महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-137, verse-47
बध्यन्ते युगपत्केचिदेकैकस्य न चापरे ।
कालो दहति भूतानि संप्राप्याग्निरिवेन्धनम् ॥४७॥
कालो दहति भूतानि संप्राप्याग्निरिवेन्धनम् ॥४७॥
47. badhyante yugapatkecidekaikasya na cāpare ,
kālo dahati bhūtāni saṁprāpyāgnirivendhanam.
kālo dahati bhūtāni saṁprāpyāgnirivendhanam.
47.
badhyante yugapat kecit ekaikasya na ca apare
kālaḥ dahati bhūtāni samprāpya agniḥ iva indhanam
kālaḥ dahati bhūtāni samprāpya agniḥ iva indhanam
47.
kecit yugapat badhyante ca apare ekaikasya na
kālaḥ bhūtāni dahati agniḥ indhanam iva samprāpya
kālaḥ bhūtāni dahati agniḥ indhanam iva samprāpya
47.
Some beings are bound simultaneously, while others are not bound individually. Time consumes all creatures, just as fire burns fuel after taking hold of it.
Words meanings summery:
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- बध्यन्ते (badhyante) - they are bound, they are tied, they are fettered
- युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, together
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
- एकैकस्य (ekaikasya) - of each one, individually, one by one
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- अपरे (apare) - others, the others
- कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, destiny
- दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes, destroys
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
- सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having consumed (as fire consumes fuel) (having obtained, having reached, having gained)
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- इन्धनम् (indhanam) - fuel, kindling, wood for burning
Words meanings and morphology
बध्यन्ते (badhyante) - they are bound, they are tied, they are fettered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of bandh
Root: bandh (class 9)
युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, together
(indeclinable)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kim
kim - who, what, which (indefinite pronoun often with cit)
एकैकस्य (ekaikasya) - of each one, individually, one by one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each, one by one, individual
Note: Used adverbially here.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अपरे (apare) - others, the others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, destiny
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, destiny
दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes, destroys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah
Root: dah (class 1)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost; past (as adjective)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root bhū, used as a noun
Root: bhū (class 1)
सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having consumed (as fire consumes fuel) (having obtained, having reached, having gained)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, the god Agni
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, sacrificial fire, the god of fire
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
इन्धनम् (indhanam) - fuel, kindling, wood for burning
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of indhana
indhana - fuel, kindling, wood for burning