महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-180, verse-14
यद्यजीवं शरीरं तु पञ्चभूतसमन्वितम् ।
शारीरे मानसे दुःखे कस्तां वेदयते रुजम् ॥१४॥
शारीरे मानसे दुःखे कस्तां वेदयते रुजम् ॥१४॥
14. yadyajīvaṁ śarīraṁ tu pañcabhūtasamanvitam ,
śārīre mānase duḥkhe kastāṁ vedayate rujam.
śārīre mānase duḥkhe kastāṁ vedayate rujam.
14.
yadi ajīvam śarīram tu pañcabhūtasamanvitam
śārīre mānase duḥkhe kaḥ tām vedayate rujam
śārīre mānase duḥkhe kaḥ tām vedayate rujam
14.
yadi pañcabhūtasamanvitam śarīram tu ajīvam (syāt),
śārīre mānase duḥkhe tām rujam kaḥ vedayate
śārīre mānase duḥkhe tām rujam kaḥ vedayate
14.
If the body, although composed of the five elements, is truly lifeless, then who experiences that physical or mental suffering?
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if
- अजीवम् (ajīvam) - lifeless, without an individual soul
- शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- पञ्चभूतसमन्वितम् (pañcabhūtasamanvitam) - endowed with the five elements
- शारीरे (śārīre) - physical, bodily
- मानसे (mānase) - mental
- दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in suffering, in pain
- कः (kaḥ) - who?
- ताम् (tām) - that
- वेदयते (vedayate) - experiences, feels
- रुजम् (rujam) - pain, ailment, disease
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
अजीवम् (ajīvam) - lifeless, without an individual soul
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajīva
ajīva - lifeless, without life, without an individual soul
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jīva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - jīva – life, individual soul
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'śarīram'
शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
पञ्चभूतसमन्वितम् (pañcabhūtasamanvitam) - endowed with the five elements
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcabhūtasamanvita
pañcabhūtasamanvita - endowed with or connected with the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+bhūta+samanvita)
- pañcan – five
numeral - bhūta – element, being, creature
noun (neuter) - samanvita – possessed of, endowed with, connected with
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root i (to go) with prefixes sam and anu
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'śarīram'
शारीरे (śārīre) - physical, bodily
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of śārīra
śārīra - physical, bodily, relating to the body
Note: Agrees with 'duḥkhe'
मानसे (mānase) - mental
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of mānasa
mānasa - mental, relating to the mind
Note: Agrees with 'duḥkhe'
दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in suffering, in pain
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
कः (kaḥ) - who?
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
ताम् (tām) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Refers to 'rujam'
वेदयते (vedayate) - experiences, feels
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
Causal or denominative
Derived from the root vid (to know), here in its causal form or denominative form from veda (knowledge/feeling) in the ātmanepada.
Root: vid (class 10)
रुजम् (rujam) - pain, ailment, disease
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ruj
ruj - pain, disease, sickness, ache