महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-138, verse-46
अवधानेन मौनेन काषायेण जटाजिनैः ।
विश्वासयित्वा द्वेष्टारमवलुम्पेद्यथा वृकः ॥४६॥
विश्वासयित्वा द्वेष्टारमवलुम्पेद्यथा वृकः ॥४६॥
46. avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa jaṭājinaiḥ ,
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāramavalumpedyathā vṛkaḥ.
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāramavalumpedyathā vṛkaḥ.
46.
avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa jaṭājinaiḥ
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāram avalumpet yathā vṛkaḥ
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāram avalumpet yathā vṛkaḥ
46.
yathā vṛkaḥ avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa
jaṭājinaiḥ dveṣṭāram viśvāsayitvā avalumpet
jaṭājinaiḥ dveṣṭāram viśvāsayitvā avalumpet
46.
Just as a wolf (vṛkaḥ) does, one should gain the trust of an enemy by employing careful attention, silence, a saffron robe, and matted hair with deerskins, and then seize them.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by means of attention, with care, by caution
- मौनेन (maunena) - by means of silence, with quietness
- काषायेण (kāṣāyeṇa) - by means of a saffron robe, with a brownish-yellow garment
- जटाजिनैः (jaṭājinaiḥ) - by means of matted hair and deerskins
- विश्वासयित्वा (viśvāsayitvā) - having made trust, having caused to trust, having gained confidence
- द्वेष्टारम् (dveṣṭāram) - the enemy, the hater
- अवलुम्पेत् (avalumpet) - one should seize, plunder, attack, cut off
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf
Words meanings and morphology
अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by means of attention, with care, by caution
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of avadhāna
avadhāna - attention, care, caution, concentration
From ava-√dhā (to pay attention).
Prefix: ava
Root: dhā (class 3)
मौनेन (maunena) - by means of silence, with quietness
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, quiet, taciturnity
From muni (sage) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).
काषायेण (kāṣāyeṇa) - by means of a saffron robe, with a brownish-yellow garment
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāṣāya
kāṣāya - brownish-yellow, saffron-colored; a saffron-colored garment (worn by ascetics)
From kaṣāya (astringent, brown-red).
जटाजिनैः (jaṭājinaiḥ) - by means of matted hair and deerskins
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of jaṭājina
jaṭājina - matted hair and deerskin (as attributes of an ascetic)
Compound type : Dvandva (jaṭā+ajina)
- jaṭā – matted hair, twisted locks of hair
noun (feminine) - ajina – skin, hide, especially of a deer (used by ascetics)
noun (neuter)
विश्वासयित्वा (viśvāsayitvā) - having made trust, having caused to trust, having gained confidence
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) of a Causative verb
Formed from the causative stem of √śvas (to breathe, trust) with prefix vi-, and suffix -tvā.
Prefix: vi
Root: śvas (class 2)
द्वेष्टारम् (dveṣṭāram) - the enemy, the hater
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dveṣṭṛ
dveṣṭṛ - hater, enemy, adversary
Agent noun
Agent noun formed from √dviṣ (to hate).
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
अवलुम्पेत् (avalumpet) - one should seize, plunder, attack, cut off
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √lup
Optative
Root lup (class 6), with prefix ava-, in the optative mood, active voice.
Prefix: ava
Root: lup (class 6)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛka
vṛka - wolf