महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-205, verse-10
स्पर्शरूपरसाद्येषु सङ्गं गच्छन्ति बालिशाः ।
नावगच्छन्त्यविज्ञानादात्मजं पार्थिवं गुणम् ॥१०॥
नावगच्छन्त्यविज्ञानादात्मजं पार्थिवं गुणम् ॥१०॥
10. sparśarūparasādyeṣu saṅgaṁ gacchanti bāliśāḥ ,
nāvagacchantyavijñānādātmajaṁ pārthivaṁ guṇam.
nāvagacchantyavijñānādātmajaṁ pārthivaṁ guṇam.
10.
sparśarūparasādyeṣu saṅgam gacchanti bāliśāḥ na
avagacchanti avijñānāt ātmajam pārthivam guṇam
avagacchanti avijñānāt ātmajam pārthivam guṇam
10.
bāliśāḥ sparśarūparasādyeṣu saṅgam gacchanti
avijñānāt ātmajam pārthivam guṇam na avagacchanti
avijñānāt ātmajam pārthivam guṇam na avagacchanti
10.
Foolish individuals become attached to objects like touch, form, and taste. Due to ignorance, they do not understand the inherent (ātmaja) material (pārthiva) quality (guṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- स्पर्शरूपरसाद्येषु (sparśarūparasādyeṣu) - in objects like touch, form, and taste (in touch, form, taste, and so on; in objects pertaining to touch, form, taste, etc.)
- सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, union, company
- गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they become (attached) (they go, they obtain, they reach)
- बालिशाः (bāliśāḥ) - foolish, ignorant ones
- न (na) - not, no
- अवगच्छन्ति (avagacchanti) - they understand, they comprehend
- अविज्ञानात् (avijñānāt) - from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge
- आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - inherent (to the individual/body) (born from the self, inherent, intrinsic)
- पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - earthly, material, pertaining to the earth
- गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, property
Words meanings and morphology
स्पर्शरूपरसाद्येषु (sparśarūparasādyeṣu) - in objects like touch, form, and taste (in touch, form, taste, and so on; in objects pertaining to touch, form, taste, etc.)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sparśarūparasādi
sparśarūparasādi - touch, form, taste, etc.
Compound type : dvandva (sparśa+rūpa+rasa+ādi)
- sparśa – touch, sensation of touch
noun (masculine) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter) - rasa – taste, flavor, essence, juice
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable
सङ्गम् (saṅgam) - attachment, union, company
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅga
saṅga - attachment, association, union, company
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they become (attached) (they go, they obtain, they reach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
बालिशाः (bāliśāḥ) - foolish, ignorant ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāliśa
bāliśa - foolish, ignorant, childish, simpleton
Note: Used as a noun here.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवगच्छन्ति (avagacchanti) - they understand, they comprehend
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam
Prefix: ava
Root: gam (class 1)
अविज्ञानात् (avijñānāt) - from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avijñāna
avijñāna - ignorance, want of knowledge, unawareness
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñāna)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment
noun (neuter)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - inherent (to the individual/body) (born from the self, inherent, intrinsic)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja
ātmaja - born of oneself, self-produced, inherent, innate
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)
- ātman – self, soul, individual soul, essence
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Modifies 'guṇam'.
पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - earthly, material, pertaining to the earth
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, material, made of earth
Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth) with 'aṇ' suffix
Note: Modifies 'guṇam'.
गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, property
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, property, virtue, string