महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-138, verse-22
उत्थायोत्थाय गच्छेच्च नित्ययुक्तो रिपोर्गृहान् ।
कुशलं चापि पृच्छेत यद्यप्यकुशलं भवेत् ॥२२॥
कुशलं चापि पृच्छेत यद्यप्यकुशलं भवेत् ॥२२॥
22. utthāyotthāya gacchecca nityayukto riporgṛhān ,
kuśalaṁ cāpi pṛccheta yadyapyakuśalaṁ bhavet.
kuśalaṁ cāpi pṛccheta yadyapyakuśalaṁ bhavet.
22.
utthāya utthāya gacchet ca nityayuktaḥ ripoḥ gṛhān
kuśalam ca api pṛccheta yadyapi akuśalam bhavet
kuśalam ca api pṛccheta yadyapi akuśalam bhavet
22.
nityayuktaḥ utthāya utthāya ca ripoḥ gṛhān gacchet
ca api kuśalam pṛccheta yadyapi akuśalam bhavet
ca api kuśalam pṛccheta yadyapi akuśalam bhavet
22.
One should repeatedly go to the enemy's houses, ever vigilant, and inquire about their well-being, even if they are actually suffering misfortune.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up
- उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up
- गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go
- च (ca) - and, also
- नित्ययुक्तः (nityayuktaḥ) - always diligent, constantly engaged, ever prepared
- रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of an enemy, from an enemy
- गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, dwellings
- कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- पृच्छेत (pṛccheta) - one should ask, one should inquire
- यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although
- अकुशलम् (akuśalam) - ill-being, misfortune, unskillful
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
Words meanings and morphology
उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Root: sthā, Upasarga: ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) used in reduplication to express repeated action.
उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Root: sthā, Upasarga: ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) used in reduplication to express repeated action.
गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नित्ययुक्तः (nityayuktaḥ) - always diligent, constantly engaged, ever prepared
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nityayukta
nityayukta - always diligent, constantly engaged, perpetually joined
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)
- nitya – constant, eternal, always
adjective/indeclinable (masculine/feminine/neuter) - yukta – joined, engaged, connected, diligent
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: yuj, suffix: kta
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Refers to the implied agent of 'gacchet' and 'pṛccheta'.
रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of an enemy, from an enemy
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ripu
ripu - enemy, foe
गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, dwellings
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛha
gṛha - house, dwelling, home
Note: Object of 'gacchet'.
कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala
kuśala - welfare, well-being, healthy, skillful, clever
Note: Object of 'pṛccheta'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
पृच्छेत (pṛccheta) - one should ask, one should inquire
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prach
Root: prach (class 6)
यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although
(indeclinable)
अकुशलम् (akuśalam) - ill-being, misfortune, unskillful
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akuśala
akuśala - unskillful, unhappy, misfortune, ill-being
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kuśala)
- a – not, un-, non-
prefix - kuśala – welfare, well-being, skillful
noun/adjective (neuter)
Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)