महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-6, verse-20
अकृत्वा मानुषं कर्म यो दैवमनुवर्तते ।
वृथा श्राम्यति संप्राप्य पतिं क्लीबमिवाङ्गना ॥२०॥
वृथा श्राम्यति संप्राप्य पतिं क्लीबमिवाङ्गना ॥२०॥
20. akṛtvā mānuṣaṁ karma yo daivamanuvartate ,
vṛthā śrāmyati saṁprāpya patiṁ klībamivāṅganā.
vṛthā śrāmyati saṁprāpya patiṁ klībamivāṅganā.
20.
akṛtvā mānuṣam karma yaḥ daivam anuvartate
vṛthā śrāmyati samprāpya patim klībam iva aṅganā
vṛthā śrāmyati samprāpya patim klībam iva aṅganā
20.
The one who, without performing human effort (karma), merely follows destiny (daiva), labors in vain, just like a woman who has obtained an impotent husband.
Words meanings summery:
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- अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without doing, having not done
- मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, related to humans
- कर्म (karma) - action, effort, deed
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine
- अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, conforms to
- वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly
- श्राम्यति (śrāmyati) - labors, tires, exerts oneself
- सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained, having reached
- पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master
- क्लीबम् (klībam) - impotent, eunuch, timid
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, lady
Words meanings and morphology
अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without doing, having not done
(indeclinable)
absolutivel
Compound of negation 'a' and gerund 'kṛtvā'
Prefix: a
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, related to humans
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man
कर्म (karma) - action, effort, deed
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - relating to gods, divine, destiny, fate
अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, conforms to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvart
Prefix: anu
Root: vṛt (class 1)
वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly
(indeclinable)
श्राम्यति (śrāmyati) - labors, tires, exerts oneself
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śram
Root: śram (class 4)
सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
absolutivel
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - master, lord, husband
क्लीबम् (klībam) - impotent, eunuch, timid
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of klība
klība - impotent, eunuch, timid
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, lady
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅganā
aṅganā - woman, lady