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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-47

नास्तिकः सर्वशङ्की च मूर्खः पण्डितमानिकः ।
तस्येयं फलनिर्वृत्तिः सृगालत्वं मम द्विज ॥४७॥
47. nāstikaḥ sarvaśaṅkī ca mūrkhaḥ paṇḍitamānikaḥ ,
tasyeyaṁ phalanirvṛttiḥ sṛgālatvaṁ mama dvija.
47. nāstikaḥ sarvaśaṅkī ca mūrkhaḥ paṇḍitamānikaḥ
tasya iyam phalanirvṛttiḥ sṛgālatvam mama dvija
47. dvija nāstikaḥ sarvaśaṅkī ca mūrkhaḥ paṇḍitamānikaḥ
tasya iyam mama sṛgālatvam phalanirvṛttiḥ
47. I was an atheist, a universal skeptic, and a fool who considered himself a scholar. O Brahmin, this present condition of being a jackal is the consequence for me.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नास्तिकः (nāstikaḥ) - an atheist, non-believer, nihilist
  • सर्वशङ्की (sarvaśaṅkī) - doubting everything, universally skeptical
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, ignorant person
  • पण्डितमानिकः (paṇḍitamānikaḥ) - one who fancies himself a scholar/wise
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (person who was I in the past life) (his, its, of that)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this, she
  • फलनिर्वृत्तिः (phalanirvṛttiḥ) - fruition of results, consequence, outcome
  • सृगालत्वम् (sṛgālatvam) - the state of being a jackal, jackal-hood
  • मम (mama) - my, of me
  • द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin, O twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

नास्तिकः (nāstikaḥ) - an atheist, non-believer, nihilist
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāstika
nāstika - one who denies the existence of God, an atheist, a nihilist
compound of na + asti ('there is not') + ka
Note: Acts as a predicate for the implicit 'aham āsam'.
सर्वशङ्की (sarvaśaṅkī) - doubting everything, universally skeptical
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaśaṅkin
sarvaśaṅkin - one who doubts everything, universally skeptical
compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+śaṅkin)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun
  • śaṅkin – doubting, suspicious
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root śaṅk (to doubt)
    Root: śaṅk (class 1)
Note: Modifies the implicit 'aham'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, ignorant person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha
mūrkha - a fool, ignorant, simpleton
Note: Predicate for the implicit 'aham āsam'.
पण्डितमानिकः (paṇḍitamānikaḥ) - one who fancies himself a scholar/wise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍitamānin
paṇḍitamānin - one who considers himself wise or learned, a pseudo-scholar
compound of paṇḍita + mānin
Compound type : tatpurusha (paṇḍita+mānin)
  • paṇḍita – a scholar, learned, wise
    noun (masculine)
  • mānin – thinking, esteeming, proud, considering oneself as
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root man (to think)
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Modifies the implicit 'aham'.
तस्य (tasya) - of that (person who was I in the past life) (his, its, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the speaker in his past life.
इयम् (iyam) - this, she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, she, it
Note: Refers to 'phalanirvṛttiḥ'.
फलनिर्वृत्तिः (phalanirvṛttiḥ) - fruition of results, consequence, outcome
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of phalanirvṛtti
phalanirvṛtti - fruition of results, completion of action, consequence
compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+nirvṛtti)
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence
    noun (neuter)
  • nirvṛtti – completion, accomplishment, fruition, outcome
    noun (feminine)
    from nis + vṛt (to turn)
    Prefix: nis
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence (with implicit 'asti').
सृगालत्वम् (sṛgālatvam) - the state of being a jackal, jackal-hood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sṛgālatva
sṛgālatva - the state or condition of being a jackal
abstract noun from sṛgāla ('jackal') + -tva
Note: Predicate nominative for 'iyam phalanirvṛttiḥ'.
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, me
Note: Possessive, 'my jackal-hood'.
द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin, O twice-born
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a snake
compound of dvi (two) + ja (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)