महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-294, verse-10
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यो निवर्त्य मनसा मुनिः ।
दशद्वादशभिर्वापि चतुर्विंशात्परं ततः ॥१०॥
दशद्वादशभिर्वापि चतुर्विंशात्परं ततः ॥१०॥
10. indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyo nivartya manasā muniḥ ,
daśadvādaśabhirvāpi caturviṁśātparaṁ tataḥ.
daśadvādaśabhirvāpi caturviṁśātparaṁ tataḥ.
10.
indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ nivartya manasā muniḥ
daśadvādaśabhiḥ vā api caturviṃśāt param tataḥ
daśadvādaśabhiḥ vā api caturviṃśāt param tataḥ
10.
muniḥ manasā indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ nivartya
tataḥ caturviṃśāt param vā api daśadvādaśabhiḥ
tataḥ caturviṃśāt param vā api daśadvādaśabhiḥ
10.
A sage, having withdrawn the senses from their objects by means of the mind, then transcends the twenty-four (cosmic principles), or even through the mastery of the ten or twelve (faculties).
Words meanings summery:
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- इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
- इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects
- निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having withdrawn, having turned back
- मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
- मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, a seer
- दशद्वादशभिः (daśadvādaśabhiḥ) - by means of ten or twelve faculties (e.g., senses, mind, intellect) (by ten or twelve)
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even, also
- चतुर्विंशात् (caturviṁśāt) - from the twenty-four cosmic principles (tattvas) (from twenty-four, beyond twenty-four)
- परम् (param) - to what is beyond (beyond, supreme, highest)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (state)
Words meanings and morphology
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the senses, sense organs
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense
Related to Indra.
इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of indriyārtha
indriyārtha - object of sense, sense-object
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)
- indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
noun (neuter) - artha – object, purpose, meaning
noun (masculine)
Note: Context indicates ablative 'from'.
निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having withdrawn, having turned back
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
Derived from ni- + vṛt.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding
Root: man (class 4)
मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, a seer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Subject of the implied action.
दशद्वादशभिः (daśadvādaśabhiḥ) - by means of ten or twelve faculties (e.g., senses, mind, intellect) (by ten or twelve)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (daśan+dvādaśan)
- daśan – ten
numeral - dvādaśan – twelve
numeral
Note: Refers to the means of transcendence, likely the faculties (senses, mind, intellect).
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes.
चतुर्विंशात् (caturviṁśāt) - from the twenty-four cosmic principles (tattvas) (from twenty-four, beyond twenty-four)
(numeral)
Note: Indicates origin or separation, implying transcendence 'from'.
परम् (param) - to what is beyond (beyond, supreme, highest)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, ultimate, highest, next, other, beyond
Note: Adverbial accusative, meaning 'to what is beyond'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (state)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad.