महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-16
विद्यामुपार्जयेत् बाल्ये धनं दारांश्च यौवने ।
प्रौढे धर्म्याणि कर्माणि चतुर्थे प्रव्रजेत् सुधीः ॥१६॥
प्रौढे धर्म्याणि कर्माणि चतुर्थे प्रव्रजेत् सुधीः ॥१६॥
16. vidyāmupārjayet bālye dhanaṁ dārāṁśca yauvane ,
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi caturthe pravrajet sudhīḥ.
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi caturthe pravrajet sudhīḥ.
16.
vidyām upārjayet bālye dhanaṃ dārān ca yauvane
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi caturthe pravrajet sudhīḥ
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi caturthe pravrajet sudhīḥ
16.
sudhīḥ bālye vidyām upārjayet,
yauvane dhanaṃ dārān ca,
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi,
caturthe pravrajet
yauvane dhanaṃ dārān ca,
prauḍhe dharmyāṇi karmāṇi,
caturthe pravrajet
16. A wise person should acquire education in childhood, wealth and a wife in youth, righteous actions in middle age, and in the fourth stage, he should renounce the world.
Words meanings summery:
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- विद्याम् (vidyām) - education, knowledge, learning
- उपार्जयेत् (upārjayet) - should acquire, should earn, should gather
- बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, money, property
- दारान् (dārān) - wife, wives, spouse
- च (ca) - and
- यौवने (yauvane) - in youth, in young age
- प्रौढे (prauḍhe) - in middle age, in maturity
- धर्म्याणि (dharmyāṇi) - righteous, lawful, accordant with dharma
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, rituals
- चतुर्थे (caturthe) - in the fourth (stage)
- प्रव्रजेत् (pravrajet) - should renounce the world, should go forth into homelessness
- सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise person, intelligent one
Words meanings and morphology
विद्याम् (vidyām) - education, knowledge, learning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, education
vid
Root: vid (class 2)
उपार्जयेत् (upārjayet) - should acquire, should earn, should gather
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of upārjay
denominative / causal-like secondary verb
upa + ārjay
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: arj (class 1)
बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bālya
bālya - childhood
bāla + ya
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, money, property
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, treasure, money
दारान् (dārān) - wife, wives, spouse
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra
dāra - wife, spouse
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यौवने (yauvane) - in youth, in young age
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yauvana
yauvana - youth, young age
yuvan + a
प्रौढे (prauḍhe) - in middle age, in maturity
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of prauḍha
prauḍha - mature, adult, middle-aged
Past Passive Participle
pra + vah
Prefix: pra
Root: vah (class 1)
धर्म्याणि (dharmyāṇi) - righteous, lawful, accordant with dharma
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dharmya
dharmya - lawful, righteous, accordant with dharma
dharma + ya
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, rituals
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual
kṛ + man
Root: kṛ (class 8)
चतुर्थे (caturthe) - in the fourth (stage)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of caturtha
caturtha - fourth
प्रव्रजेत् (pravrajet) - should renounce the world, should go forth into homelessness
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pravraj
pra + vraj
Prefix: pra
Root: vraj (class 1)
सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise person, intelligent one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhī
sudhī - wise person, intelligent
su + dhī
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dhī)
- su – good, well
adjective - dhī – intellect, mind, thought
noun (feminine)
Root: dhī (class 4)