महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-37, verse-7
अदत्तस्यानुपादानं दानमध्ययनं तपः ।
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधः क्षमेज्या धर्मलक्षणम् ॥७॥
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधः क्षमेज्या धर्मलक्षणम् ॥७॥
7. adattasyānupādānaṁ dānamadhyayanaṁ tapaḥ ,
ahiṁsā satyamakrodhaḥ kṣamejyā dharmalakṣaṇam.
ahiṁsā satyamakrodhaḥ kṣamejyā dharmalakṣaṇam.
7.
adattasya anupādānam dānam adhyayanam tapaḥ
ahiṃsā satyam akrodhaḥ kṣamā ijyā dharmalakṣaṇam
ahiṃsā satyam akrodhaḥ kṣamā ijyā dharmalakṣaṇam
7.
adattasya anupādānam,
dānam,
adhyayanam,
tapaḥ,
ahiṃsā,
satyam,
akrodhaḥ,
kṣamā,
ijyā (ca) dharmalakṣaṇam (bhavanti)
dānam,
adhyayanam,
tapaḥ,
ahiṃsā,
satyam,
akrodhaḥ,
kṣamā,
ijyā (ca) dharmalakṣaṇam (bhavanti)
7.
Not taking what is not given, charity (dāna), study, austerity (tapas), non-violence (ahiṃsā), truthfulness, absence of anger, forgiveness, and worship – these are the defining characteristics of natural law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- अदत्तस्य (adattasya) - of that which has not been given (to one) (of what is not given, of not given)
- अनुपादानम् (anupādānam) - refraining from taking something not rightfully offered (non-taking, non-acceptance)
- दानम् (dānam) - the act of giving or offering (giving, charity, donation)
- अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - religious study, scriptural learning (study, learning, recitation)
- तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practices, severe self-discipline (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual discipline)
- अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - the principle of not harming any living being (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)
- सत्यम् (satyam) - adherence to truth, honesty (truth, truthfulness)
- अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - freedom from wrath (absence of anger, non-anger)
- क्षमा (kṣamā) - the quality of patience and forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)
- इज्या (ijyā) - religious rituals, veneration (worship, sacrifice, offering)
- धर्मलक्षणम् (dharmalakṣaṇam) - features that define natural law (dharma) (characteristic of dharma, definition of dharma)
Words meanings and morphology
अदत्तस्य (adattasya) - of that which has not been given (to one) (of what is not given, of not given)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of adatta
adatta - not given, not offered, ungranted
Past Passive Participle
From 'a-' (negation) + root 'dā' (to give) + suffix '-ta' (PPC)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+datta)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - datta – given, offered, granted
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root 'dā' (to give) + suffix '-ta'
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: It refers to 'of something not given'.
अनुपादानम् (anupādānam) - refraining from taking something not rightfully offered (non-taking, non-acceptance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anupādāna
anupādāna - not taking, non-acceptance, abstention from taking
'anu-' (after/with) + 'upā-' (towards) + root 'dā' (to give/take - here in nominal form) + suffix '-ana' (forming a noun)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+upādāna)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - upādāna – taking, seizing, acquisition, material cause
noun (neuter)
From 'upa-' + root 'dā' (to take/seize) + suffix '-ana'
Prefix: upa
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Acts as a subject here.
दानम् (dānam) - the act of giving or offering (giving, charity, donation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, donation, gift, liberality, charity (dāna)
From root 'dā' (to give) + suffix '-ana'
Root: dā (class 3)
अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - religious study, scriptural learning (study, learning, recitation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana
adhyayana - study, learning, reading, recitation (especially of Vedas)
From 'adhi-' + root 'i' (to go) + suffix '-ana'
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practices, severe self-discipline (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual discipline)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, warmth; austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, self-restraint (tapas)
From root 'tap' (to heat, to burn)
Root: tap (class 1)
अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - the principle of not harming any living being (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness (ahiṃsā)
'a-' (negation) + 'hiṃsā' (violence, injury)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - hiṃsā – injury, violence, harm
noun (feminine)
From root 'hiṃs' (to injure)
Root: hiṃs (class 7)
सत्यम् (satyam) - adherence to truth, honesty (truth, truthfulness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, genuineness; true, real
From 'sat' (being, existing, present participle of 'as' 'to be')
Root: as (class 2)
अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - freedom from wrath (absence of anger, non-anger)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akrodha
akrodha - freedom from anger, absence of wrath
'a-' (negation) + 'krodha' (anger)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krodha)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - krodha – anger, wrath, fury
noun (masculine)
From root 'krudh' (to be angry)
Root: krudh (class 4)
क्षमा (kṣamā) - the quality of patience and forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā
kṣamā - patience, forbearance, forgiveness, endurance
From root 'kṣam' (to be patient, to endure)
Root: kṣam (class 1)
Note: Part of a compound or list, but here it's clearly a separate word `kṣamā`.
इज्या (ijyā) - religious rituals, veneration (worship, sacrifice, offering)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ijyā
ijyā - worship, sacrifice, offering, adoration
From root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, to worship) + suffix '-yā'
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Appears after `kṣamā` due to sandhi `kṣamā + ijyā → kṣamejyā`.
धर्मलक्षणम् (dharmalakṣaṇam) - features that define natural law (dharma) (characteristic of dharma, definition of dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmalakṣaṇa
dharmalakṣaṇa - characteristic of dharma, sign of dharma, definition of natural law
Compound of 'dharma' and 'lakṣaṇa'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+lakṣaṇa)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue (dharma)
noun (masculine)
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition, attribute
noun (neuter)
From root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, mark)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Predicate nominative, 'these are...'