महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-27, verse-4
ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
न तदस्ति पृथग्भावे किंचिदन्यत्ततः समम् ।
न तदस्त्यपृथग्भावे किंचिद्दूरतरं ततः ॥४॥
न तदस्ति पृथग्भावे किंचिदन्यत्ततः समम् ।
न तदस्त्यपृथग्भावे किंचिद्दूरतरं ततः ॥४॥
4. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
na tadasti pṛthagbhāve kiṁcidanyattataḥ samam ,
na tadastyapṛthagbhāve kiṁciddūrataraṁ tataḥ.
na tadasti pṛthagbhāve kiṁcidanyattataḥ samam ,
na tadastyapṛthagbhāve kiṁciddūrataraṁ tataḥ.
4.
brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | na tat asti pṛthagbhāve kiñcit anyat tataḥ
samam | na tat asti apṛthagbhāve kiñcit dūrataram tataḥ
samam | na tat asti apṛthagbhāve kiñcit dūrataram tataḥ
4.
brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca tat pṛthagbhāve na
asti kiñcit anyat samam tataḥ (api
na asti) tat apṛthagbhāve na asti
kiñcit dūrataram tataḥ (api na asti)
asti kiñcit anyat samam tataḥ (api
na asti) tat apṛthagbhāve na asti
kiñcit dūrataram tataḥ (api na asti)
4.
The Brahmin said: "That (forest) does not exist as a separate entity, nor is anything else equal to it. Nor does it exist as a non-separate entity, nor is anything more distant than it."
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- न (na) - not
- तत् (tat) - that
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- पृथग्भावे (pṛthagbhāve) - in a separate state/condition
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
- ततः (tataḥ) - than that, from that
- समम् (samam) - equal, similar
- न (na) - not
- तत् (tat) - that
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- अपृथग्भावे (apṛthagbhāve) - in a non-separate state/condition
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything
- दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - more distant, farther
- ततः (tataḥ) - than that, from that
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, it
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
पृथग्भावे (pṛthagbhāve) - in a separate state/condition
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pṛthagbhāva
pṛthagbhāva - a state of separation, distinctness, individuality
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+bhāva)
- pṛthak – separate, distinct, apart
indeclinable - bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
noun (masculine)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
ततः (tataḥ) - than that, from that
(indeclinable)
समम् (samam) - equal, similar
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, like, similar, indifferent
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, it
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अपृथग्भावे (apṛthagbhāve) - in a non-separate state/condition
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of apṛthagbhāva
apṛthagbhāva - a state of non-separation, non-distinctness
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pṛthagbhāva)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - pṛthagbhāva – a state of separation, distinctness, individuality
noun (masculine)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything
(indeclinable)
दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - more distant, farther
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dūratara
dūratara - more distant, farther, more remote
Comparative degree of dūra (distant)
ततः (tataḥ) - than that, from that
(indeclinable)