महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-6, verse-43
यथाग्निः पवनोद्धूतः सूक्ष्मोऽपि भवते महान् ।
तथा कर्मसमायुक्तं दैवं साधु विवर्धते ॥४३॥
तथा कर्मसमायुक्तं दैवं साधु विवर्धते ॥४३॥
43. yathāgniḥ pavanoddhūtaḥ sūkṣmo'pi bhavate mahān ,
tathā karmasamāyuktaṁ daivaṁ sādhu vivardhate.
tathā karmasamāyuktaṁ daivaṁ sādhu vivardhate.
43.
yathā agniḥ pavana-uddhūtaḥ sūkṣmaḥ api bhavate
mahān tathā karma-samāyuktam daivam sādhu vivardhate
mahān tathā karma-samāyuktam daivam sādhu vivardhate
43.
yathā pavana-uddhūtaḥ sūkṣmaḥ api agniḥ mahān bhavate
tathā karma-samāyuktam daivam sādhu vivardhate
tathā karma-samāyuktam daivam sādhu vivardhate
43.
Just as fire, fanned by the wind, even if small, becomes great, so too, destiny (daivam), combined with action (karma), truly flourishes.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
- पवन-उद्धूतः (pavana-uddhūtaḥ) - fanned by the wind, agitated by the wind
- सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle, small, minute
- अपि (api) - even, also
- भवते (bhavate) - becomes, is
- महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way
- कर्म-समायुक्तम् (karma-samāyuktam) - joined with action, associated with (karma)
- दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power
- साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, truly, rightly
- विवर्धते (vivardhate) - grows, flourishes, increases greatly
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire
पवन-उद्धूतः (pavana-uddhūtaḥ) - fanned by the wind, agitated by the wind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana-uddhūta
pavana-uddhūta - agitated by the wind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavana+uddhūta)
- pavana – wind, air
noun (masculine)
Root: pu (class 1) - uddhūta – fanned, agitated, shaken up
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From verb root dhū with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: dhū (class 5)
सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle, small, minute
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūkṣma
sūkṣma - small, subtle, minute
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
भवते (bhavate) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way
(indeclinable)
कर्म-समायुक्तम् (karma-samāyuktam) - joined with action, associated with (karma)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma-samāyukta
karma-samāyukta - endowed with action (karma), combined with action (karma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+samāyukta)
- karma – action, deed, (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - samāyukta – joined, endowed, combined
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From verb root yuj with prefixes sam-ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine power
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - destiny, fate, divine power, relating to gods
Derived from deva (god)
साधु (sādhu) - properly, well, truly, rightly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as an adverb here.
विवर्धते (vivardhate) - grows, flourishes, increases greatly
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)