महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-57, verse-7
गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः ।
उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य परित्यागो विधीयते ॥७॥
उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य परित्यागो विधीयते ॥७॥
7. gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ ,
utpathapratipannasya parityāgo vidhīyate.
utpathapratipannasya parityāgo vidhīyate.
7.
guruḥ api avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
utpathapratipannasya parityāgaḥ vidhīyate
utpathapratipannasya parityāgaḥ vidhīyate
7.
avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
utpathapratipannasya guruḥ api parityāgaḥ vidhīyate
utpathapratipannasya guruḥ api parityāgaḥ vidhīyate
7.
The abandonment (parityāga) of even an arrogant teacher (guru) who is ignorant of right and wrong, and who has gone astray from the proper path, is prescribed.
Words meanings summery:
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- गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor
- अपि (api) - even, also
- अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the haughty
- कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - right and wrong, what should and should not be done
- अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one who does not know, of the ignorant
- उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray from the right path, of one who has taken a wrong course
- परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment, rejection, dismissal
- विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is commanded (is prescribed, is ordained, is made, is done)
Words meanings and morphology
गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, venerable person, heavy, important
Note: Used as an adjective here, qualifying the 'one' implicit in the genitives.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Particle
अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the haughty
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of avalipta
avalipta - smeared, anointed, proud, arrogant, haughty
Past Passive Participle
From ava + lip (to smear), then figuratively 'inflated with pride'.
Prefix: ava
Root: lip (class 6)
कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - right and wrong, what should and should not be done
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryākārya
kāryākārya - what is proper to be done and what is not proper, right and wrong
Dvandva compound of kārya and akārya.
Compound type : dvandva (kārya+akārya)
- kārya – to be done, duty, action
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do), gerundive yat.
Root: kṛ (class 8) - akārya – not to be done, improper action, wrong
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
na + kārya.
Prefix: a
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of ajānataḥ
अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one who does not know, of the ignorant
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ajānat
ajānat - not knowing, ignorant
Present Active Participle
From a (negation) + root jñā (to know), present active participle.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jānat)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - jānat – knowing
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root jñā (to know), present active participle.
Root: jñā (class 9)
उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray from the right path, of one who has taken a wrong course
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of utpathapratipanna
utpathapratipanna - having gone on a wrong path, gone astray
From utpatha (wrong path) + pratipanna (gone towards, attained).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpatha+pratipanna)
- utpatha – wrong road, bad path
noun (masculine)
From ut (up, out of, bad) + patha (path).
Prefix: ut - pratipanna – gone to, attained, fallen into, gone astray
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From prati + pad (to go, fall).
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)
परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment, rejection, dismissal
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parityāga
parityāga - abandonment, renunciation, rejection, dismissal
From pari + tyaj (to abandon).
Prefix: pari
Root: tyaj (class 1)
विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is commanded (is prescribed, is ordained, is made, is done)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vidhī
Passive voice, present tense
From vi + dhā (to place, do). īya is the passive affix.
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)