महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-23, verse-8
तपो यज्ञस्तथा विद्या भैक्षमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
ध्यानमेकान्तशीलत्वं तुष्टिर्दानं च शक्तितः ॥८॥
ध्यानमेकान्तशीलत्वं तुष्टिर्दानं च शक्तितः ॥८॥
8. tapo yajñastathā vidyā bhaikṣamindriyanigrahaḥ ,
dhyānamekāntaśīlatvaṁ tuṣṭirdānaṁ ca śaktitaḥ.
dhyānamekāntaśīlatvaṁ tuṣṭirdānaṁ ca śaktitaḥ.
8.
tapaḥ yajñaḥ tathā vidyā bhaikṣam indriya-nigrahaḥ
dhyānam ekānta-śīlatvam tuṣṭiḥ dānam ca śaktitaḥ
dhyānam ekānta-śīlatvam tuṣṭiḥ dānam ca śaktitaḥ
8.
tapaḥ yajñaḥ tathā vidyā bhaikṣam indriya-nigrahaḥ
dhyānam ekānta-śīlatvam tuṣṭiḥ dānam ca śaktitaḥ
dhyānam ekānta-śīlatvam tuṣṭiḥ dānam ca śaktitaḥ
8.
Austerity (tapas), Vedic ritual (yajña), knowledge, alms-begging, control of the senses, meditation (dhyāna), the habit of solitude, contentment, and charity (dāna) given according to one's ability.
Words meanings summery:
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- तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual sacrifice, worship
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, also, and
- विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science
- भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging for food
- इन्द्रिय-निग्रहः (indriya-nigrahaḥ) - control of the senses
- ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation
- एकान्त-शीलत्वम् (ekānta-śīlatvam) - the habit of solitude, reclusiveness
- तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction
- दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation
- च (ca) - and, also
- शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to one's ability/power
Words meanings and morphology
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual sacrifice, worship
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, oblation, worship, ritual
Root: yaj (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, also, and
(indeclinable)
विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, spiritual knowledge
Root: vid (class 2)
भैक्षम् (bhaikṣam) - alms, begging for food
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣa
bhaikṣa - alms, food obtained by begging, mendicancy
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
इन्द्रिय-निग्रहः (indriya-nigrahaḥ) - control of the senses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indriya-nigraha
indriya-nigraha - control of the senses, restraint of organs of sense
Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+nigraha)
- indriya – sense-organ, faculty of sense
noun (neuter)
Root: ind (class 1) - nigraha – restraint, control, subduing
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: grah (class 9)
ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna
dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought
Root: dhyai (class 1)
एकान्त-शीलत्वम् (ekānta-śīlatvam) - the habit of solitude, reclusiveness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekānta-śīlatva
ekānta-śīlatva - the state or habit of living in solitude
Derived from ekānta-śīla (fond of solitude) with the suffix -tva (abstract noun).
Compound type : tatpurusha (ekānta-śīla+tva)
- ekānta-śīla – solitary, reclusive, fond of solitude
adjective - tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'hood'
noun (neuter)
तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi
tuṣṭi - contentment, satisfaction, gratification
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, charity, donation
Root: dā (class 3)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to one's ability/power
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas (from śakti, power)