महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-148, verse-19
आत्मनो दर्शनं विद्वन्नाहन्तास्मीति मा क्रुधः ।
घटमानः स्वकार्येषु कुरु नैःश्रेयसं परम् ॥१९॥
घटमानः स्वकार्येषु कुरु नैःश्रेयसं परम् ॥१९॥
19. ātmano darśanaṁ vidvannāhantāsmīti mā krudhaḥ ,
ghaṭamānaḥ svakāryeṣu kuru naiḥśreyasaṁ param.
ghaṭamānaḥ svakāryeṣu kuru naiḥśreyasaṁ param.
19.
ātmanaḥ darśanam vidvan na hantā asmi iti mā krudhaḥ
ghaṭamānaḥ svakāryeṣu kuru naiḥśreyasam param
ghaṭamānaḥ svakāryeṣu kuru naiḥśreyasam param
19.
O wise one, regarding the perception of the self (ātman), do not become angry thinking 'I am not the killer'. Striving in your own activities, achieve the supreme ultimate good.
Words meanings summery:
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- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of the soul)
- दर्शनम् (darśanam) - perception, vision, sight, doctrine
- विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one, learned one (vocative)
- न (na) - not
- हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech)
- मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)
- क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - be angry, get angry (prohibitive aorist)
- घटमानः (ghaṭamānaḥ) - striving, exerting oneself, endeavoring
- स्वकार्येषु (svakāryeṣu) - in one's own duties/activities
- कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, achieve
- नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - the highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
Words meanings and morphology
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of the soul)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul
दर्शनम् (darśanam) - perception, vision, sight, doctrine
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, vision, perception, doctrine, system of philosophy
noun from verbal root
root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ana
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Here accusative, object of implicit verb related to knowing or understanding
विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one, learned one (vocative)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat
vidvat - wise, learned, knowing
present active participle
present active participle of root vid (to know), nominative singular masculine (used here as vocative)
Root: vid (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ
hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer
agent noun
agent noun from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
present indicative
first person singular present indicative of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech)
(indeclinable)
मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - be angry, get angry (prohibitive aorist)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, aorist prohibitive (luṅ) of krudh
aorist (injunctive)
second person singular aorist (injunctive) of root krudh (to be angry), used with mā for prohibition
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Used with mā to form a prohibitive command
घटमानः (ghaṭamānaḥ) - striving, exerting oneself, endeavoring
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭ
ghaṭ - to strive, exert oneself, endeavor, happen
present middle participle
present middle participle of root ghaṭ, Nominative Singular Masculine
Root: ghaṭ (class 1)
स्वकार्येषु (svakāryeṣu) - in one's own duties/activities
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of svakārya
svakārya - one's own duty, one's own business/activity
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kārya)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (masculine) - kārya – duty, action, business, to be done
noun (neuter)
gerundive
gerundive from root kṛ (to do/make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, achieve
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ
imperative
second person singular imperative of root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - the highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naiḥśreyasa
naiḥśreyasa - highest good, supreme welfare, liberation (mokṣa)
derived from niḥśreyas (superior, excelling)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant