महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-316, verse-34
अविश्रान्तमनालम्बमपाथेयमदैशिकम् ।
तमःकान्तारमध्वानं कथमेको गमिष्यसि ॥३४॥
तमःकान्तारमध्वानं कथमेको गमिष्यसि ॥३४॥
34. aviśrāntamanālambamapātheyamadaiśikam ,
tamaḥkāntāramadhvānaṁ kathameko gamiṣyasi.
tamaḥkāntāramadhvānaṁ kathameko gamiṣyasi.
34.
aviśrāntam anālambam apātheyam adaiśikam
tamaḥkāntāram adhvānam katham ekaḥ gamiṣyasi
tamaḥkāntāram adhvānam katham ekaḥ gamiṣyasi
34.
ekaḥ tvam katham aviśrāntam anālambam apātheyam
adaiśikam tamaḥkāntāram adhvānam gamiṣyasi
adaiśikam tamaḥkāntāram adhvānam gamiṣyasi
34.
How will you, alone, traverse this path—which is without end, without support, without provisions, without a guide, and a veritable wilderness of darkness?
Words meanings summery:
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- अविश्रान्तम् (aviśrāntam) - unending, continuous (referring to the journey) (without rest, ceaseless, unwearied)
- अनालम्बम् (anālambam) - without support, unsupported
- अपाथेयम् (apātheyam) - without provisions, without sustenance for a journey
- अदैशिकम् (adaiśikam) - without a guide, without direction
- तमःकान्तारम् (tamaḥkāntāram) - A metaphorical wilderness of ignorance or suffering. (a dark wilderness, a forest of darkness)
- अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - The path of life/existence. (path, journey, road)
- कथम् (katham) - how?
- एकः (ekaḥ) - by oneself, without companions. (alone, one, single)
- गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will traverse. (you will go)
Words meanings and morphology
अविश्रान्तम् (aviśrāntam) - unending, continuous (referring to the journey) (without rest, ceaseless, unwearied)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aviśrānta
aviśrānta - unwearied, unremitting, ceaseless, without rest
Past Passive Participle (negative)
From a- (negative) + vi- + śrānta (rested).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśrānta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - viśrānta – rested, ceased, stopped
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From vi- + śram (to rest).
Prefix: vi
Root: śram (class 4)
Note: Modifies 'adhvānam'.
अनालम्बम् (anālambam) - without support, unsupported
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anālamba
anālamba - without support, unsupported, dependent on nothing
From a- (negative) + ālamba (support).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ālamba)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - ālamba – support, reliance, dependence
noun (masculine)
From ā- + lamb (to hang, cling).
Prefix: ā
Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'adhvānam'.
अपाथेयम् (apātheyam) - without provisions, without sustenance for a journey
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of apātheya
apātheya - without provisions for a journey, without sustenance
From a- (negative) + pātheya (provisions for a journey).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pātheya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - pātheya – provisions for a journey, food for the way
noun (neuter)
From patha (road, path).
Note: Modifies 'adhvānam'.
अदैशिकम् (adaiśikam) - without a guide, without direction
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of adaiśika
adaiśika - without a guide, without a teacher, without direction
From a- (negative) + daiśika (guide, teacher).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+daiśika)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - daiśika – showing the way, guide, teacher
noun (masculine)
From diś (direction, to point).
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Modifies 'adhvānam'.
तमःकान्तारम् (tamaḥkāntāram) - A metaphorical wilderness of ignorance or suffering. (a dark wilderness, a forest of darkness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tamaḥkāntāra
tamaḥkāntāra - dark wilderness, forest of darkness
Compound of tamas (darkness) and kāntāra (wilderness, forest).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tamas+kāntāra)
- tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
noun (neuter)
Root: tam (class 4) - kāntāra – wilderness, forest, difficult path
noun (neuter)
Note: Appositive to 'adhvānam' or compound adjective.
अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - The path of life/existence. (path, journey, road)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan
adhvan - path, road, journey, course
n-stem noun.
Note: Direct object of 'gamiṣyasi'.
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)
Interrogative adverb.
Note: Interrogative adverb.
एकः (ekaḥ) - by oneself, without companions. (alone, one, single)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone, unique
Can function as a numeral, pronoun, or adjective.
Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'gamiṣyasi' (you).
गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will traverse. (you will go)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam
Future tense, active voice
Future tense form of root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)