महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-351, verse-4
असन्नधीरनाकाङ्क्षी नित्यमुञ्छशिलाशनः ।
सर्वभूतहिते युक्त एष विप्रो भुजंगम ॥४॥
सर्वभूतहिते युक्त एष विप्रो भुजंगम ॥४॥
4. asannadhīranākāṅkṣī nityamuñchaśilāśanaḥ ,
sarvabhūtahite yukta eṣa vipro bhujaṁgama.
sarvabhūtahite yukta eṣa vipro bhujaṁgama.
4.
asannadhīḥ anākāṅkṣī nityaṃ uñchaśilāśanaḥ
sarvabhūtahite yuktaḥ eṣa vipraḥ bhujaṃgama
sarvabhūtahite yuktaḥ eṣa vipraḥ bhujaṃgama
4.
O serpent king (bhujaṃgama), this brahmin (vipra) possessed an unattached intellect, was free from longing, constantly lived on gleanings and grains found among stones, and was devoted to the welfare of all creatures.
Words meanings summery:
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- असन्नधीः (asannadhīḥ) - possessed an unattached intellect (whose intellect is not near (unattached), possessing a detached mind)
- अनाकाङ्क्षी (anākāṅkṣī) - free from longing (not desiring, free from longing, without expectations)
- नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly (always, constantly, eternally)
- उञ्छशिलाशनः (uñchaśilāśanaḥ) - lived on gleanings and grains found among stones (eating gleanings and grains from stones, subsisting on picked-up grains)
- सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - to the welfare of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings, for the benefit of all creatures)
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted (engaged, devoted, joined, connected, appropriate)
- एष (eṣa) - this (brahmin) (this, he)
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin (brahmin, sage)
- भुजंगम (bhujaṁgama) - O serpent king (serpent, snake, king of serpents)
Words meanings and morphology
असन्नधीः (asannadhīḥ) - possessed an unattached intellect (whose intellect is not near (unattached), possessing a detached mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asannadhī
asannadhī - unattached intellect, whose mind is not near (to worldly objects), detached mind
Bahuvrihi compound. `a` (not) + `sanna` (near/attached, PPP of √sad) + `dhī` (intellect).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+sanna+dhī)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - sanna – seated, sunk, depressed, attached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √sad (to sit, to sink)
Root: sad (class 1) - dhī – intellect, thought, mind, understanding
noun (feminine)
From √dhyai (to meditate)
Root: dhyai (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vipra'.
अनाकाङ्क्षी (anākāṅkṣī) - free from longing (not desiring, free from longing, without expectations)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anākāṅkṣin
anākāṅkṣin - not longing, free from desire or expectation, without wants
Compound (`an` + `ākāṅkṣin`). `ākāṅkṣin` is an agent noun from `ākāṅkṣā` (desire).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāṅkṣin)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - ākāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
adjective
Agent Noun
From √kāṅkṣ with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vipra'.
नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly (always, constantly, eternally)
(indeclinable)
Here used adverbially (accusative singular neuter or indeclinable).
Note: Adverb modifying the action of eating.
उञ्छशिलाशनः (uñchaśilāśanaḥ) - lived on gleanings and grains found among stones (eating gleanings and grains from stones, subsisting on picked-up grains)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uñchaśilāśana
uñchaśilāśana - eating gleanings (uñcha) and (grains from) stones (śilā), subsisting on fallen grains
Compound (`uñcha` + `śilā` + `aśana`).
Compound type : dvandva or tatpuruṣa (uñcha+śilā+aśana)
- uñcha – gleaning (of grains left after harvest)
noun (masculine) - śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
From √aś
Root: aś (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'vipra'.
सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - to the welfare of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings, for the benefit of all creatures)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtahita
sarvabhūtahita - welfare of all beings, benefit of all creatures
Tatpurusha compound. `sarva` + `bhūta` + `hita`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - bhūta – being, creature, element
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū
Root: bhū (class 1) - hita – beneficial, welfare, good
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Indicates sphere of activity.
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted (engaged, devoted, joined, connected, appropriate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, engaged, applied, attentive, devoted
Past Passive Participle
From √yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Past participle functioning as an adjective.
एष (eṣa) - this (brahmin) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin (brahmin, sage)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - brahmin, priest, inspired, wise, sage
From √vip (to tremble, to be inspired)
Root: vip (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
भुजंगम (bhujaṁgama) - O serpent king (serpent, snake, king of serpents)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṃgama
bhujaṁgama - serpent, snake, king of serpents (literally 'going by its arm/coil')
Compound (`bhuja` + `gama`).
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gama)
- bhuja – arm, hand, coil (of a serpent)
noun (masculine) - gama – going, moving, who goes
adjective/noun (masculine)
Suffix -ga from √gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Direct address.