महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-157, verse-13
कुलाज्ज्ञानात्तथैश्वर्यान्मदो भवति देहिनाम् ।
एभिरेव तु विज्ञातैर्मदः सद्यः प्रणश्यति ॥१३॥
एभिरेव तु विज्ञातैर्मदः सद्यः प्रणश्यति ॥१३॥
13. kulājjñānāttathaiśvaryānmado bhavati dehinām ,
ebhireva tu vijñātairmadaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati.
ebhireva tu vijñātairmadaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati.
13.
kulāt jñānāt tathā aiśvaryāt madaḥ bhavati dehinām
ebhiḥ eva tu vijñātaiḥ madaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati
ebhiḥ eva tu vijñātaiḥ madaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati
13.
dehinām kulāt jñānāt tathā aiśvaryāt madaḥ bhavati
tu ebhiḥ eva vijñātaiḥ madaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati
tu ebhiḥ eva vijñātaiḥ madaḥ sadyaḥ praṇaśyati
13.
Arrogance (mada) arises in embodied beings from their lineage, knowledge, and prosperity. But when these very things are properly understood, that arrogance (mada) immediately vanishes.
Words meanings summery:
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- कुलात् (kulāt) - from family, from lineage, from birth
- ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, from understanding
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and
- ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from prosperity, from power, from dominion
- मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, pride, intoxication
- भवति (bhavati) - arises, becomes, is
- देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living creatures
- एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these, with these
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- विज्ञातैः (vijñātaiḥ) - by those understood, by those properly known, by those realized
- मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, pride, intoxication
- सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly
- प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes
Words meanings and morphology
कुलात् (kulāt) - from family, from lineage, from birth
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, lineage, clan, noble birth
ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, from understanding
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding
Root: jñā (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and
(indeclinable)
ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from prosperity, from power, from dominion
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - prosperity, power, dominion, sovereignty, wealth
Root: īś (class 4)
मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, pride, intoxication
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mada
mada - arrogance, pride, intoxication, excitement
Root: mad (class 4)
भवति (bhavati) - arises, becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied, living being, individual soul
Root: dih (class 6)
एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these, with these
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, that
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
विज्ञातैः (vijñātaiḥ) - by those understood, by those properly known, by those realized
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vijñāta
vijñāta - known, understood, realized
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, pride, intoxication
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mada
mada - arrogance, pride, intoxication, excitement
Root: mad (class 4)
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly
(indeclinable)
प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praṇaś
Prefix: pra
Root: naś (class 4)