महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-64, verse-4
अपरे वचनैः पुण्यैर्वादिनो लोकनिश्चयम् ।
अनिश्चयज्ञा धर्माणामदृष्टान्ते परे रताः ॥४॥
अनिश्चयज्ञा धर्माणामदृष्टान्ते परे रताः ॥४॥
4. apare vacanaiḥ puṇyairvādino lokaniścayam ,
aniścayajñā dharmāṇāmadṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ.
aniścayajñā dharmāṇāmadṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ.
4.
apare vacanaiḥ puṇyaiḥ vādinaḥ lokaniścayam
aniścayajñāḥ dharmāṇām adṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ
aniścayajñāḥ dharmāṇām adṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ
4.
apare puṇyaiḥ vacanaiḥ lokaniścayam vādinaḥ,
dharmāṇām aniścayajñāḥ,
adṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ
dharmāṇām aniścayajñāḥ,
adṛṣṭānte pare ratāḥ
4.
Other proponents of popular beliefs, with their sacred words, are ignorant of the true nature of natural laws (dharma) and are devoted to the unseen and the transcendent.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
- वचनैः (vacanaiḥ) - by words, by sayings, by speeches
- पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by sacred, by meritorious, by holy
- वादिनः (vādinaḥ) - speakers, proponents, those who assert
- लोकनिश्चयम् (lokaniścayam) - popular conviction, public certainty
- अनिश्चयज्ञाः (aniścayajñāḥ) - ignorant of certainty, not knowing the true nature
- धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of natural laws, of duties, of righteousness
- अदृष्टान्ते (adṛṣṭānte) - in the unseen, in what is beyond perception/demonstration
- परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the other world, in the transcendent
- रताः (ratāḥ) - devoted, attached, delighting, engaged in
Words meanings and morphology
अपरे (apare) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, inferior
वचनैः (vacanaiḥ) - by words, by sayings, by speeches
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vacana
vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance
From root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by sacred, by meritorious, by holy
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṇya
puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious, auspicious
वादिनः (vādinaḥ) - speakers, proponents, those who assert
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vādin
vādin - speaker, asserting, disputant, proponent
agent noun from root 'vad' (to speak) with suffix '-in'
Root: vad (class 1)
लोकनिश्चयम् (lokaniścayam) - popular conviction, public certainty
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lokaniścaya
lokaniścaya - popular conviction, public certainty, general belief
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+niścaya)
- loka – world, people, community
noun (masculine)
Root: lok (class 1) - niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination, decision
noun (masculine)
from root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: ci (class 5)
अनिश्चयज्ञाः (aniścayajñāḥ) - ignorant of certainty, not knowing the true nature
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aniścayajña
aniścayajña - ignorant of certainty, not knowing the true nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+niścaya+jña)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination
noun (masculine)
from root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: ci (class 5) - jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise
adjective (masculine)
from root 'jñā' (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of natural laws, of duties, of righteousness
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अदृष्टान्ते (adṛṣṭānte) - in the unseen, in what is beyond perception/demonstration
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of adṛṣṭānta
adṛṣṭānta - without example, beyond demonstration, unseen, transcendental
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭānta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - dṛṣṭānta – example, illustration, argument, demonstration, perception
noun (masculine)
from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the other world, in the transcendent
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant, excellent
रताः (ratāḥ) - devoted, attached, delighting, engaged in
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rata
rata - delighted, attached to, devoted to, pleased with
Past Passive Participle
from root 'ram' (to delight)
Root: ram (class 1)