महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-177, verse-33
शब्दस्पर्शौ तु विज्ञेयौ द्विगुणो वायुरुच्यते ।
वायव्यस्तु गुणः स्पर्शः स्पर्शश्च बहुधा स्मृतः ॥३३॥
वायव्यस्तु गुणः स्पर्शः स्पर्शश्च बहुधा स्मृतः ॥३३॥
33. śabdasparśau tu vijñeyau dviguṇo vāyurucyate ,
vāyavyastu guṇaḥ sparśaḥ sparśaśca bahudhā smṛtaḥ.
vāyavyastu guṇaḥ sparśaḥ sparśaśca bahudhā smṛtaḥ.
33.
śabdasparśau tu vijñeyau dviguṇaḥ vāyuḥ ucyate |
vāyavyaḥ tu guṇaḥ sparśaḥ sparśaḥ ca bahudhā smṛtaḥ
vāyavyaḥ tu guṇaḥ sparśaḥ sparśaḥ ca bahudhā smṛtaḥ
33.
śabdasparśau tu dviguṇau vijñeyau vāyuḥ dviguṇaḥ ucyate
tu vāyavyaḥ guṇaḥ sparśaḥ ca sparśaḥ bahudhā smṛtaḥ
tu vāyavyaḥ guṇaḥ sparśaḥ ca sparśaḥ bahudhā smṛtaḥ
33.
Sound and touch should be understood as possessing two qualities; air (vāyu) is spoken of as having two qualities. The intrinsic quality of air (vāyavya) is touch, and touch itself is considered to be manifold.
Words meanings summery:
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- शब्दस्पर्शौ (śabdasparśau) - the two qualities, sound and touch (sound and touch)
- तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, yet, however)
- विज्ञेयौ (vijñeyau) - should be understood (to be known, to be understood)
- द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - two-qualitied, having two qualities
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the element of air (wind, air, the deity Vāyu)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
- वायव्यः (vāyavyaḥ) - the quality intrinsic to air (airy, relating to air, belonging to Vāyu)
- तु (tu) - indeed, specifying the quality (indeed, but, yet, however)
- गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, property
- स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch as the specific quality of air (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
- स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch itself (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is described (remembered, considered, traditionally taught)
Words meanings and morphology
शब्दस्पर्शौ (śabdasparśau) - the two qualities, sound and touch (sound and touch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śabdasparśa
śabdasparśa - sound and touch
Compound type : dvandva (śabda+sparśa)
- śabda – sound, noise, word
noun (masculine) - sparśa – touch, contact, tactile sensation
noun (masculine)
Root: spṛś (class 6)
तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, yet, however)
(indeclinable)
विज्ञेयौ (vijñeyau) - should be understood (to be known, to be understood)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, understood, recognized
Gerundive/Potential Participle
root jñā (to know) with upasarga vi-, suffix -ya
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - two-qualitied, having two qualities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - having two qualities, double, twofold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+guṇa)
- dvi – two
numeral - guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
noun (masculine)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the element of air (wind, air, the deity Vāyu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, life-breath, the god of wind
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ucyate
passive voice, present tense
root vac (2nd class), passive form ucyate
Root: vac (class 2)
वायव्यः (vāyavyaḥ) - the quality intrinsic to air (airy, relating to air, belonging to Vāyu)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyavya
vāyavya - airy, aerial, belonging to Vāyu
derived from vāyu with suffix -ya
तु (tu) - indeed, specifying the quality (indeed, but, yet, however)
(indeclinable)
गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, property
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, property, constituent (of prakṛti)
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch as the specific quality of air (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, tactile sensation, the sense of touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch itself (touch, contact, sensation of touch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, tactile sensation, the sense of touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -dhā
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is described (remembered, considered, traditionally taught)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, taught, considered
Past Passive Participle
derived from root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)