महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-212, verse-12
शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धश्च मूर्त्यथ ।
एते ह्यामरणात्पञ्च षड्गुणा ज्ञानसिद्धये ॥१२॥
एते ह्यामरणात्पञ्च षड्गुणा ज्ञानसिद्धये ॥१२॥
12. śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṁ ca raso gandhaśca mūrtyatha ,
ete hyāmaraṇātpañca ṣaḍguṇā jñānasiddhaye.
ete hyāmaraṇātpañca ṣaḍguṇā jñānasiddhaye.
12.
śabdaḥ sparśaḥ ca rūpam ca rasaḥ gandhaḥ ca mūrtiḥ
atha | ete hi ā maraṇāt pañca ṣaḍguṇāḥ jñāna-siddhaye
atha | ete hi ā maraṇāt pañca ṣaḍguṇāḥ jñāna-siddhaye
12.
śabdaḥ ca sparśaḥ ca rūpam ca rasaḥ ca gandhaḥ ca atha
mūrtiḥ ete pañca ṣaḍguṇāḥ hi ā maraṇāt jñāna-siddhaye
mūrtiḥ ete pañca ṣaḍguṇāḥ hi ā maraṇāt jñāna-siddhaye
12.
Sound, touch, form, taste, and smell, and then also material embodiment (mūrti)—these five (sensory objects) are indeed the six qualities that endure until death for the attainment of knowledge.
Words meanings summery:
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- शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (as a sense object) (sound, word, voice)
- स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch (as a sense object) (touch, contact, tactile sensation)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form or sight (as a sense object) (form, appearance, beauty, color, sight)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (as a sense object) (taste, essence, juice, emotion, flavor)
- गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (as a sense object) (smell, odor, fragrance)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - material embodiment or gross form (form, embodiment, body, substance, idol)
- अथ (atha) - and then, also (then, now, moreover, also)
- एते (ete) - these
- हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, for, because)
- आ (ā) - until (until, up to, completely, towards)
- मरणात् (maraṇāt) - until death (from death, until death)
- पञ्च (pañca) - five (referring to the sense objects) (five)
- षड्गुणाः (ṣaḍguṇāḥ) - the six qualities (including mūrti) (six qualities or attributes)
- ज्ञान-सिद्धये (jñāna-siddhaye) - for the attainment of knowledge
Words meanings and morphology
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (as a sense object) (sound, word, voice)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, word, voice
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch (as a sense object) (touch, contact, tactile sensation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, tactile sensation
Root: spṛś (class 6)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form or sight (as a sense object) (form, appearance, beauty, color, sight)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, color, sight
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (as a sense object) (taste, essence, juice, emotion, flavor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa
rasa - taste, essence, juice, emotion, flavor
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (as a sense object) (smell, odor, fragrance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - material embodiment or gross form (form, embodiment, body, substance, idol)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrti
mūrti - form, embodiment, body, substance, idol
Root: mūrcch (class 1)
अथ (atha) - and then, also (then, now, moreover, also)
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to the qualities listed: sound, touch, form, taste, smell, and mūrti.
हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
आ (ā) - until (until, up to, completely, towards)
(indeclinable)
मरणात् (maraṇāt) - until death (from death, until death)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa
maraṇa - death, dying
verbal noun
From root mṛ + ana suffix
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Used with `ā` to mean 'until death'.
पञ्च (pañca) - five (referring to the sense objects) (five)
(numeral)
Note: Refers to the first five qualities listed: sound, touch, form, taste, and smell.
षड्गुणाः (ṣaḍguṇāḥ) - the six qualities (including mūrti) (six qualities or attributes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṣaḍguṇa
ṣaḍguṇa - six qualities or attributes
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+guṇa)
- ṣaṣ – six
numeral - guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the total six qualities including mūrti.
ज्ञान-सिद्धये (jñāna-siddhaye) - for the attainment of knowledge
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of jñāna-siddhi
jñāna-siddhi - attainment of knowledge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+siddhi)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9) - siddhi – accomplishment, attainment, success, perfection
noun (feminine)
verbal noun
From root sidh + ti suffix
Root: sidh (class 4)
Note: Dative of purpose.