महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-168, verse-21
न बुद्धिर्धनलाभाय न जाड्यमसमृद्धये ।
लोकपर्यायवृत्तान्तं प्राज्ञो जानाति नेतरः ॥२१॥
लोकपर्यायवृत्तान्तं प्राज्ञो जानाति नेतरः ॥२१॥
21. na buddhirdhanalābhāya na jāḍyamasamṛddhaye ,
lokaparyāyavṛttāntaṁ prājño jānāti netaraḥ.
lokaparyāyavṛttāntaṁ prājño jānāti netaraḥ.
21.
na buddhiḥ dhanalābhāya na jāḍyam asamṛddhaye
lokaparyāyavṛttāntam prājñaḥ jānāti na itaraḥ
lokaparyāyavṛttāntam prājñaḥ jānāti na itaraḥ
21.
buddhiḥ dhanalābhāya na (bhavati) jāḍyam asamṛddhaye na
(bhavati) prājñaḥ lokaparyāyavṛttāntam jānāti itaraḥ na (jānāti)
(bhavati) prājñaḥ lokaparyāyavṛttāntam jānāti itaraḥ na (jānāti)
21.
Intelligence does not guarantee the acquisition of wealth (artha), nor does dullness (jāḍya) necessarily lead to a lack of prosperity. Only the wise person understands the changing course of worldly events, not anyone else.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
- धनलाभाय (dhanalābhāya) - for the acquisition of wealth
- न (na) - not, no
- जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - dullness, stupidity, inertia, sluggishness
- असमृद्धये (asamṛddhaye) - for non-prosperity, for lack of success, for failure
- लोकपर्यायवृत्तान्तम् (lokaparyāyavṛttāntam) - the course of the world's changing events, the vicissitudes of worldly affairs
- प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, intelligent person
- जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands
- न (na) - not, no
- इतरः (itaraḥ) - other, different, the other one
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intelligence, intellect, perception, understanding
From root budh 'to know'
Root: budh (class 1)
धनलाभाय (dhanalābhāya) - for the acquisition of wealth
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of dhanalābha
dhanalābha - acquisition of wealth, gain of riches
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+lābha)
- dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter)
From root dhā 'to place, put'
Root: dhā (class 3) - lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
noun (masculine)
From root labh 'to obtain'
Root: labh (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - dullness, stupidity, inertia, sluggishness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāḍya
jāḍya - dullness, stupidity, inertia, sluggishness
Derived from jaḍa 'dull, inert'
असमृद्धये (asamṛddhaye) - for non-prosperity, for lack of success, for failure
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of asamṛddhi
asamṛddhi - non-prosperity, failure, lack of success
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samṛddhi)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negation prefix - samṛddhi – prosperity, success, accomplishment
noun (feminine)
From sam-ṛdh 'to thrive'
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
लोकपर्यायवृत्तान्तम् (lokaparyāyavṛttāntam) - the course of the world's changing events, the vicissitudes of worldly affairs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lokaparyāyavṛttānta
lokaparyāyavṛttānta - the history/account of the world's changing course, the vicissitudes of worldly events
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+paryāya+vṛttānta)
- loka – world, people, universe
noun (masculine)
From root lok 'to see, perceive'
Root: lok (class 1) - paryāya – turn, course, succession, vicissitude
noun (masculine)
Derived from pari-i 'to go around'
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2) - vṛttānta – account, news, state of affairs, history
noun (masculine)
Derived from vṛtta 'become, happened'
Root: vṛt (class 1)
प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise one, intelligent person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña
prājña - wise, intelligent, learned, expert
Derived from prajñā 'wisdom, intelligence'
जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Present Active Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: jñā (class 9)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इतरः (itaraḥ) - other, different, the other one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different, the other