महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-171, verse-18
निवर्तस्व विवित्साभ्यः शाम्य निर्विद्य मामक ।
असकृच्चासि निकृतो न च निर्विद्यसे तनो ॥१८॥
असकृच्चासि निकृतो न च निर्विद्यसे तनो ॥१८॥
18. nivartasva vivitsābhyaḥ śāmya nirvidya māmaka ,
asakṛccāsi nikṛto na ca nirvidyase tano.
asakṛccāsi nikṛto na ca nirvidyase tano.
18.
nivartasva vivitsābhyaḥ śāmya nirvidya māmaka
asakṛt ca asi nikṛtaḥ na ca nirvidyase tano
asakṛt ca asi nikṛtaḥ na ca nirvidyase tano
18.
māmaka,
vivitsābhyaḥ nivartasva,
śāmya,
nirvidya.
tano,
asakṛt ca asi nikṛtaḥ,
ca na nirvidyase!
vivitsābhyaḥ nivartasva,
śāmya,
nirvidya.
tano,
asakṛt ca asi nikṛtaḥ,
ca na nirvidyase!
18.
Turn away from desires for knowledge (vivitsā), be tranquil, and become disillusioned, O my dear one! O body, you are repeatedly deceived, yet you do not become disgusted!
Words meanings summery:
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- निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - stop pursuing (turn away, cease, desist)
- विवित्साभ्यः (vivitsābhyaḥ) - from the pursuit of knowledge or curiosity (from desires to know, from inquiries)
- शाम्य (śāmya) - attain inner peace (be calm, be tranquil, pacify)
- निर्विद्य (nirvidya) - develop a sense of disillusionment or disinterest (become disgusted, disillusioned, detached)
- मामक (māmaka) - affectionate address to the listener (my dear one, my own)
- असकृत् (asakṛt) - many times (repeatedly, often, constantly)
- च (ca) - in addition, moreover (and, also)
- असि (asi) - expressing a state of being (you are)
- निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - treated unfairly or tricked (deceived, cheated, harmed, humiliated)
- न (na) - negation (not, no)
- च (ca) - 'and yet' (and, also)
- निर्विद्यसे (nirvidyase) - you do not develop disinterest despite repeated deception (you become disgusted, you are disillusioned)
- तनो (tano) - Addressing one's own physical self (O body!)
Words meanings and morphology
निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - stop pursuing (turn away, cease, desist)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of nivṛt
2nd person singular imperative, middle voice
From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Direct command.
विवित्साभ्यः (vivitsābhyaḥ) - from the pursuit of knowledge or curiosity (from desires to know, from inquiries)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, plural of vivitsā
vivitsā - desire to know, curiosity, inquiry
Desiderative noun from root vid (to know)
From desiderative stem of vid + ā.
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Indicates the object from which one should turn away.
शाम्य (śāmya) - attain inner peace (be calm, be tranquil, pacify)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śam
2nd person singular imperative, active voice
From root śam.
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Direct command.
निर्विद्य (nirvidya) - develop a sense of disillusionment or disinterest (become disgusted, disillusioned, detached)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nirvid
2nd person singular imperative, active voice
From root vid (to know/find) with prefix nir-.
Prefix: nir
Root: vid (class 4)
Note: Direct command.
मामक (māmaka) - affectionate address to the listener (my dear one, my own)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of māmaka
māmaka - my, mine, my own; dear to me, belonging to me
Derived from mama (my/mine) with suffix -ka.
Note: Addressed to the listener.
असकृत् (asakṛt) - many times (repeatedly, often, constantly)
(indeclinable)
Compound of a- (not) and sakṛt (once).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+sakṛt)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - sakṛt – once, at once
indeclinable
Note: Adverb.
च (ca) - in addition, moreover (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction, often implying 'and yet'.
असि (asi) - expressing a state of being (you are)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
2nd person singular present, active voice
Root as.
Root: as (class 2)
निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - treated unfairly or tricked (deceived, cheated, harmed, humiliated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛta
nikṛta - deceived, harmed, ill-treated, humiliated
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'you' (tano).
न (na) - negation (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of negation for 'nirvidyase'.
च (ca) - 'and yet' (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
निर्विद्यसे (nirvidyase) - you do not develop disinterest despite repeated deception (you become disgusted, you are disillusioned)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of nirvid
2nd person singular present, middle voice
From root vid (to know/find) with prefix nir-.
Prefix: nir
Root: vid (class 4)
तनो (tano) - Addressing one's own physical self (O body!)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, person, self
Note: Addressed to the body.