महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-84, verse-5

अभूद्धनं मे विपुलं महद्वै विचेष्टमानो नाधिगन्ता तदस्मि ।
एवं प्रधार्यात्महिते निविष्टो यो वर्तते स विजानाति जीवन् ॥५॥

5. abhūddhanaṁ me vipulaṁ mahadvai; viceṣṭamāno nādhigantā tadasmi ,
evaṁ pradhāryātmahite niviṣṭo; yo vartate sa vijānāti jīvan.

5. abhūt dhanam me vipulam mahat vai
viceṣṭamānaḥ na adhigantā tat asmi
| evam pradhārya ātmahite niviṣṭaḥ
yaḥ vartate saḥ vijānāti jīvan

5. "Indeed, my wealth was vast and great, but striving (in this state), I will not attain that. Therefore, whoever, having reflected thus, engages in his own welfare, he truly comprehends, living."

5. היה לי עושר רב ועצום, אך גם כשהשתדלתי לא הייתי אני זה שהשיג אותו. מי שמתבונן כך ומתמסר לטובתו שלו, ומתנהג כך בחייו, הוא היודע באמת.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूत् (abhūt) - it was (it was, it became)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast (vast, abundant, great)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• विचेष्टमानः (viceṣṭamānaḥ) - striving (in this fallen state) (striving, struggling, acting)

• न (na) - not

• अधिगन्ता (adhigantā) - will attain (attianer, one who obtains, one who will obtain)

• तत् (tat) - that (wealth/previous state) (that)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• प्रधार्य (pradhārya) - having reflected (having reflected, having considered)

• आत्महिते (ātmahite) - in his own welfare (in one's own welfare/benefit)

• निविष्टः (niviṣṭaḥ) - engaged (engaged, devoted, entered into)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, he who)

• वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he acts, he exists, he is)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• विजानाति (vijānāti) - he truly comprehends (he knows, he comprehends, he understands)

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living (living, while living)

Words meanings and morphology

अभूत् (abhūt) - it was (it was, it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist active

3rd person singular, Aorist tense, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama'.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast (vast, abundant, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, vast, abundant, great

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, eminent

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

विचेष्टमानः (viceṣṭamānaḥ) - striving (in this fallen state) (striving, struggling, acting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viceṣṭamāna

viceṣṭamāna - striving, struggling, making efforts, acting

Present Middle Participle

from vi-ceṣṭ (to move about, strive), nominative singular masculine

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (implied subject 'I').

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अधिगन्ता (adhigantā) - will attain (attianer, one who obtains, one who will obtain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhigantṛ

adhigantṛ - one who obtains, attainer, learner

Future Agent Noun

from adhi-gam (to go to, obtain), nominative singular masculine

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (wealth/previous state) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active

1st person singular, Present tense, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रधार्य (pradhārya) - having reflected (having reflected, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from pra-dhṛ (to hold, to reflect, to consider)

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आत्महिते (ātmahite) - in his own welfare (in one's own welfare/benefit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - one's own welfare, self-interest, personal benefit

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhā (to place, do good)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

निविष्टः (niviṣṭaḥ) - engaged (engaged, devoted, entered into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - entered, settled, engaged in, devoted to, intent on

Past Passive Participle

from ni-viś (to enter, to be intent upon)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ' (whoever).

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he acts, he exists, he is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present middle

3rd person singular, Present tense, Ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विजानाति (vijānāti) - he truly comprehends (he knows, he comprehends, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā

Present active

3rd person singular, Present tense, Parasmaipada (with prefix vi)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living (living, while living)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, existing, alive

Present Active Participle

from root jīv (to live), nominative singular masculine

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (he).

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