महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-2, verse-72
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम् ।
बुद्धिरात्मा मनः कालो दिशश्चैव गुणा दश ॥७२॥
बुद्धिरात्मा मनः कालो दिशश्चैव गुणा दश ॥७२॥
72. pṛthivī vāyurākāśamāpo jyotiśca pañcamam ,
buddhirātmā manaḥ kālo diśaścaiva guṇā daśa.
buddhirātmā manaḥ kālo diśaścaiva guṇā daśa.
72.
pṛthivī vāyuḥ ākāśam āpaḥ jyotiḥ ca pañcamam
buddhiḥ ātmā manaḥ kālaḥ diśaḥ ca eva guṇāḥ daśa
buddhiḥ ātmā manaḥ kālaḥ diśaḥ ca eva guṇāḥ daśa
72.
Earth, air, ether, water, and fifthly, light; intellect, the self (ātman), mind, time, and directions—these are indeed the ten qualities.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the element of earth. (earth, ground, world)
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the element of air. (air, wind, vital breath)
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - Refers to the element of ether/space. (ether, space, sky)
- आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the element of water. (waters)
- ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - Refers to the element of fire/light. (light, luster, fire)
- च (ca) - and, also
- पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - Refers to light as the fifth element. (fifth)
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - Refers to the faculty of intellect. (intellect, understanding, discernment)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - Refers to the individual self or consciousness. (self, soul, spirit)
- मनः (manaḥ) - Refers to the faculty of mind. (mind, thought, consciousness)
- कालः (kālaḥ) - Refers to the concept of time. (time, period, season)
- दिशः (diśaḥ) - Refers to the spatial directions. (directions, quarters, regions)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - Emphasizes that these are the qualities. (indeed, only, just)
- गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, properties
- दश (daśa) - Specifies the number of qualities listed. (ten)
Words meanings and morphology
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Refers to the element of earth. (earth, ground, world)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the element of air. (air, wind, vital breath)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, vital air, god of wind
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - Refers to the element of ether/space. (ether, space, sky)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - ether, space, sky, atmosphere
From ā-kāś (to appear, shine).
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the element of water. (waters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - Refers to the element of fire/light. (light, luster, fire)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis
jyotis - light, luster, fire, radiance
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - Refers to light as the fifth element. (fifth)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcama
pañcama - fifth
Ordinal numeral from pañcan (five).
Note: Agrees with 'jyotiḥ' which is neuter.
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - Refers to the faculty of intellect. (intellect, understanding, discernment)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment
From root budh (to know, perceive).
Root: budh (class 1)
आत्मा (ātmā) - Refers to the individual self or consciousness. (self, soul, spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, universal spirit
मनः (manaḥ) - Refers to the faculty of mind. (mind, thought, consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness, spirit
From root man (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
कालः (kālaḥ) - Refers to the concept of time. (time, period, season)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death
दिशः (diśaḥ) - Refers to the spatial directions. (directions, quarters, regions)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, region, space
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - Emphasizes that these are the qualities. (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, properties
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, property, virtue, strand, constituent
दश (daśa) - Specifies the number of qualities listed. (ten)
(numeral)
Note: Though a numeral, it grammatically behaves like an adjective here.