महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-84, verse-6
नानाभावा बहवो जीवलोके दैवाधीना नष्टचेष्टाधिकाराः ।
तत्तत्प्राप्य न विहन्येत धीरो दिष्टं बलीय इति मत्वात्मबुद्ध्या ॥६॥
तत्तत्प्राप्य न विहन्येत धीरो दिष्टं बलीय इति मत्वात्मबुद्ध्या ॥६॥
6. nānābhāvā bahavo jīvaloke; daivādhīnā naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ ,
tattatprāpya na vihanyeta dhīro; diṣṭaṁ balīya iti matvātmabuddhyā.
tattatprāpya na vihanyeta dhīro; diṣṭaṁ balīya iti matvātmabuddhyā.
6.
nānābhāvāḥ bahavaḥ jīvaloke
daivādhīnāḥ naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ
tattatprāpya na vihanyeta dhīraḥ
diṣṭaṃ balīyaḥ iti matvā ātmbuddhyā
daivādhīnāḥ naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ
tattatprāpya na vihanyeta dhīraḥ
diṣṭaṃ balīyaḥ iti matvā ātmbuddhyā
6.
In this world of living beings, many diverse conditions arise, all dependent on destiny, nullifying individual efforts and authority. A steadfast person, understanding with their own intellect that fate is powerful, should not be disturbed by attaining those various states.
Words meanings summery:
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- नानाभावाः (nānābhāvāḥ) - various states, diverse conditions
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
- जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of living beings, in this earthly world
- दैवाधीनाः (daivādhīnāḥ) - dependent on destiny, subject to fate
- नष्टचेष्टाधिकाराः (naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ) - whose efforts and authority are lost/nullified
- तत्तत्प्राप्य (tattatprāpya) - having obtained this and that, having attained various conditions
- न (na) - not, no
- विहन्येत (vihanyeta) - one should be disturbed, one should be dejected
- धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a wise person, a steadfast person, a resolute one
- दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny, fate, what is ordained
- बलीयः (balīyaḥ) - more powerful, stronger
- इति (iti) - thus, so
- मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought, having realized
- आत्म्बुद्ध्या (ātmbuddhyā) - with one's own intellect, by self-understanding
Words meanings and morphology
नानाभावाः (nānābhāvāḥ) - various states, diverse conditions
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānābhāva
nānābhāva - various conditions, diverse states, manifold existences
Compound type : Tatpurusha (nānā+bhāva)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold
indeclinable - bhāva – state, condition, being, existence, nature
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many, numerous
जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of living beings, in this earthly world
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of jīvaloka
jīvaloka - the world of living beings, the human world
Compound type : Tatpurusha (jīva+loka)
- jīva – living, alive, life, living being
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1) - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
Root: lok (class 1)
दैवाधीनाः (daivādhīnāḥ) - dependent on destiny, subject to fate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daivādhīna
daivādhīna - dependent on destiny, ruled by fate
Compound type : Tatpurusha (daiva+adhīna)
- daiva – divine, providential, destiny, fate
noun (neuter) - adhīna – dependent, subject to, submissive
adjective (masculine)
नष्टचेष्टाधिकाराः (naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ) - whose efforts and authority are lost/nullified
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭaceṣṭādhikāra
naṣṭaceṣṭādhikāra - whose efforts and authority are ruined/lost
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+ceṣṭā+adhikāra)
- naṣṭa – lost, ruined, destroyed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from root naś
Root: naś (class 4) - ceṣṭā – effort, exertion, activity
noun (feminine)
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1) - adhikāra – authority, right, power, jurisdiction
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तत्तत्प्राप्य (tattatprāpya) - having obtained this and that, having attained various conditions
(indeclinable)
Gerund (Absolutive)
Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, intensified by iterative tat-tat
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विहन्येत (vihanyeta) - one should be disturbed, one should be dejected
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han
Optative mood, Passive voice, 3rd person singular
Root han (class 2) with prefix vi, forming a passive optative verb.
Prefix: vi
Root: han (class 2)
धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a wise person, a steadfast person, a resolute one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra
dhīra - wise, steady, firm, resolute, courageous
दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny, fate, what is ordained
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of diṣṭa
diṣṭa - destiny, fate, what has been assigned/ordained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root diś (to point, assign, ordain)
Root: diś (class 6)
बलीयः (balīyaḥ) - more powerful, stronger
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of balīyas
balīyas - more powerful, stronger, mightier
Comparative form of bala (power) or balin (powerful)
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought, having realized
(indeclinable)
Gerund (Absolutive)
Derived from root man
Root: man (class 4)
आत्म्बुद्ध्या (ātmbuddhyā) - with one's own intellect, by self-understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmabuddhi
ātmabuddhi - self-intellect, own understanding, individual mind
Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+buddhi)
- ātman – self, soul, individual essence
noun (masculine) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
noun (feminine)
Root: budh (class 1)