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12,172

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-172, verse-7

नानुतिष्ठसि धर्मार्थौ न कामे चापि वर्तसे ।
इन्द्रियार्थाननादृत्य मुक्तश्चरसि साक्षिवत् ॥७॥
7. nānutiṣṭhasi dharmārthau na kāme cāpi vartase ,
indriyārthānanādṛtya muktaścarasi sākṣivat.
7. na anutiṣṭhasi dharmārthau na kāme ca api vartase
indriyārthān anādṛtya muktaḥ carasi sākṣivat
7. tvam dharmārthau na anutiṣṭhasi na ca api kāme
vartase indriyārthān anādṛtya muktaḥ sākṣivat carasi
7. You neither practice natural law (dharma) and gain, nor do you indulge in desires (kāma). Disregarding the objects of the senses, you roam about freely, like a witness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • अनुतिष्ठसि (anutiṣṭhasi) - you practice, you observe, you follow
  • धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law and wealth/purpose, dharma and artha
  • (na) - not, no
  • कामे (kāme) - in desire, in pleasure
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • वर्तसे (vartase) - you exist, you engage, you proceed
  • इन्द्रियार्थान् (indriyārthān) - objects of the senses
  • अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, disrespecting, having not heeded
  • मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, freed
  • चरसि (carasi) - you wander, you move about
  • साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अनुतिष्ठसि (anutiṣṭhasi) - you practice, you observe, you follow
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anutiṣṭha
Present Tense, Active Voice
Root sthā (to stand) with prefix anu
Prefix: anu
Root: sthā (class 1)
धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law and wealth/purpose, dharma and artha
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha
dharmārtha - natural law (dharma) and wealth/purpose (artha)
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • artha – wealth, purpose, object, meaning
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ṛdh (class 5)
Note: Refers to the two puruṣārthas.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कामे (kāme) - in desire, in pleasure
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Refers to the puruṣārtha.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
वर्तसे (vartase) - you exist, you engage, you proceed
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Present Tense, Middle Voice
Root vṛt (to turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
इन्द्रियार्थान् (indriyārthān) - objects of the senses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of indriyārtha
indriyārtha - object of sense, sense-object
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)
  • indriya – sense-organ, faculty
    noun (neuter)
  • artha – object, purpose, meaning
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ṛdh (class 5)
अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, disrespecting, having not heeded
(indeclinable participle)
Compound type : nañ-compound (an+ādṛtya)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • ādṛtya – having respected, having regarded
    indeclinable participle
    Absolutive (Gerund)
    Root dṛ (to respect) with prefix ā and suffix -ya
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dṛ (class 6)
मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, freed
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta
mukta - freed, liberated, released
Past Passive Participle
Root muc (to free) + suffix -ta
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.
चरसि (carasi) - you wander, you move about
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car
Present Tense, Active Voice
Root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness
(indeclinable)
From sākṣin (witness) + vat (like)
Note: This is an indeclinable derived from a noun using the 'vat' suffix.