महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-135, verse-16
दीर्घसूत्रस्तु मन्दात्मा हीनबुद्धिरचेतनः ।
मरणं प्राप्तवान्मूढो यथैवोपहतेन्द्रियः ॥१६॥
मरणं प्राप्तवान्मूढो यथैवोपहतेन्द्रियः ॥१६॥
16. dīrghasūtrastu mandātmā hīnabuddhiracetanaḥ ,
maraṇaṁ prāptavānmūḍho yathaivopahatendriyaḥ.
maraṇaṁ prāptavānmūḍho yathaivopahatendriyaḥ.
16.
dīrghasūtraḥ tu mandātmā hīnabuddhiḥ acetanaḥ
maraṇam prāptavān mūḍhaḥ yathā eva upahatendriyaḥ
maraṇam prāptavān mūḍhaḥ yathā eva upahatendriyaḥ
16.
dīrghasūtraḥ mandātmā hīnabuddhiḥ acetanaḥ mūḍhaḥ
tu yathā upahatendriyaḥ eva maraṇam prāptavān
tu yathā upahatendriyaḥ eva maraṇam prāptavān
16.
Indeed, a procrastinator, a dull-witted, weak-minded, senseless, and foolish person meets with death, just like one whose senses are impaired.
Words meanings summery:
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- दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant
- हीनबुद्धिः (hīnabuddhiḥ) - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid
- अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unthinking, lacking awareness (senseless, unconscious, unintelligent, inanimate)
- मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying
- प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - met with (obtained, reached, achieved)
- मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (person) (foolish, deluded, bewildered person)
- यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)
- एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the comparison (indeed, just, only, exactly)
- उपहतेन्द्रियः (upahatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are impaired (one whose senses are impaired/damaged/destroyed)
Words meanings and morphology
दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra
dīrghasūtra - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action, long-threaded
From dīrgha (long) + sūtra (thread, string of action); one who lengthens the thread of action, i.e., delays.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sūtra)
- dīrgha – long, tall, extensive, protracted
adjective - sūtra – thread, string, rule, aphorism, short treatise
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mandātman
mandātman - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant, of sluggish nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+ātman)
- manda – slow, dull, sluggish, foolish, weak
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness, mind, nature
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
हीनबुद्धिः (hīnabuddhiḥ) - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnabuddhi
hīnabuddhi - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid, foolish
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+buddhi)
- hīna – deficient, deprived of, inferior, abandoned
participle
Past Passive Participle
From √hā (to abandon, forsake, leave)
Root: hā (class 3) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, perception
noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unthinking, lacking awareness (senseless, unconscious, unintelligent, inanimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana
acetana - senseless, unconscious, inanimate, unintelligent
Formed with 'a-' (negation) + 'cetana'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - cetana – conscious, animate, perceiving, intelligent
adjective
From √cit (to perceive, observe, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa
maraṇa - death, dying, act of dying
From √mṛ (to die), suffix -ana.
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Object of 'prāptavān'.
प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - met with (obtained, reached, achieved)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired, happened
Past Passive Participle
From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach). The suffix -vat (nominative singular masculine -vān) forms a past active participle.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Functions adjectivally to the implied subject, but verb-like.
मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (person) (foolish, deluded, bewildered person)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, stupid, deluded, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
From √muh (to be bewildered, confused).
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the comparison (indeed, just, only, exactly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Used after 'yathā' to strengthen the comparison.
उपहतेन्द्रियः (upahatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are impaired (one whose senses are impaired/damaged/destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upahatendriya
upahatendriya - one whose senses are damaged, with impaired senses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upahata+indriya)
- upahata – damaged, injured, destroyed, afflicted
participle
Past Passive Participle
From upa-√han (to strike, injure, destroy)
Prefix: upa
Root: han (class 2) - indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, power, virility
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject of the comparison.