महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-19

सर्वभूतहिते काले सर्वभूतेप्सिते तथा ।
को हि विद्वान्मृगं हन्याच्चरन्तं मैथुनं वने ।
पुरुषार्थफलं कान्तं यत्त्वया वितथं कृतम् ॥१९॥

19. sarvabhūtahite kāle sarvabhūtepsite tathā ,
ko hi vidvānmṛgaṁ hanyāccarantaṁ maithunaṁ vane ,
puruṣārthaphalaṁ kāntaṁ yattvayā vitathaṁ kṛtam.

19. sarva-bhūta-hite kāle sarva-bhūta-īpsite
tathā kaḥ hi vidvān mṛgam hanyāt
carantam maithunam vane puruṣa-artha-phalam
kāntam yat tvayā vitatham kṛtam

19. "At a time beneficial and desired by all beings, what truly wise person (vidvān) would kill a deer that is engaged in mating in the forest? You have rendered fruitless this cherished outcome, which is the very result of human purpose (puruṣārtha)."

19. זו עת שהיא לטובת כל היצורים ורצויה לכולם. איזה אדם נבון יהרוג צבי בשעה שהוא מזדווג ביער? (אתה) הפכת לריק את פרי מטרת החיים האהוב הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-भूत-हिते (sarva-bhūta-hite) - beneficial to all beings, good for all creatures

• काले (kāle) - at time, in time

• सर्व-भूत-ईप्सिते (sarva-bhūta-īpsite) - desired by all beings, wished for by all creatures

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

• कः (kaḥ) - who, which

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise, learned, knowing person

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, gazelle, animal

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill, should kill

• चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving, walking, engaging in

• मैथुनम् (maithunam) - mating, coitus, sexual union

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• पुरुष-अर्थ-फलम् (puruṣa-artha-phalam) - the fruit of human endeavor, the result of human purpose

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - desired, beloved, lovely

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वितथम् (vitatham) - fruitless, useless, in vain, false

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-भूत-हिते (sarva-bhūta-hite) - beneficial to all beings, good for all creatures

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarva-bhūta-hita

sarva-bhūta-hita - beneficial to all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  root 'bhū' (1st class) forming past passive participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  root 'dhā' with 'hi' substitute, past passive participle
  Root: dhā (class 3)

काले (kāle) - at time, in time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

सर्व-भूत-ईप्सिते (sarva-bhūta-īpsite) - desired by all beings, wished for by all creatures

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarva-bhūta-īpsita

sarva-bhūta-īpsita - desired by all beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+īpsita)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  root 'bhū' (1st class) forming past passive participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• īpsita – desired, wished for, intended
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  root 'āp' with desiderative suffix 'san' and then past passive participle 'kta'
  Root: āp (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise, learned, knowing person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vid - to know, to understand

perfect active participle

root 'vid' (2nd class), perfect active participle 'vidvat'

Root: vid (class 2)

मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, gazelle, animal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, gazelle, animal

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill, should kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

optative mood

root 'han' (2nd class), optative active 3rd singular

Root: han (class 2)

चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving, walking, engaging in

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of carat

car - to move, to walk, to wander, to engage in

present active participle

root 'car' (1st class) forming present active participle 'carat'

Root: car (class 1)

मैथुनम् (maithunam) - mating, coitus, sexual union

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maithuna

maithuna - mating, coitus, sexual union

derived from 'mithuna' (pair)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

पुरुष-अर्थ-फलम् (puruṣa-artha-phalam) - the fruit of human endeavor, the result of human purpose

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puruṣa-artha-phala

puruṣa-artha-phala - fruit of human endeavor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha+phala)

• puruṣa – man, person, male (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

कान्तम् (kāntam) - desired, beloved, lovely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta

kam - to desire, to love

past passive participle

root 'kam' (1st class) forming past passive participle 'kānta'

Root: kam (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, what, which

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

वितथम् (vitatham) - fruitless, useless, in vain, false

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vitatha

vitatha - fruitless, useless, in vain, false

Prefix: vi

Root: tath

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

past passive participle

root 'kṛ' (8th class) forming past passive participle 'kṛta'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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