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12,59

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-19

तांस्तु कामवशं प्राप्तान्रागो नाम समस्पृशत् ।
रक्ताश्च नाभ्यजानन्त कार्याकार्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥१९॥
19. tāṁstu kāmavaśaṁ prāptānrāgo nāma samaspṛśat ,
raktāśca nābhyajānanta kāryākāryaṁ yudhiṣṭhira.
19. tān tu kāma-vaśaṃ prāptān rāgaḥ nāma samaspṛśat
raktāḥ ca na abhyajānanta kārya-akāryaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
19. yudhiṣṭhira tu tān kāma-vaśaṃ prāptān nāma rāgaḥ
samaspṛśat ca raktāḥ kārya-akāryaṃ na abhyajānanta
19. O Yudhiṣṭhira, those who had fallen under the sway of desire (kāma) were then afflicted by passion (rāga). And being infatuated, they no longer discerned what was proper and improper action.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तान् (tān) - them
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • काम-वशं (kāma-vaśaṁ) - under the sway of desire (kāma), controlled by desire
  • प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who had reached, attained, fallen into
  • रागः (rāgaḥ) - passion, attachment, desire
  • नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
  • समस्पृशत् (samaspṛśat) - touched, afflicted, enveloped
  • रक्ताः (raktāḥ) - attached, impassioned, infatuated
  • (ca) - and, also
  • (na) - not, no
  • अभ्यजानन्त (abhyajānanta) - they did not know, they did not discern
  • कार्य-अकार्यं (kārya-akāryaṁ) - what should be done and what should not be done, proper and improper action
  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira!

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
काम-वशं (kāma-vaśaṁ) - under the sway of desire (kāma), controlled by desire
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma-vaśa
kāma-vaśa - under the control of desire (kāma)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāma+vaśa)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'kam' (to desire).
    Root: kam (class 1)
  • vaśa – power, control, sway
    noun (masculine)
प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who had reached, attained, fallen into
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, achieved, fallen into
Past Passive Participle
From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
रागः (rāgaḥ) - passion, attachment, desire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāga
rāga - color, dye, passion, affection, attachment, desire
From root 'rañj' (to color, to be attached).
Root: rañj (class 1)
नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
(indeclinable)
समस्पृशत् (samaspṛśat) - touched, afflicted, enveloped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of spṛś
Prefix: sam
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Root 'spṛś' with prefix 'sam'.
रक्ताः (raktāḥ) - attached, impassioned, infatuated
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rakta
rakta - colored, red, attached, beloved, infatuated
Past Passive Participle
From root 'rañj' (to color, to be attached).
Root: rañj (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अभ्यजानन्त (abhyajānanta) - they did not know, they did not discern
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jñā
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Root 'jñā' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ā'.
कार्य-अकार्यं (kārya-akāryaṁ) - what should be done and what should not be done, proper and improper action
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya-akārya
kārya-akārya - what is to be done and what is not to be done, duty and non-duty, proper and improper action
Compound type : dvandva (kārya+akārya)
  • kārya – to be done, proper action, duty
    gerundive (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From root 'kṛ' (to do).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • akārya – not to be done, improper action, wrong
    gerundive (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From 'a-' (negation) + 'kārya'.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Collective singular for dvandva compound.
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira!
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pandava brother, lit. 'firm in battle')