महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-157, verse-8
संकल्पाज्जायते कामः सेव्यमानो विवर्धते ।
अवद्यदर्शनाद्व्येति तत्त्वज्ञानाच्च धीमताम् ॥८॥
अवद्यदर्शनाद्व्येति तत्त्वज्ञानाच्च धीमताम् ॥८॥
8. saṁkalpājjāyate kāmaḥ sevyamāno vivardhate ,
avadyadarśanādvyeti tattvajñānācca dhīmatām.
avadyadarśanādvyeti tattvajñānācca dhīmatām.
8.
saṅkalpāt jāyate kāmaḥ sevyamānaḥ vivardhate
avadya-darśanāt vyeti tattva-jñānāt ca dhīmatām
avadya-darśanāt vyeti tattva-jñānāt ca dhīmatām
8.
kāmaḥ saṅkalpāt jāyate sevyamānaḥ vivardhate
dhīmatām avadya-darśanāt tattva-jñānāt ca vyeti
dhīmatām avadya-darśanāt tattva-jñānāt ca vyeti
8.
Desire (kāma) arises from mental resolve (saṅkalpa); when indulged, it grows. For the wise, it diminishes upon perceiving its flaws and through the knowledge of truth (tattva-jñāna).
Words meanings summery:
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- सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from resolve, from intention, from mental determination
- जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, originates
- कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, longing, love
- सेव्यमानः (sevyamānaḥ) - being indulged, being pursued, being served, being resorted to
- विवर्धते (vivardhate) - it grows, it increases, it thrives
- अवद्य-दर्शनात् (avadya-darśanāt) - from seeing faults, from perceiving defects, from recognizing imperfections
- व्येति (vyeti) - it departs, it vanishes, it goes away, it ceases
- तत्त्व-ज्ञानात् (tattva-jñānāt) - from the knowledge of truth, from the understanding of reality, from true knowledge
- च (ca) - and, also
- धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of intelligent ones
Words meanings and morphology
सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from resolve, from intention, from mental determination
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa
saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, determination, will, mental formulation
From sam- + kḷp (to arrange, ordain, form) with 'a' suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, originates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present tense, middle voice
4th class verb, middle voice (ātmanepada)
Root: jan (class 4)
कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, longing, love
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure
From root kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
सेव्यमानः (sevyamānaḥ) - being indulged, being pursued, being served, being resorted to
(verbal participle)
Note: Agrees with kāmaḥ
विवर्धते (vivardhate) - it grows, it increases, it thrives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
Present tense, middle voice
1st class verb, middle voice (ātmanepada)
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
अवद्य-दर्शनात् (avadya-darśanāt) - from seeing faults, from perceiving defects, from recognizing imperfections
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avadya-darśana
avadya-darśana - perception of fault/defect, seeing something blameworthy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avadya+darśana)
- avadya – blameworthy, defective, censurable, fault, defect
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (secondary meaning)
From a- (negative prefix) + vad (to speak)
Prefix: a
Root: vad (class 1) - darśana – seeing, perception, view, philosophy, doctrine
noun (neuter)
Action noun
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
व्येति (vyeti) - it departs, it vanishes, it goes away, it ceases
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Present tense, active voice
2nd class verb, active voice (parasmaipada)
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
तत्त्व-ज्ञानात् (tattva-jñānāt) - from the knowledge of truth, from the understanding of reality, from true knowledge
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tattva-jñāna
tattva-jñāna - knowledge of reality/truth, true knowledge, understanding of principles
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+jñāna)
- tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle, fundamental nature
noun (neuter)
From tad (that) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun) - jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding, insight
noun (neuter)
Action noun
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of intelligent ones
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat
dhīmat - wise, intelligent, discerning, thoughtful
From dhī (thought, intelligence) + -mat (possessive suffix)
Note: Used here as a noun referring to 'the wise'.