महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-55
त्रसेद्द्वेष्टुरपि क्षुद्रात् समयं वीक्ष्य बुद्धिमान् ।
प्रदर्शयेदात्मभावान्नैव धर्मं विलङ्घयेत् ॥५५॥
प्रदर्शयेदात्मभावान्नैव धर्मं विलङ्घयेत् ॥५५॥
55. traseddveṣṭurapi kṣudrāt samayaṁ vīkṣya buddhimān ,
pradarśayedātmabhāvānnaiva dharmaṁ vilaṅghayet.
pradarśayedātmabhāvānnaiva dharmaṁ vilaṅghayet.
55.
trased dveṣṭur api kṣudrāt samayaṃ vīkṣya buddhimān
pradarśayed ātmabhāvān naiva dharmaṃ laṅghayet
pradarśayed ātmabhāvān naiva dharmaṃ laṅghayet
55.
buddhimān samayaṃ vīkṣya kṣudrāt dveṣṭur api trased
ātmabhāvān pradarśayet dharmaṃ na eva laṅghayet
ātmabhāvān pradarśayet dharmaṃ na eva laṅghayet
55. A wise person should be cautious even of a mean enemy, waiting for the right opportunity. He should manifest his true disposition, but he should never transgress dharma.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रसेद् (trased) - should fear, should be cautious
- द्वेष्टुः (dveṣṭuḥ) - of the hater, of the enemy
- अपि (api) - even, also
- क्षुद्रात् (kṣudrāt) - from the mean, from the petty, from the insignificant
- समयम् (samayam) - right opportunity (time, opportunity, agreement)
- वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having observed, having looked at, waiting for
- बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent one, wise man
- प्रदर्शयेत् (pradarśayet) - should show, should manifest
- आत्मभावान् (ātmabhāvān) - own dispositions, true nature, feelings
- न (na) - not
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, moral law)
- लङ्घयेत् (laṅghayet) - should transgress, should violate
Words meanings and morphology
त्रसेद् (trased) - should fear, should be cautious
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of tras
Root: tras (class 1)
द्वेष्टुः (dveṣṭuḥ) - of the hater, of the enemy
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of dviṣ
dviṣ - hater, enemy
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
क्षुद्रात् (kṣudrāt) - from the mean, from the petty, from the insignificant
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣudra
kṣudra - mean, petty, small, insignificant
समयम् (samayam) - right opportunity (time, opportunity, agreement)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya
samaya - time, opportunity, convention, agreement
वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having observed, having looked at, waiting for
(indeclinable)
absolutive
root īkṣ with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent one, wise man
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat
buddhimat - intelligent, wise
प्रदर्शयेत् (pradarśayet) - should show, should manifest
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of pradarś
causative of dṛś with pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आत्मभावान् (ātmabhāvān) - own dispositions, true nature, feelings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmabhāva
ātmabhāva - own nature, state of mind, disposition
tatpurusha compound of ātman and bhāva
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+bhāva)
- ātman – self, soul, essence
noun (masculine) - bhāva – state of being, condition, nature, disposition
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly
(indeclinable)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteousness, moral law)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, moral law, duty, dharma
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
लङ्घयेत् (laṅghayet) - should transgress, should violate
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of laṅgh
Root: laṅgh (class 10)