महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-82, verse-47
विद्यार्थी प्राप्नुयाद्विद्यां सुखार्थी प्राप्नुयात्सुखम् ।
न किंचिद्दुर्लभं चैव गवां भक्तस्य भारत ॥४७॥
न किंचिद्दुर्लभं चैव गवां भक्तस्य भारत ॥४७॥
47. vidyārthī prāpnuyādvidyāṁ sukhārthī prāpnuyātsukham ,
na kiṁciddurlabhaṁ caiva gavāṁ bhaktasya bhārata.
na kiṁciddurlabhaṁ caiva gavāṁ bhaktasya bhārata.
47.
vidyārthī prāpnuyāt vidyām sukhārthī prāpnuyāt sukham
na kiñcit durlabham ca eva gavām bhaktasya bhārata
na kiñcit durlabham ca eva gavām bhaktasya bhārata
47.
bhārata vidyārthī vidyām prāpnuyāt sukhārthī sukham
prāpnuyāt gavām bhaktasya ca eva kiñcit durlabham na
prāpnuyāt gavām bhaktasya ca eva kiñcit durlabham na
47.
A student of knowledge obtains learning, and a seeker of happiness obtains happiness. Indeed, O Bhārata, nothing is difficult to obtain for a devotee of cows.
Words meanings summery:
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- विद्यार्थी (vidyārthī) - seeker of knowledge, student
- प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, attains
- विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
- सुखार्थी (sukhārthī) - seeker of happiness
- प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, attains
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
- दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
- भक्तस्य (bhaktasya) - of a devotee
- भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))
Words meanings and morphology
विद्यार्थी (vidyārthī) - seeker of knowledge, student
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyārthin
vidyārthin - a seeker of knowledge, a student
Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+arthin)
- vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 4) - arthin – seeker, desirous of, having an object
adjective (masculine)
From artha (aim, purpose) + -in (suffix forming agent nouns/adjectives)
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science
Root: vid (class 4)
सुखार्थी (sukhārthī) - seeker of happiness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhārthin
sukhārthin - a seeker of happiness
Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+arthin)
- sukha – happiness, joy, comfort
noun (neuter) - arthin – seeker, desirous of, having an object
adjective (masculine)
From artha (aim, purpose) + -in (suffix forming agent nouns/adjectives)
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, comfort
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
(indeclinable)
दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, hard to get, rare
gerundive
From dur (difficult) + labhya (to be obtained)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+labha)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable - labha – gain, acquisition, obtainable
noun (masculine)
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Here functioning predicatively with 'kiñcit'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
भक्तस्य (bhaktasya) - of a devotee
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhakta
bhakta - devoted, loyal; a devotee
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'bhaj' (to worship, to serve)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, related to India