महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-237, verse-7
कपालं वृक्षमूलानि कुचेलमसहायता ।
उपेक्षा सर्वभूतानामेतावद्भिक्षुलक्षणम् ॥७॥
उपेक्षा सर्वभूतानामेतावद्भिक्षुलक्षणम् ॥७॥
7. kapālaṁ vṛkṣamūlāni kucelamasahāyatā ,
upekṣā sarvabhūtānāmetāvadbhikṣulakṣaṇam.
upekṣā sarvabhūtānāmetāvadbhikṣulakṣaṇam.
7.
kapālam vṛkṣamūlāni kucelam asahāyatā
upekṣā sarvabhūtānām etāvat bhikṣulakṣaṇam
upekṣā sarvabhūtānām etāvat bhikṣulakṣaṇam
7.
kapālam vṛkṣamūlāni kucelam asahāyatā
upekṣā sarvabhūtānām etāvat bhikṣulakṣaṇam
upekṣā sarvabhūtānām etāvat bhikṣulakṣaṇam
7.
A begging bowl (often a skull), residing at the foot of trees, tattered garments, solitude (being without assistance), and indifference towards all beings – these are the characteristics of a mendicant (bhikṣu).
Words meanings summery:
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- कपालम् (kapālam) - a begging bowl (traditionally a skull) (skull, begging bowl, potsherd)
- वृक्षमूलानि (vṛkṣamūlāni) - dwelling at the foot of trees (roots of trees, foot of trees)
- कुचेलम् (kucelam) - tattered, old garments (bad clothes, tattered garments)
- असहायता (asahāyatā) - solitude, being without assistance (helplessness, solitude, being without assistance)
- उपेक्षा (upekṣā) - indifference (indifference, disregard, neglect)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - towards all beings/creatures (of all beings, of all elements)
- एतावत् (etāvat) - these (so many) (so much, so many, this much, thus far)
- भिक्षुलक्षणम् (bhikṣulakṣaṇam) - the characteristics of a mendicant (bhikṣu) (characteristics of a mendicant)
Words meanings and morphology
कपालम् (kapālam) - a begging bowl (traditionally a skull) (skull, begging bowl, potsherd)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kapāla
kapāla - skull, potsherd, begging bowl
Note: First item in the list of characteristics.
वृक्षमूलानि (vṛkṣamūlāni) - dwelling at the foot of trees (roots of trees, foot of trees)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vṛkṣamūla
vṛkṣamūla - root of a tree, foot of a tree
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+mūla)
- vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine) - mūla – root, foundation, base
noun (neuter)
Note: Second item, referring to dwellings.
कुचेलम् (kucelam) - tattered, old garments (bad clothes, tattered garments)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kucela
kucela - bad clothes, tattered garments
Compound type : tatpurusha (ku+cela)
- ku – bad, ill, difficult (prefix)
indeclinable
Pejorative prefix. - cela – cloth, garment
noun (neuter)
Note: Third item in the list.
असहायता (asahāyatā) - solitude, being without assistance (helplessness, solitude, being without assistance)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of asahāyatā
asahāyatā - helplessness, solitude, being without assistance
From asahāya (without help) + tā (abstract suffix).
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (inherent in asahāya) (a+sahāya+tā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - sahāya – companion, helper, assistant
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sa
Root: hā (class 3) - tā – abstract suffix forming feminine nouns
suffix (feminine)
Suffix for forming abstract nouns.
Note: Fourth item.
उपेक्षा (upekṣā) - indifference (indifference, disregard, neglect)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upekṣā
upekṣā - indifference, disregard, neglect, overlooking
From upa- + root īkṣ (to see).
Prefix: upa
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Fifth item.
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - towards all beings/creatures (of all beings, of all elements)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all elements
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, entire
pronoun (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies upekṣā.
एतावत् (etāvat) - these (so many) (so much, so many, this much, thus far)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat
etāvat - so much, so many, this much, thus far
Note: Refers to the preceding list.
भिक्षुलक्षणम् (bhikṣulakṣaṇam) - the characteristics of a mendicant (bhikṣu) (characteristics of a mendicant)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhikṣulakṣaṇa
bhikṣulakṣaṇa - characteristic of a mendicant
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhikṣu+lakṣaṇa)
- bhikṣu – mendicant, beggar, ascetic
noun (masculine)
From root bhikṣ (to beg).
Root: bhikṣ (class 1) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Predicate nominative.