महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-86, verse-12
अनग्निरनिकेतश्च अगोत्रचरणो मुनिः ।
कौपीनाच्छादनं यावत्तावदिच्छेच्च चीवरम् ॥१२॥
कौपीनाच्छादनं यावत्तावदिच्छेच्च चीवरम् ॥१२॥
12. anagniraniketaśca agotracaraṇo muniḥ ,
kaupīnācchādanaṁ yāvattāvadicchecca cīvaram.
kaupīnācchādanaṁ yāvattāvadicchecca cīvaram.
12.
anagniḥ aniketaḥ ca agotracaraṇaḥ muniḥ
kaupīnācchādanam yāvat tāvat icchet ca cīvaram
kaupīnācchādanam yāvat tāvat icchet ca cīvaram
12.
A sage (muni) should be without sacrificial fire, without a home, and without attachment to family or lineage. Such a sage (muni) should desire garments (cīvara) only to the extent needed to cover a loincloth (kaupīna).
Words meanings summery:
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- अनग्निः (anagniḥ) - without fire, fireless
- अनिकेतः (aniketaḥ) - houseless, without a home
- च (ca) - and, also
- अगोत्रचरणः (agotracaraṇaḥ) - without family or lineage
- मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative person
- कौपीनाच्छादनम् (kaupīnācchādanam) - covering a loincloth, for covering the private parts
- यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, to the extent that
- तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, to that extent
- इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may wish
- च (ca) - and, also
- चीवरम् (cīvaram) - monk's garment, rags, clothing
Words meanings and morphology
अनग्निः (anagniḥ) - without fire, fireless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anagni
anagni - fireless, without fire (especially sacrificial fire)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+agni)
- na – not, no
indeclinable - agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
noun (masculine)
अनिकेतः (aniketaḥ) - houseless, without a home
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aniketa
aniketa - homeless, houseless, without an abode
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+niketa)
- na – not, no
indeclinable - niketa – house, dwelling, abode
noun (masculine)
derived from root kit (to dwell) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: kit
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अगोत्रचरणः (agotracaraṇaḥ) - without family or lineage
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agotracaraṇa
agotracaraṇa - without family, without lineage, without connection to a gotra or caraṇa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+gotra+caraṇa)
- na – not, no
indeclinable - gotra – family, lineage, clan
noun (neuter) - caraṇa – practice, conduct, sect, school, lineage
noun (masculine)
मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, a silent one
कौपीनाच्छादनम् (kaupīnācchādanam) - covering a loincloth, for covering the private parts
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kaupīnācchādana
kaupīnācchādana - a covering for the private parts, a loincloth-covering
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaupīna+ācchādana)
- kaupīna – loincloth, modesty garment
noun (neuter) - ācchādana – covering, garment, concealment
noun (neuter)
verbal noun from root chad with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: chad (class 10)
यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, to the extent that
(indeclinable)
तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, to that extent
(indeclinable)
इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may wish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चीवरम् (cīvaram) - monk's garment, rags, clothing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cīvara
cīvara - a tattered garment, monk's robe, rags, clothing