महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-177, verse-9
अद्रवत्वादनग्नित्वादभौमत्वादवायुतः ।
आकाशस्याप्रमेयत्वाद्वृक्षाणां नास्ति भौतिकम् ॥९॥
आकाशस्याप्रमेयत्वाद्वृक्षाणां नास्ति भौतिकम् ॥९॥
9. adravatvādanagnitvādabhaumatvādavāyutaḥ ,
ākāśasyāprameyatvādvṛkṣāṇāṁ nāsti bhautikam.
ākāśasyāprameyatvādvṛkṣāṇāṁ nāsti bhautikam.
9.
adravatvāt anagnitvāt abhaumatvāt avāyutaḥ
ākāśasya aprameyatvāt vṛkṣāṇām na asti bhautikam
ākāśasya aprameyatvāt vṛkṣāṇām na asti bhautikam
9.
vṛkṣāṇām adravatvāt anagnitvāt abhaumatvāt
avāyutaḥ ākāśasya aprameyatvāt bhautikam na asti
avāyutaḥ ākāśasya aprameyatvāt bhautikam na asti
9.
Due to the absence of fluidity, fire, earth, and air, and the immeasurability of space (ākāśa), trees do not possess a material (bhautika) composition.
Words meanings summery:
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- अद्रवत्वात् (adravatvāt) - from non-liquidity, due to absence of fluidity
- अनग्नित्वात् (anagnitvāt) - from non-fiery state, due to absence of fire/heat
- अभौमत्वात् (abhaumatvāt) - from non-earthiness, due to absence of earth-principle
- अवायुतः (avāyutaḥ) - from non-air, due to absence of air
- आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of the element space (ākāśa) (of space, of ether)
- अप्रमेयत्वात् (aprameyatvāt) - from immeasurability, due to incomprehensibility
- वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- भौतिकम् (bhautikam) - a material composition or existence (material, elemental)
Words meanings and morphology
अद्रवत्वात् (adravatvāt) - from non-liquidity, due to absence of fluidity
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of adravatva
adravatva - non-liquidity, absence of fluidity
Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'dravatva' (fluidity)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dravatva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - dravatva – fluidity, liquidity
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'drava' (liquid) with suffix '-tva'
अनग्नित्वात् (anagnitvāt) - from non-fiery state, due to absence of fire/heat
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of anagnitva
anagnitva - non-fiery state, absence of fire/heat
Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'agnitva' (fiery nature)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+agnitva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - agnitva – fiery nature, state of being fire
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'agni' (fire) with suffix '-tva'
अभौमत्वात् (abhaumatvāt) - from non-earthiness, due to absence of earth-principle
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of abhaumatva
abhaumatva - non-earthiness, absence of the earth element
Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'bhaumatva' (earthiness)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhaumatva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - bhaumatva – earthiness, terrestrial nature
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'bhauma' (earthy) with suffix '-tva'
अवायुतः (avāyutaḥ) - from non-air, due to absence of air
(indeclinable)
Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'vāyu' (air). The suffix '-tas' creates an ablative-adverbial meaning.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vāyu)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - vāyu – air, wind, the god of wind
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'due to the absence of air'.
आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of the element space (ākāśa) (of space, of ether)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky, the fifth element
अप्रमेयत्वात् (aprameyatvāt) - from immeasurability, due to incomprehensibility
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aprameyatva
aprameyatva - immeasurability, incomprehensibility
Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'prameyatva' (measurability)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+prameyatva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - prameyatva – measurability, comprehensibility
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'prameya' (measurable) with suffix '-tva'
वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
भौतिकम् (bhautikam) - a material composition or existence (material, elemental)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhautika
bhautika - elemental, material, terrestrial, composed of elements
Derived from 'bhūta' (element) with suffix '-ika'
Note: Used as a substantive here (e.g., 'a material thing' or 'material existence').