महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-119, verse-4
कर्म भूमिकृतं देवा भुञ्जते तिर्यगाश्च ये ।
धर्मादपि मनुष्येषु कामोऽर्थश्च यथा गुणैः ॥४॥
धर्मादपि मनुष्येषु कामोऽर्थश्च यथा गुणैः ॥४॥
4. karma bhūmikṛtaṁ devā bhuñjate tiryagāśca ye ,
dharmādapi manuṣyeṣu kāmo'rthaśca yathā guṇaiḥ.
dharmādapi manuṣyeṣu kāmo'rthaśca yathā guṇaiḥ.
4.
karma bhūmikṛtam devā bhuñjate tiryagāḥ ca ye |
dharmāt api manuṣyeṣu kāmaḥ arthaḥ ca yathā guṇaiḥ
dharmāt api manuṣyeṣu kāmaḥ arthaḥ ca yathā guṇaiḥ
4.
ye devāḥ ca tiryagāḥ,
bhūmikṛtam karma bhuñjate api manuṣyeṣu kāmaḥ ca arthaḥ ca yathā guṇaiḥ,
dharmāt api (labhyate)
bhūmikṛtam karma bhuñjate api manuṣyeṣu kāmaḥ ca arthaḥ ca yathā guṇaiḥ,
dharmāt api (labhyate)
4.
Gods and even animals (tiryak) experience the actions (karma) performed on earth. Similarly, among humans, desire and material prosperity (artha) are obtained according to their qualities, even from natural law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, result of action
- भूमिकृतम् (bhūmikṛtam) - done on earth, performed in the earthly realm
- देवा (devā) - gods, deities
- भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy, they experience, they eat
- तिर्यगाः (tiryagāḥ) - animals, creatures moving horizontally
- च (ca) - and
- ये (ye) - who, which (plural)
- धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from righteousness, from constitution
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among humans, in mankind
- कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love
- अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth, purpose, meaning, material prosperity
- च (ca) - and
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes
Words meanings and morphology
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, result of action
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भूमिकृतम् (bhūmikṛtam) - done on earth, performed in the earthly realm
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmikṛta
bhūmikṛta - done on earth, produced on land
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+kṛta)
- bhūmi – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'karma'.
देवा (devā) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine
Root: div (class 4)
भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy, they experience, they eat
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
तिर्यगाः (tiryagāḥ) - animals, creatures moving horizontally
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryag
tiryag - moving horizontally, animal, bird
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, which (plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which
धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from righteousness, from constitution
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
Root: dhṛ
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among humans, in mankind
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - human, man
कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love
Root: kam (class 1)
अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth, purpose, meaning, material prosperity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - wealth, purpose, meaning, object
Root: ṛ
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent