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12,154

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-16

अकार्पण्यमसंरम्भः संतोषः प्रियवादिता ।
अविवित्सानसूया चाप्येषां समुदयो दमः ॥१६॥
16. akārpaṇyamasaṁrambhaḥ saṁtoṣaḥ priyavāditā ,
avivitsānasūyā cāpyeṣāṁ samudayo damaḥ.
16. akārpaṇyam asaṁrambhaḥ saṁtoṣaḥ priyavāditā
avivitsā anasūyā ca api eṣām samudayaḥ damaḥ
16. akārpaṇyam asaṁrambhaḥ saṁtoṣaḥ priyavāditā
avivitsā anasūyā ca api eṣām samudayaḥ damaḥ
16. Generosity, calmness (absence of agitation), contentment, pleasant speech, absence of a desire to pick quarrels, and absence of envy—the aggregate of these qualities, too, constitutes self-control (dama).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अकार्पण्यम् (akārpaṇyam) - generosity, absence of miserliness, magnanimity
  • असंरम्भः (asaṁrambhaḥ) - absence of agitation, calmness, composure, absence of anger
  • संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction
  • प्रियवादिता (priyavāditā) - pleasant speech, amiability in speaking
  • अविवित्सा (avivitsā) - absence of desire to quarrel, non-contentiousness
  • अनसूया (anasūyā) - absence of envy, benevolence, goodwill
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
  • एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (qualities mentioned in this and the previous verse) (of these)
  • समुदयः (samudayaḥ) - the sum/aggregate (collection, aggregate, rise, origin)
  • दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint

Words meanings and morphology

अकार्पण्यम् (akārpaṇyam) - generosity, absence of miserliness, magnanimity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akārpaṇya
akārpaṇya - generosity, absence of miserliness, magnanimity, non-meanness
Negative compound of 'kārpaṇya' (miserliness, meanness, poverty).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārpaṇya)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • kārpaṇya – miserliness, meanness, poverty, wretchedness
    noun (neuter)
    From 'kṛpaṇa' (miserable, poor).
असंरम्भः (asaṁrambhaḥ) - absence of agitation, calmness, composure, absence of anger
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṁrambha
asaṁrambha - absence of agitation, calmness, composure, absence of anger, mildness
Negative compound of 'saṁrambha' (agitation, rage, haste).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṁrambha)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • saṁrambha – agitation, fury, rage, haste, commencement
    noun (masculine)
    From prefix 'sam' + root 'rambh' (to begin, be angry).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: rambh (class 1)
संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṁtoṣa
saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, pleasure
From prefix 'sam' + root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased, satisfied).
Prefix: sam
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
प्रियवादिता (priyavāditā) - pleasant speech, amiability in speaking
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of priyavāditā
priyavāditā - pleasant speech, amiability in speaking, politeness
From 'priyavādin' (speaking kindly) + 'tā' (feminine abstract suffix). Compound of 'priya' (dear, pleasing) + 'vādin' (speaking).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+vādin)
  • priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'prī' (to please, love).
    Root: prī (class 9)
  • vādin – speaking, speaker, declaring
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun suffix 'in' from verb
    From root 'vad' (to speak).
    Root: vad (class 1)
अविवित्सा (avivitsā) - absence of desire to quarrel, non-contentiousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avivitsā
avivitsā - absence of desire to quarrel, non-contentiousness, lack of pugnacity
Negative compound of 'vivitsā' (desire to quarrel, contend). From desiderative of 'vid' with prefix 'vi'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vivitsā)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • vivitsā – desire to know, desire to contend, desire to quarrel
    noun (feminine)
    desiderative noun
    From desiderative stem of root 'vid' (to know, find, contend). Here, likely 'to contend, quarrel'.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vid (class 2)
अनसूया (anasūyā) - absence of envy, benevolence, goodwill
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anasūyā
anasūyā - absence of envy, benevolence, goodwill, non-malice
Negative compound of 'asūyā' (envy, jealousy, fault-finding).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+asūyā)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • asūyā – envy, jealousy, malignity, fault-finding
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'asūy' (to be envious, find fault).
    Root: asūy (class 10)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
Emphatic/conjunctive particle.
एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (qualities mentioned in this and the previous verse) (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the qualities listed in this and the previous verse.
समुदयः (samudayaḥ) - the sum/aggregate (collection, aggregate, rise, origin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samudaya
samudaya - collection, aggregate, multitude, rise, origin, prosperity
From prefix 'sam' + 'ud' + root 'i' (to go, rise).
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: i (class 2)
दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dama
dama - self-control, restraint, subjugation, taming
From root 'dam' (to subdue, control).
Root: dam (class 4)