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12,185

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-185, verse-16

इह चिन्ता बहुविधा धर्माधर्मस्य कर्मणः ।
यस्तद्वेदोभयं प्राज्ञः पाप्मना न स लिप्यते ॥१६॥
16. iha cintā bahuvidhā dharmādharmasya karmaṇaḥ ,
yastadvedobhayaṁ prājñaḥ pāpmanā na sa lipyate.
16. iha cintā bahuvidhā dharma-adharmasya karmaṇaḥ yaḥ
tat veda ubhayam prājñaḥ pāpmanā na saḥ lipyate
16. iha bahuvidhā cintā dharma-adharmasya karmaṇaḥ [bhavati]
yaḥ prājñaḥ tat ubhayam veda saḥ pāpmanā na lipyate
16. Here (in this world), there are various concerns regarding the actions (karma) of what is right (dharma) and wrong (adharma). The wise person (prājñaḥ) who knows both of these is not tainted by sin.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this life)
  • चिन्ता (cintā) - anxiety, concern, thought, reflection
  • बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - of many kinds, manifold
  • धर्म-अधर्मस्य (dharma-adharmasya) - of what is right (dharma) and wrong (adharma) (of righteousness and unrighteousness, of right and wrong (dharma))
  • कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma) (of action, of work, of karma)
  • यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
  • तत् (tat) - that, this
  • वेद (veda) - knows, understands
  • उभयम् (ubhayam) - both
  • प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise person (prājñaḥ) (wise, discerning, learned person, sage)
  • पाप्मना (pāpmanā) - by sin, by evil, by vice
  • (na) - not, no
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, adheres to, is affected by

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this life)
(indeclinable)
चिन्ता (cintā) - anxiety, concern, thought, reflection
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā
cintā - anxiety, concern, thought, reflection
Root: cit (class 10)
बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - of many kinds, manifold
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bahuvidha
bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold, various
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)
  • bahu – many, much, numerous
    adjective (masculine)
  • vidha – kind, sort, manner
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhā (class 3)
धर्म-अधर्मस्य (dharma-adharmasya) - of what is right (dharma) and wrong (adharma) (of righteousness and unrighteousness, of right and wrong (dharma))
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of dharma-adharma
dharma-adharma - right and wrong, virtue and vice, natural law and its opposite
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+adharma)
  • dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • adharma – unrighteousness, unholiness, vice, injustice
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: a
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma) (of action, of work, of karma)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, karma
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
तत् (tat) - that, this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
वेद (veda) - knows, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid
present tense, active voice
From root vid (div. 2, Parasmaipada) 'to know'. Present indicative, 3rd person singular.
Root: vid (class 2)
उभयम् (ubhayam) - both
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ubhaya
ubhaya - both
प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise person (prājñaḥ) (wise, discerning, learned person, sage)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña
prājña - wise, discerning, learned, intelligent, sage
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
पाप्मना (pāpmanā) - by sin, by evil, by vice
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpman
pāpman - sin, vice, evil, wickedness
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, adheres to, is affected by
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of lip
present tense, passive/middle voice
From root lip (div. 6, Ātmanepada) 'to smear'. Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive/middle voice.
Root: lip (class 6)