महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-286, verse-34
यो दुर्लभतरं प्राप्य मानुष्यमिह वै नरः ।
धर्मावमन्ता कामात्मा भवेत्स खलु वञ्च्यते ॥३४॥
धर्मावमन्ता कामात्मा भवेत्स खलु वञ्च्यते ॥३४॥
34. yo durlabhataraṁ prāpya mānuṣyamiha vai naraḥ ,
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavetsa khalu vañcyate.
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavetsa khalu vañcyate.
34.
yaḥ durlabhataram prāpya mānuṣyam iha vai naraḥ
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavet saḥ khalu vañcyate
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavet saḥ khalu vañcyate
34.
yaḥ naraḥ iha durlabhataram mānuṣyam prāpya
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavet saḥ khalu vañcyate
dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavet saḥ khalu vañcyate
34.
Indeed, that person who, having obtained this exceedingly rare human birth in this world, disregards natural law (dharma) and is driven by desires, is truly deluded.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - that man who (who, which)
- दुर्लभतरम् (durlabhataram) - exceedingly rare (more difficult to obtain, rarer)
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained
- मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human birth (humanity, human existence, human birth)
- इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)
- नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)
- धर्मावमन्ता (dharmāvamantā) - a despiser of natural law (dharma) (one who disrespects dharma, a despiser of natural law)
- कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - driven by desires (whose nature is desire, given to desires, driven by desire)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may be, should be, becomes)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- खलु (khalu) - truly (indeed, certainly, surely)
- वञ्च्यते (vañcyate) - is deluded (is deceived, is deluded)
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - that man who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
दुर्लभतरम् (durlabhataram) - exceedingly rare (more difficult to obtain, rarer)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabhatara
durlabhatara - more difficult to obtain, rarer
Comparative form of durlabha
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+labha)
- dur – bad, difficult, hard
indeclinable - labha – obtainable, to be gained
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From root 'labh' (to obtain)
Root: labh (class 1)
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human birth (humanity, human existence, human birth)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya
mānuṣya - humanity, human condition, human birth
Derived from manuṣya (man)
इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, male
धर्मावमन्ता (dharmāvamantā) - a despiser of natural law (dharma) (one who disrespects dharma, a despiser of natural law)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmāvamantṛ
dharmāvamantṛ - despiser of dharma, one who disrespects natural law
Agent noun from 'avamant' (to disrespect) with 'dharma'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+avamantṛ)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine) - avamantṛ – despiser, scorner
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From 'ava-man' (to disrespect)
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 4)
कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - driven by desires (whose nature is desire, given to desires, driven by desire)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmātman
kāmātman - whose nature is desire, given to desires, lustful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+ātman)
- kāma – desire, wish, love
noun (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, essence
noun (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may be, should be, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
खलु (khalu) - truly (indeed, certainly, surely)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
वञ्च्यते (vañcyate) - is deluded (is deceived, is deluded)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vañc
Root: vañc (class 1)