महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-269, verse-13
शून्यागारं वृक्षमूलमरण्यमथ वा गुहाम् ।
अज्ञातचर्यां गत्वान्यां ततोऽन्यत्रैव संविशेत् ॥१३॥
अज्ञातचर्यां गत्वान्यां ततोऽन्यत्रैव संविशेत् ॥१३॥
13. śūnyāgāraṁ vṛkṣamūlamaraṇyamatha vā guhām ,
ajñātacaryāṁ gatvānyāṁ tato'nyatraiva saṁviśet.
ajñātacaryāṁ gatvānyāṁ tato'nyatraiva saṁviśet.
13.
śūnyāgāram vṛkṣamūlam araṇyam atha vā guhām
ajñātacaryām gatvā anyām tataḥ anyatra eva saṃviśet
ajñātacaryām gatvā anyām tataḥ anyatra eva saṃviśet
13.
śūnyāgāram vṛkṣamūlam araṇyam atha vā guhām anyām
ajñātacaryām gatvā tataḥ eva anyatra saṃviśet
ajñātacaryām gatvā tataḥ eva anyatra saṃviśet
13.
Having gone to an empty house, the foot of a tree, a forest, or a cave, and adopting a life of anonymity, one should always take shelter in a different location.
Words meanings summery:
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- शून्यागारम् (śūnyāgāram) - an empty house, a desolate abode
- वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - the foot of a tree, under a tree
- अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - a forest, a wilderness
- अथ (atha) - or, then, and, now
- वा (vā) - or, either... or
- गुहाम् (guhām) - a cave, a hiding place
- अज्ञातचर्याम् (ajñātacaryām) - an unknown way of life, anonymous wandering
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having resorted to
- अन्याम् (anyām) - another, different
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, therefore
- अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- संविशेत् (saṁviśet) - one should enter, one should take rest/shelter
Words meanings and morphology
शून्यागारम् (śūnyāgāram) - an empty house, a desolate abode
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnyāgāra
śūnyāgāra - empty house, solitary abode
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+āgāra)
- śūnya – empty, void, deserted, zero
adjective - āgāra – house, abode, dwelling
noun (neuter)
वृक्षमूलम् (vṛkṣamūlam) - the foot of a tree, under a tree
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣamūla
vṛkṣamūla - foot of a tree, base of a tree
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+mūla)
- vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine) - mūla – root, base, foundation
noun (neuter)
अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - a forest, a wilderness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇya
araṇya - forest, wilderness, solitary place
अथ (atha) - or, then, and, now
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, either... or
(indeclinable)
गुहाम् (guhām) - a cave, a hiding place
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of guhā
guhā - cave, cavern, hiding place, recess
From √guh (to hide)
Root: guh (class 1)
अज्ञातचर्याम् (ajñātacaryām) - an unknown way of life, anonymous wandering
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ajñātacaryā
ajñātacaryā - unknown conduct, anonymous wandering, life of obscurity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāta+caryā)
- ajñāta – unknown, unrecognized, unnoticed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Negative prefix 'a-' + Past Passive Participle of √jñā (to know)
Prefix: a
Root: jñā (class 9) - caryā – conduct, practice, wandering, way of life
noun (feminine)
From √car (to move, to wander)
Root: car (class 1)
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having resorted to
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From √gam (to go) + -tvā suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
अन्याम् (anyām) - another, different
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: modifies ajñātacaryām
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, therefore
(indeclinable)
अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
संविशेत् (saṁviśet) - one should enter, one should take rest/shelter
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of saṃviś
From prefix sam- and root √viś (to enter)
Prefix: sam
Root: viś (class 6)