महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-220, verse-36
इन्द्र प्राकृतया बुद्ध्या प्रलपन्नावबुध्यसे ।
केचित्त्वां बहु मन्यन्ते श्रैष्ठ्यं प्राप्तं स्वकर्मणा ॥३६॥
केचित्त्वां बहु मन्यन्ते श्रैष्ठ्यं प्राप्तं स्वकर्मणा ॥३६॥
36. indra prākṛtayā buddhyā pralapannāvabudhyase ,
kecittvāṁ bahu manyante śraiṣṭhyaṁ prāptaṁ svakarmaṇā.
kecittvāṁ bahu manyante śraiṣṭhyaṁ prāptaṁ svakarmaṇā.
36.
indra prākṛtayā buddhyā pralapan na avabudhyase kecit
tvām bahu manyante śraiṣṭhyam prāptam svakarmaṇā
tvām bahu manyante śraiṣṭhyam prāptam svakarmaṇā
36.
indra,
prākṛtayā buddhyā pralapan,
na avabudhyase kecit tvām svakarmaṇā prāptam śraiṣṭhyam bahu manyante
prākṛtayā buddhyā pralapan,
na avabudhyase kecit tvām svakarmaṇā prāptam śraiṣṭhyam bahu manyante
36.
O Indra, you do not understand, prattling with a mundane intellect. Some people indeed consider you great, believing you have attained pre-eminence through your own actions (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- इन्द्र (indra) - O Indra
- प्राकृतया (prākṛtayā) - by an ordinary, natural, common, crude
- बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by discernment
- प्रलपन् (pralapan) - prattling, babbling, speaking idly
- न (na) - not, no
- अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand, you comprehend, you perceive
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain people
- त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)
- बहु (bahu) - much, greatly, highly
- मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they believe, they consider
- श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - pre-eminence, superiority, excellence
- प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained, achieved, obtained
- स्वकर्मणा (svakarmaṇā) - by one's own action, by one's own karma
Words meanings and morphology
इन्द्र (indra) - O Indra
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of indra
indra - Indra (king of devas)
प्राकृतया (prākṛtayā) - by an ordinary, natural, common, crude
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prākṛta
prākṛta - natural, common, ordinary, mundane, unrefined
From prakṛti (nature) with aṇ suffix
Note: Agrees with 'buddhyā'.
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by discernment
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, intelligence, discernment
From root budh (to know, understand)
Root: budh (class 1)
प्रलपन् (pralapan) - prattling, babbling, speaking idly
(participle (adjective))
Note: Modifies the implied subject 'you' (Indra).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand, you comprehend, you perceive
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabudh
Present Indicative, Middle Voice
From prefix ava- and root budh (to know), 4th class, middle voice, present tense, 2nd person singular
Prefix: ava
Root: budh (class 4)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain people
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - someone, anyone, some, certain
Indefinite pronoun, nominative plural masculine. From kim + cid.
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular, 2nd person pronoun)
Accusative singular of yuṣmad
Note: Object of 'manyante'.
बहु (bahu) - much, greatly, highly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial use of adjective bahu
Note: Modifies the verb 'manyante'.
मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they believe, they consider
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present Indicative, Middle Voice
From root man (to think), 4th class, middle voice, present tense, 3rd person plural
Root: man (class 4)
श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - pre-eminence, superiority, excellence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śraiṣṭhya
śraiṣṭhya - pre-eminence, superiority, excellence, best state
Abstract noun from śreṣṭha (best)
Root: śri
Note: Object implicitly considered 'attained' for Indra.
प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained, achieved, obtained
(participle (adjective))
Note: Agrees with 'śraiṣṭhyam'.
स्वकर्मणा (svakarmaṇā) - by one's own action, by one's own karma
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svakarman
svakarman - one's own action, one's own duty, one's own karma
Compound of sva (own) and karman (action, karma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karman)
- sva – own, self
adjective - karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do) with manin suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Indicates the agent by which 'pre-eminence' is attained.