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12,113

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-113, verse-17

त्वमप्येतं विधिं त्यक्त्वा योगेन नियतेन्द्रियः ।
वर्तस्व बुद्धिमूलं हि विजयं मनुरब्रवीत् ॥१७॥
17. tvamapyetaṁ vidhiṁ tyaktvā yogena niyatendriyaḥ ,
vartasva buddhimūlaṁ hi vijayaṁ manurabravīt.
17. tvam api etam vidhim tyaktvā yogena niyata-indriyaḥ
vartasva buddhi-mūlam hi vijayam manuḥ abravīt
17. tvam api etam vidhim tyaktvā yogena niyata-indriyaḥ
vartasva hi manuḥ vijayam buddhi-mūlam abravīt
17. You too, abandoning this method, and with senses controlled through spiritual discipline (yoga), should act. Indeed, Manu declared that victory is rooted in intelligence.

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • एतम् (etam) - this
  • विधिम् (vidhim) - method, rule, ordinance
  • त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up
  • योगेन (yogena) - by yoga, through discipline, by means of spiritual discipline
  • नियत-इन्द्रियः (niyata-indriyaḥ) - having controlled senses
  • वर्तस्व (vartasva) - act, proceed, exist, be
  • बुद्धि-मूलम् (buddhi-mūlam) - whose root is intelligence, rooted in intelligence
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph
  • मनुः (manuḥ) - The mythical progenitor of mankind and author of the Manusmṛti, a foundational text on dharma. (Manu (name of a lawgiver/progenitor))
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
एतम् (etam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
विधिम् (vidhim) - method, rule, ordinance
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - method, rule, ordinance, prescribed action
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'tyaj' with suffix '-ktvā'
Root: tyaj (class 1)
योगेन (yogena) - by yoga, through discipline, by means of spiritual discipline
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yoga
yoga - spiritual discipline, union, conjunction, effort, practice
Root: yuj (class 7)
नियत-इन्द्रियः (niyata-indriyaḥ) - having controlled senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatendriya
niyatendriya - one whose senses are controlled
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (niyata+indriya)
  • niyata – controlled, restrained, fixed, firm
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'yam' with prefix 'ni' and suffix '-ta'
    Prefix: ni
    Root: yam (class 1)
  • indriya – sense organ, power, virility
    noun (neuter)
वर्तस्व (vartasva) - act, proceed, exist, be
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, Imperative (loṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
बुद्धि-मूलम् (buddhi-mūlam) - whose root is intelligence, rooted in intelligence
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of buddhimūla
buddhimūla - whose root is intelligence, rooted in intelligence
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (buddhi+mūla)
  • buddhi – intelligence, intellect, understanding
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • mūla – root, origin, foundation, cause
    noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
मनुः (manuḥ) - The mythical progenitor of mankind and author of the Manusmṛti, a foundational text on dharma. (Manu (name of a lawgiver/progenitor))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu, man, human being
Root: man (class 4)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)