महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-232, verse-5
क्रोधं शमेन जयति कामं संकल्पवर्जनात् ।
सत्त्वसंसेवनाद्धीरो निद्रामुच्छेत्तुमर्हति ॥५॥
सत्त्वसंसेवनाद्धीरो निद्रामुच्छेत्तुमर्हति ॥५॥
5. krodhaṁ śamena jayati kāmaṁ saṁkalpavarjanāt ,
sattvasaṁsevanāddhīro nidrāmucchettumarhati.
sattvasaṁsevanāddhīro nidrāmucchettumarhati.
5.
krodham śamena jayati kāmam saṅkalpavarjanāt
sattvasaṃsevanāt dhīraḥ nidrām ucchettum arhati
sattvasaṃsevanāt dhīraḥ nidrām ucchettum arhati
5.
dhīraḥ śamena krodham jayati,
saṅkalpavarjanāt kāmam (jayati),
(saḥ) sattvasaṃsevanāt nidrām ucchettum arhati
saṅkalpavarjanāt kāmam (jayati),
(saḥ) sattvasaṃsevanāt nidrām ucchettum arhati
5.
One conquers anger (krodha) through calmness, and desire (kāma) by abstaining from mental resolve (saṅkalpa). The wise person is able to eradicate sleep by cultivating the quality of goodness (sattva).
Words meanings summery:
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- क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger (krodha) as a spiritual impediment (anger, wrath)
- शमेन (śamena) - by peace, by tranquility, by calmness
- जयति (jayati) - conquers, overcomes, wins
- कामम् (kāmam) - desire (kāma) as a spiritual impediment (desire, lust)
- सङ्कल्पवर्जनात् (saṅkalpavarjanāt) - by abstaining from mental resolve (saṅkalpa) (by abandoning resolve, by avoiding intentions)
- सत्त्वसंसेवनात् (sattvasaṁsevanāt) - by cultivating the quality of goodness (sattva) (by cultivating sattva, by practicing goodness)
- धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise or resolute practitioner (wise, resolute, steadfast, brave)
- निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep, slumber
- उच्छेत्तुम् (ucchettum) - to eradicate, to cut off, to destroy
- अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought to, deserves
Words meanings and morphology
क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger (krodha) as a spiritual impediment (anger, wrath)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha
krodha - anger, wrath, rage
From root krudh (to be angry)
Root: krudh (class 4)
शमेन (śamena) - by peace, by tranquility, by calmness
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śama
śama - calmness, tranquility, peace, suppression
From root śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 1)
जयति (jayati) - conquers, overcomes, wins
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ji
Present active indicative
Root ji (1st class, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular).
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Subject is dhīraḥ (implicitly for the first part of the sentence).
कामम् (kāmam) - desire (kāma) as a spiritual impediment (desire, lust)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure
From root kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
सङ्कल्पवर्जनात् (saṅkalpavarjanāt) - by abstaining from mental resolve (saṅkalpa) (by abandoning resolve, by avoiding intentions)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpavarjana
saṅkalpavarjana - abandoning resolve, avoiding intentions
Compound of saṅkalpa and varjana.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+varjana)
- saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, determination, mental formation
noun (masculine)
From root kḷp with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 10) - varjana – abandoning, avoiding, abstaining from
noun (neuter)
From root vṛj (to avoid)
Root: vṛj (class 1)
सत्त्वसंसेवनात् (sattvasaṁsevanāt) - by cultivating the quality of goodness (sattva) (by cultivating sattva, by practicing goodness)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sattvasaṃsevana
sattvasaṁsevana - cultivation of sattva, practice of goodness
Compound of sattva and saṃsevana.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+saṃsevana)
- sattva – purity, goodness, existence, essence, truth
noun (neuter)
From sat (being, existing) + tva (abstract suffix). One of the three guṇas.
Root: as (class 2) - saṃsevana – cultivation, attendance, practice, worship
noun (neuter)
From root sev with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: sev (class 1)
धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise or resolute practitioner (wise, resolute, steadfast, brave)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra
dhīra - wise, firm, resolute, steadfast, brave
From dhī (intelligence). Functions as a noun here.
Note: Subject of ucchettum arhati (and implicitly jayati).
निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep, slumber
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep, slumber, lethargy
From root drā with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: drā (class 2)
Note: Object of ucchettum.
उच्छेत्तुम् (ucchettum) - to eradicate, to cut off, to destroy
(indeclinable)
infinitive
From root chid with prefix ut. Formed by upasarga + root + -tum ending for infinitive.
Prefix: ut
Root: chid (class 7)
अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought to, deserves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh
Present active indicative
Root arh (1st class, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular).
Root: arh (class 1)