महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-7, verse-30
आत्मनो हि वयं दोषाद्विनष्टाः शाश्वतीः समाः ।
प्रदहन्तो दिशः सर्वास्तेजसा भास्करा इव ॥३०॥
प्रदहन्तो दिशः सर्वास्तेजसा भास्करा इव ॥३०॥
30. ātmano hi vayaṁ doṣādvinaṣṭāḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ ,
pradahanto diśaḥ sarvāstejasā bhāskarā iva.
pradahanto diśaḥ sarvāstejasā bhāskarā iva.
30.
ātmanaḥ hi vayam doṣāt vinaṣṭāḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
pradahantaḥ diśaḥ sarvāḥ tejasā bhāskarāḥ iva
pradahantaḥ diśaḥ sarvāḥ tejasā bhāskarāḥ iva
30.
hi ātmanaḥ doṣāt vayam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ vinaṣṭāḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ tejasā bhāskarāḥ iva pradahantaḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ tejasā bhāskarāḥ iva pradahantaḥ
30.
Indeed, due to our own fault (ātman), we have been ruined for countless ages, scorching all directions with our brilliance, just like suns.
Words meanings summery:
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- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of our own (of the self, of oneself, of the soul, of the body)
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely, because
- वयम् (vayam) - we
- दोषात् (doṣāt) - due to our fault (from fault, by defect, due to blemish)
- विनष्टाः (vinaṣṭāḥ) - destroyed, ruined, perished
- शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - countless (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)
- समाः (samāḥ) - ages (years, seasons)
- प्रदहन्तः (pradahantaḥ) - burning, scorching, consuming
- दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters (of the sky)
- सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole
- तेजसा (tejasā) - with our brilliance (by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy)
- भास्कराः (bhāskarāḥ) - suns, givers of light
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
Words meanings and morphology
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of our own (of the self, of oneself, of the soul, of the body)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, body, mind
Note: The possessive sense 'our own' comes from context with 'doṣāt'.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely, because
(indeclinable)
वयम् (vayam) - we
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
दोषात् (doṣāt) - due to our fault (from fault, by defect, due to blemish)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of doṣa
doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin, blemish, impurity
विनष्टाः (vinaṣṭāḥ) - destroyed, ruined, perished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vinaṣṭa
vinaṣṭa - destroyed, ruined, perished, lost
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verb root √naś (to perish, disappear) with upasarga vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - countless (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
समाः (samāḥ) - ages (years, seasons)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of samā
samā - year, season, period
प्रदहन्तः (pradahantaḥ) - burning, scorching, consuming
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pradahant
pradahant - burning, scorching, consuming, destroying
Present Active Participle
Derived from verb root √dah (to burn) with upasarga pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: dah (class 1)
दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters (of the sky)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every, whole
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
तेजसा (tejasā) - with our brilliance (by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, semen, sharp edge
भास्कराः (bhāskarāḥ) - suns, givers of light
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāskara
bhāskara - sun, creator of light, fire
Compound: bhās (light) + kara (making)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)
- bhās – light, splendor, lustre
noun (feminine) - kara – maker, doing, causing
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)