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12,215

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-12

प्रज्ञालाभात्तु दैतेय उताहो धृतिमत्तया ।
प्रह्राद स्वस्थरूपोऽसि पश्यन्व्यसनमात्मनः ॥१२॥
12. prajñālābhāttu daiteya utāho dhṛtimattayā ,
prahrāda svastharūpo'si paśyanvyasanamātmanaḥ.
12. prajñālābhāt tu daiteya utāho dhṛtimattayā |
prahrāda svastharūpaḥ asi paśyan vyasanam ātmanaḥ
12. tu prahrāda daiteya,
prajñālābhāt utāho dhṛtimattayā ātmanaḥ vyasanam paśyan svastharūpaḥ asi?
12. But, O son of Diti (Daiteya), O Prahlada, is it due to the attainment of wisdom (prajñā) or, perhaps, by your unwavering steadfastness (dhṛtimatta) that you remain self-composed (svastharūpaḥ) even while witnessing your own misfortune?

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रज्ञालाभात् (prajñālābhāt) - from the acquisition of knowledge, by gaining wisdom
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, however
  • दैतेय (daiteya) - O Daiteya (son of Diti, a class of demons; Prahlada is one)
  • उताहो (utāho) - or, or else, or indeed
  • धृतिमत्तया (dhṛtimattayā) - by steadfastness, by firmness, by fortitude
  • प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlada (name of a famous devotee)
  • स्वस्थरूपः (svastharūpaḥ) - self-possessed, firm in one's own nature, calm, composed
  • असि (asi) - you are, you exist
  • पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing
  • व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune, calamity, distress, addiction, disaster
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own (misfortune), related to the self (ātman) (of the self, of soul, of spirit, your own)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञालाभात् (prajñālābhāt) - from the acquisition of knowledge, by gaining wisdom
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of prajñālābha
prajñālābha - attainment of wisdom, acquisition of knowledge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajñā+lābha)
  • prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, discriminative knowledge
    noun (feminine)
    from pra-jñā
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • lābha – gain, acquisition, attainment, profit
    noun (masculine)
    from root labh
    Root: labh (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, however
(indeclinable)
दैतेय (daiteya) - O Daiteya (son of Diti, a class of demons; Prahlada is one)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of daiteya
daiteya - son of Diti (a class of demons)
derived from Diti (name of a goddess)
Note: Refers to Prahlada.
उताहो (utāho) - or, or else, or indeed
(indeclinable)
धृतिमत्तया (dhṛtimattayā) - by steadfastness, by firmness, by fortitude
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhṛtimattā
dhṛtimattā - steadfastness, firmness, fortitude, constancy
from dhṛtimat (possessing steadfastness) + tā (abstract suffix)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlada (name of a famous devotee)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of prahrāda
prahrāda - Prahlada (a proper name, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)
स्वस्थरूपः (svastharūpaḥ) - self-possessed, firm in one's own nature, calm, composed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svastharūpa
svastharūpa - whose nature is to be self-possessed, firm in one's own self
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svastha+rūpa)
  • svastha – self-abiding, healthy, well, at ease
    adjective (masculine)
    sva (self) + stha (abiding)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
  • rūpa – form, nature, appearance
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with Prahlada (implicit subject).
असि (asi) - you are, you exist
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present
root as, 2nd person singular active ending -si
Root: as (class 2)
पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś
dṛś - to see, perceive, observe
Present Active Participle
root dṛś (gacchādi substitute paś), present active participle termination -at (masculine nominative singular)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Prahlada (implicit subject).
व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune, calamity, distress, addiction, disaster
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vyasana
vyasana - misfortune, calamity, distress, vice, evil
from vi-as (to throw apart)
Prefix: vi
Root: as (class 4)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own (misfortune), related to the self (ātman) (of the self, of soul, of spirit, your own)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
Root: an (class 2)