महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-316, verse-25
शुभैर्लभति देवत्वं व्यामिश्रैर्जन्म मानुषम् ।
अशुभैश्चाप्यधोजन्म कर्मभिर्लभतेऽवशः ॥२५॥
अशुभैश्चाप्यधोजन्म कर्मभिर्लभतेऽवशः ॥२५॥
25. śubhairlabhati devatvaṁ vyāmiśrairjanma mānuṣam ,
aśubhaiścāpyadhojanma karmabhirlabhate'vaśaḥ.
aśubhaiścāpyadhojanma karmabhirlabhate'vaśaḥ.
25.
śubhaiḥ labhate devatvaṃ vyāmiśraiḥ janma mānuṣam
aśubhaiḥ ca api adhojanma karmabhiḥ labhate avaśaḥ
aśubhaiḥ ca api adhojanma karmabhiḥ labhate avaśaḥ
25.
śubhaiḥ devatvaṃ labhate.
vyāmiśraiḥ mānuṣam janma.
ca api aśubhaiḥ adhojanma.
avaśaḥ karmabhiḥ labhate.
vyāmiśraiḥ mānuṣam janma.
ca api aśubhaiḥ adhojanma.
avaśaḥ karmabhiḥ labhate.
25.
Through auspicious actions (karma), one attains a divine state; through mixed actions (karma), a human birth; and through inauspicious actions (karma), a lower birth. One helplessly obtains these (destinies) by one's actions (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious actions (karma) (by auspicious, by good)
- लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
- देवत्वं (devatvaṁ) - godhood, divinity, divine state
- व्यामिश्रैः (vyāmiśraiḥ) - by mixed actions (karma) (by mixed, by various)
- जन्म (janma) - birth, existence, origin
- मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human birth (human, pertaining to humans)
- अशुभैः (aśubhaiḥ) - by inauspicious actions (karma) (by inauspicious, by evil)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अधोजन्म (adhojanma) - lower birth, downward birth
- कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds
- लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
- अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent
Words meanings and morphology
शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious actions (karma) (by auspicious, by good)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
देवत्वं (devatvaṁ) - godhood, divinity, divine state
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva
devatva - godhood, divinity, divine nature, the state of being a god
suffix -tva (abstract noun) added to deva
व्यामिश्रैः (vyāmiśraiḥ) - by mixed actions (karma) (by mixed, by various)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vyāmiśra
vyāmiśra - mixed, mingled, various, impure
from vi-ā-√miśr
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: miśr (class 10)
जन्म (janma) - birth, existence, origin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
from √jan
Root: jan (class 4)
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human birth (human, pertaining to humans)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, human being
Root: manu
अशुभैः (aśubhaiḥ) - by inauspicious actions (karma) (by inauspicious, by evil)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of aśubha
aśubha - inauspicious, evil, bad, unlucky
negative prefix 'a' + śubha
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
adjective (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अधोजन्म (adhojanma) - lower birth, downward birth
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adhojanman
adhojanman - lower birth, birth in a lower state
from adhas (below, downwards) + janman (birth)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhas+janman)
- adhas – below, downward, beneath
indeclinable - janman – birth, origin, existence, life
noun (neuter)
from √jan
Root: jan (class 4)
कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)
from √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśa
avaśa - helpless, powerless, dependent, not master of oneself
negative prefix 'a' + vaśa
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaśa)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vaśa – will, control, power, subjugation
noun (masculine)
from √vaś (to wish, to control)
Root: vaś (class 2)
Note: Refers to the 'one' who obtains.