महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-54, verse-32
यावद्धि प्रथते लोके पुरुषस्य यशो भुवि ।
तावत्तस्याक्षयं स्थानं भवतीति विनिश्चितम् ॥३२॥
तावत्तस्याक्षयं स्थानं भवतीति विनिश्चितम् ॥३२॥
32. yāvaddhi prathate loke puruṣasya yaśo bhuvi ,
tāvattasyākṣayaṁ sthānaṁ bhavatīti viniścitam.
tāvattasyākṣayaṁ sthānaṁ bhavatīti viniścitam.
32.
yāvat hi prathate loke puruṣasya yaśaḥ bhuvi
tāvat tasya akṣayam sthānam bhavati iti viniścitam
tāvat tasya akṣayam sthānam bhavati iti viniścitam
32.
hi yāvat puruṣasya yaśaḥ loke bhuvi prathate,
tāvat tasya akṣayam sthānam bhavati iti viniścitam
tāvat tasya akṣayam sthānam bhavati iti viniścitam
32.
Indeed, as long as a man's fame spreads throughout the world on earth, his imperishable abode remains for that duration; this is certainly established.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, as far as
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
- प्रथते (prathate) - spreads, extends, becomes famous
- लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm
- पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man, of a person
- यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, on the ground
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, so far
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of it
- अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (abode) (imperishable, undying, everlasting)
- स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, position, state
- भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes, happens
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a conclusion)
- विनिश्चितम् (viniścitam) - certainly established, definitively decided
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, as far as
(indeclinable)
correlative adverb to tāvat
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
(indeclinable)
particle
प्रथते (prathate) - spreads, extends, becomes famous
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prath
present indicative
Ātmanepada, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)
Root: prath (class 1)
लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people, common practice
पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man, of a person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, reputation, splendor
s-stem neuter noun
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, land, world
तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, so far
(indeclinable)
correlative adverb to yāvat
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of it
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (abode) (imperishable, undying, everlasting)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, everlasting, undecaying, exhaustless
a compound of the negation prefix 'a' and the noun 'kṣaya' (decay)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable
negation prefix - kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, waste, end
noun (masculine)
derived from √kṣi (to decay, perish)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'sthānam'
स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, position, state
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna
sthāna - place, position, abode, state, station
from √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, becomes, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
present indicative
Parasmaipada, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)
Root: bhū (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a conclusion)
(indeclinable)
particle
विनिश्चितम् (viniścitam) - certainly established, definitively decided
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viniścita
viniścita - certain, sure, ascertained, decided, determined
past passive participle
from vi- + ni- + √ci (to gather, observe) + -ta
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter subject like 'fact' or 'matter'.