महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-149, verse-55
त्यज्यतामेष निस्तेजाः शून्यः काष्ठत्वमागतः ।
अन्यदेहविषक्तो हि शावं काष्ठमुपासते ॥५५॥
अन्यदेहविषक्तो हि शावं काष्ठमुपासते ॥५५॥
55. tyajyatāmeṣa nistejāḥ śūnyaḥ kāṣṭhatvamāgataḥ ,
anyadehaviṣakto hi śāvaṁ kāṣṭhamupāsate.
anyadehaviṣakto hi śāvaṁ kāṣṭhamupāsate.
55.
tyajyatām eṣaḥ nistejāḥ śūnyaḥ kāṣṭhatvam āgataḥ
anyadehāviṣaktaḥ hi śāvam kāṣṭham upāsate
anyadehāviṣaktaḥ hi śāvam kāṣṭham upāsate
55.
eṣaḥ nistejāḥ śūnyaḥ kāṣṭhatvam āgataḥ tyajyatām
hi anyadehāviṣaktaḥ śāvam kāṣṭham upāsate
hi anyadehāviṣaktaḥ śāvam kāṣṭham upāsate
55.
Let this [body], which has become lusterless (nistejāḥ), empty, and like wood, be abandoned. For, the [soul (ātman)], having become attached to another body, regards this corpse (śāvam) as mere wood.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्यज्यताम् (tyajyatām) - let it be abandoned, let it be forsaken
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
- निस्तेजाः (nistejāḥ) - lusterless, devoid of vitality, without energy
- शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, hollow
- काष्ठत्वम् (kāṣṭhatvam) - the state of being wood, woodenness
- आगतः (āgataḥ) - having attained, having come to
- अन्यदेहाविषक्तः (anyadehāviṣaktaḥ) - attached to another body
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- शावम् (śāvam) - corpse, dead body
- काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood, log
- उपासते (upāsate) - (one) regards, attends to, waits upon
Words meanings and morphology
त्यज्यताम् (tyajyatām) - let it be abandoned, let it be forsaken
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
निस्तेजाः (nistejāḥ) - lusterless, devoid of vitality, without energy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nistejas
nistejas - without splendor, devoid of energy or vitality, lusterless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+tejas)
- nis – out, forth, without, free from
indeclinable
Prefix - tejas – splendor, brilliance, vigor, vitality, sharp edge
noun (neuter)
शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, hollow
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent, deserted
काष्ठत्वम् (kāṣṭhatvam) - the state of being wood, woodenness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭhatva
kāṣṭhatva - the state or condition of wood, woodenness
Formed from 'kāṣṭha' with suffix '-tva'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+tva)
- kāṣṭha – wood, log, piece of wood, timber
noun (neuter) - tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, meaning '-ness, -hood, -ship'
indeclinable
आगतः (āgataḥ) - having attained, having come to
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, obtained, attained, happened
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root gam with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
अन्यदेहाविषक्तः (anyadehāviṣaktaḥ) - attached to another body
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anyadehāviṣakta
anyadehāviṣakta - one who is attached to another body, clinging to a different body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+deha+āviṣakta)
- anya – other, different, another
adjective - deha – body, form, physical frame
noun (masculine) - āviṣakta – attached to, entered into, possessed by, clinging to
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root viś with prefix ā- and suffix -kta
Prefix: ā
Root: viś (class 6)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
शावम् (śāvam) - corpse, dead body
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāva
śāva - a corpse, dead body, carcase
काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood, log
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha
kāṣṭha - wood, log, piece of wood, timber
उपासते (upāsate) - (one) regards, attends to, waits upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upa-ās
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)