druh
Root: druh (class 4)
गुरुमित्रादीन् (gurumitrādīn) - teachers, friends, and others
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gurumitrādi
gurumitrādi - teachers, friends, and others
dvandva compound guru-mitra followed by ādi bahuvrihi
Compound type : bahuvrihi (guru+mitra+ādi)
- guru – teacher, revered person
noun (masculine) - mitra – friend
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning with, and others
adjective (masculine)
तदा (tadā) - then
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
प्रबलः (prabalaḥ) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabala
prabala - powerful, strong
कलिः (kaliḥ) - kali-yuga, the age of kali
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - kali-yuga, the fourth age