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12,215

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-32

नोर्ध्वं नावाङ्न तिर्यक्च न क्वचिच्छक्र कामये ।
न विज्ञाने न विज्ञेये नाज्ञाने शर्म विद्यते ॥३२॥
32. nordhvaṁ nāvāṅna tiryakca na kvacicchakra kāmaye ,
na vijñāne na vijñeye nājñāne śarma vidyate.
32. na ūrdhvam na avāṅ na tiryak ca na kvacit śakra
kāmaye na vijñāne na vijñeye na ajñāne śarma vidyate
32. śakra ūrdhvam na avāṅ na tiryak ca na kvacit kāmaye
vijñāne na विज्ञेये न अज्ञाने शर्म न विद्यते
32. O Śakra, I desire nothing, neither above, nor below, nor sideways, nor anywhere at all. There is no happiness in (empirical) knowledge (vijñāna), nor in the objects of knowledge, nor in ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • अवाङ् (avāṅ) - downwards, below
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways, horizontally
  • (ca) - and, also
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - in this context, with 'na', means 'nowhere' (anywhere, somewhere)
  • शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra, O Indra
  • कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I long for
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - in (empirical) knowledge, in understanding, in discrimination
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • विज्ञेये (vijñeye) - in the knowable, in that which is to be known
  • (na) - not, neither, nor
  • अज्ञाने (ajñāne) - in ignorance, in nescience
  • शर्म (śarma) - happiness, peace, welfare, refuge
  • विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage.
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
अवाङ् (avāṅ) - downwards, below
(indeclinable)
formed from ava + añc
Prefix: ava
Root: añc (class 1)
Note: Adverbial usage.
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways, horizontally
(indeclinable)
formed from tiras + añc
Root: añc (class 1)
Note: Adverbial usage.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - in this context, with 'na', means 'nowhere' (anywhere, somewhere)
(indeclinable)
formed from 'ka' + 'cit'
शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra, O Indra
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Śakra (an epithet of Indra), the powerful one
कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I long for
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kam
present middle indicative 1st person singular
denominative from 'kāma', or from root kam (class 10)
Root: kam (class 10)
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - in (empirical) knowledge, in understanding, in discrimination
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vijñāna
vijñāna - empirical knowledge, discernment, understanding
from root jñā with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
विज्ञेये (vijñeye) - in the knowable, in that which is to be known
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of vijñeya
vijñeya - knowable, that which is to be known, object of knowledge
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
from root jñā with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
(na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
अज्ञाने (ajñāne) - in ignorance, in nescience
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ajñāna
ajñāna - ignorance, nescience
negative compound of jñāna
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • jñāna – knowledge
    noun (neuter)
    from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
शर्म (śarma) - happiness, peace, welfare, refuge
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarman
śarman - happiness, peace, welfare, refuge
from root śṛ
Root: śṛ
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
present middle indicative 3rd person singular
from root vid (class 4)
Root: vid (class 4)