महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-56
स्वीयं यशः पौरुषञ्च गुप्तये कथितञ्च यत् ।
कृतं यदुपकाराय धर्मज्ञो न प्रकाशयेत् ॥५६॥
कृतं यदुपकाराय धर्मज्ञो न प्रकाशयेत् ॥५६॥
56. svīyaṁ yaśaḥ pauruṣañca guptaye kathitañca yat ,
kṛtaṁ yadupakārāya dharmajño na prakāśayet.
kṛtaṁ yadupakārāya dharmajño na prakāśayet.
56.
svīyaṃ yaśaḥ pauruṣañ ca guptaye kathitañ ca
yat kṛtaṃ yad upakārāya dharmajño na prakāśayet
yat kṛtaṃ yad upakārāya dharmajño na prakāśayet
56.
dharmajñaḥ svīyaṃ yaśaḥ pauruṣaṃ ca guptaye
kathitaṃ ca yat kṛtaṃ yat upakārāya na prakāśayet
kathitaṃ ca yat kṛtaṃ yat upakārāya na prakāśayet
56. A person who knows dharma should not publicize his own glory, his prowess, what was told in confidence, or whatever good deed he has done for the sake of helping others.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वीयम् (svīyam) - own, personal
- यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown
- पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness, prowess, heroic deed
- च (ca) - and
- गुप्तये (guptaye) - in confidence (for protection, for secrecy, in confidence)
- कथितम् (kathitam) - what was told in confidence (told, spoken, narrated)
- च (ca) - and
- यत् (yat) - which, whatever
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made
- यत् (yat) - which, whatever
- उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the sake of help, for assisting
- धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma, righteous person
- न (na) - not
- प्रकाशयेत् (prakāśayet) - should publicize, should reveal, should illuminate
Words meanings and morphology
स्वीयम् (svīyam) - own, personal
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svīya
svīya - one's own, personal
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown
पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness, prowess, heroic deed
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa
pauruṣa - manliness, prowess, human effort
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
गुप्तये (guptaye) - in confidence (for protection, for secrecy, in confidence)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of gupti
gupti - protection, concealment, secrecy
Root: gup (class 1)
कथितम् (kathitam) - what was told in confidence (told, spoken, narrated)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kathita
kathita - told, said, spoken
Past Passive Participle
from root kath
Root: kath (class 10)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
उपकाराय (upakārāya) - for the sake of help, for assisting
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of upakāra
upakāra - help, assistance, benefit, favor
root kṛ with prefix upa
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma, righteous person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña
dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous
upapada compound of dharma and jña
Compound type : upapada (dharma+jña)
- dharma – righteousness, moral law, duty, dharma
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - jña – knowing, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
प्रकाशयेत् (prakāśayet) - should publicize, should reveal, should illuminate
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of prakāś
causative of kāś with pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kāś (class 1)