महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-110, verse-34
वानप्रस्थजनस्यापि दर्शनं कुलवासिनाम् ।
नाप्रियाण्याचरञ्जातु किं पुनर्ग्रामवासिनाम् ॥३४॥
नाप्रियाण्याचरञ्जातु किं पुनर्ग्रामवासिनाम् ॥३४॥
34. vānaprasthajanasyāpi darśanaṁ kulavāsinām ,
nāpriyāṇyācarañjātu kiṁ punargrāmavāsinām.
nāpriyāṇyācarañjātu kiṁ punargrāmavāsinām.
34.
vānaprastha-janasya api darśanam kula-vāsinām
na apriyāṇi ācaran jātu kim punaḥ grāma-vāsinām
na apriyāṇi ācaran jātu kim punaḥ grāma-vāsinām
34.
Even when seeing forest-dwelling ascetics (vānaprastha) or those dwelling in families, he never behaved unpleasantly towards them; much less so towards those living in villages.
Words meanings summery:
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- वानप्रस्थजनस्य (vānaprasthajanasya) - of the forest-dwelling people, of the hermits (vānaprastha)
- अपि (api) - even, also
- दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, sight, presence
- कुलवासिनाम् (kulavāsinām) - of the family-dwellers, of those residing in families
- न (na) - not
- अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable acts
- आचरन् (ācaran) - behaving, performing, doing
- जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
- किम् (kim) - what, how, why
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then (used in idiom 'kim punaḥ' for 'much less')
- ग्रामवासिनाम् (grāmavāsinām) - of the village-dwellers
Words meanings and morphology
वानप्रस्थजनस्य (vānaprasthajanasya) - of the forest-dwelling people, of the hermits (vānaprastha)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vānaprasthajana
vānaprasthajana - forest-dwelling people, hermits (vānaprastha)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānaprastha+jana)
- vānaprastha – forest-dweller, hermit (vānaprastha)
noun (masculine) - jana – person, people, man
noun (masculine)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, sight, presence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, sight, perception, presence
Action noun
From root dṛś 'to see' with suffix -ana.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कुलवासिनाम् (kulavāsinām) - of the family-dwellers, of those residing in families
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kulavāsin
kulavāsin - one who dwells in a family/house
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+vāsin)
- kula – family, lineage, race
noun (neuter) - vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from root vas 'to dwell'
Root: vas (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable acts
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of apriya
apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked (as noun: unpleasant thing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+priya)
- a – not, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
adjective (neuter)
आचरन् (ācaran) - behaving, performing, doing
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarat
ācarat - behaving, performing, practicing
Present Active Participle
From root car (to move, act) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what, how, why
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then (used in idiom 'kim punaḥ' for 'much less')
(indeclinable)
ग्रामवासिनाम् (grāmavāsinām) - of the village-dwellers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of grāmavāsin
grāmavāsin - one who dwells in a village
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāma+vāsin)
- grāma – village, rural community
noun (masculine) - vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from root vas 'to dwell'
Root: vas (class 1)