महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-149, verse-24
क्षीणस्याथाभियुक्तस्य श्मशानाभिमुखस्य च ।
बान्धवा यत्र तिष्ठन्ति तत्रान्यो नावतिष्ठते ॥२४॥
बान्धवा यत्र तिष्ठन्ति तत्रान्यो नावतिष्ठते ॥२४॥
24. kṣīṇasyāthābhiyuktasya śmaśānābhimukhasya ca ,
bāndhavā yatra tiṣṭhanti tatrānyo nāvatiṣṭhate.
bāndhavā yatra tiṣṭhanti tatrānyo nāvatiṣṭhate.
24.
kṣīṇasya atha abhiyuktasya śmaśānābhimukhasya ca
bāndhavāḥ yatra tiṣṭhanti tatra anyaḥ na avatiṣṭhate
bāndhavāḥ yatra tiṣṭhanti tatra anyaḥ na avatiṣṭhate
24.
yatra kṣīṇasya atha abhiyuktasya śmaśānābhimukhasya
ca bāndhavāḥ tiṣṭhanti tatra anyaḥ na avatiṣṭhate
ca bāndhavāḥ tiṣṭhanti tatra anyaḥ na avatiṣṭhate
24.
Where relatives (bāndhavāḥ) stand by one who is wasted away, afflicted, and facing the cremation ground, no other person stays there.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षीणस्य (kṣīṇasya) - of one who is wasted away, exhausted, diminished, weakened
- अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover, auspicious particle
- अभियुक्तस्य (abhiyuktasya) - of one who is assailed, attacked, engaged, afflicted, burdened
- श्मशानाभिमुखस्य (śmaśānābhimukhasya) - of one whose face is towards the cremation ground, facing the cemetery
- च (ca) - and, also
- बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when
- तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - no one else (in combination with 'na') (another, other, different)
- न (na) - not, no
- अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - stands, remains, stays, takes one's place
Words meanings and morphology
क्षीणस्य (kṣīṇasya) - of one who is wasted away, exhausted, diminished, weakened
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa
kṣīṇa - wasted away, diminished, exhausted, weak, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From √kṣi (to waste, destroy) + -ta (suffix)
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'a person'.
अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover, auspicious particle
(indeclinable)
अभियुक्तस्य (abhiyuktasya) - of one who is assailed, attacked, engaged, afflicted, burdened
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of abhiyukta
abhiyukta - engaged, applied, attacked, assailed, diligent, fit
Past Passive Participle
From abhi-√yuj (to join, apply, assail) + -ta (suffix)
Prefix: abhi
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Refers to 'a person'.
श्मशानाभिमुखस्य (śmaśānābhimukhasya) - of one whose face is towards the cremation ground, facing the cemetery
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śmaśānābhimukha
śmaśānābhimukha - facing the cremation ground, having one's face towards the cemetery
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śmaśāna+abhimukha)
- śmaśāna – cremation ground, cemetery
noun (neuter) - abhimukha – facing, turned towards, inclined to, fronting
adjective (masculine)
From abhi- (towards) + mukha (face)
Prefix: abhi
Note: Refers to 'a person'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava
bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend
From bandhu (kinsman) + a (taddhita suffix)
Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhanti'.
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when
(indeclinable)
From yad (which) + tral (suffix for place)
तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
Present tense
From √sthā (to stand), present stem tiṣṭha-
Root: sthā (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + tral (suffix for place)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - no one else (in combination with 'na') (another, other, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different, distinct
Indefinite pronoun
Note: Subject of 'avatiṣṭhate'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
Note: Negates the verb 'avatiṣṭhate'.
अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - stands, remains, stays, takes one's place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sthā
Present tense
From ava-√sthā (to stand down, to stay)
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)