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14,42

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-42, verse-45

विद्वान्कूर्म इवाङ्गानि कामान्संहृत्य सर्वशः ।
विरजाः सर्वतो मुक्तो यो नरः स सुखी सदा ॥४५॥
45. vidvānkūrma ivāṅgāni kāmānsaṁhṛtya sarvaśaḥ ,
virajāḥ sarvato mukto yo naraḥ sa sukhī sadā.
45. vidvān kūrmaḥ iva aṅgāni kāmān saṃhṛtya sarvaśaḥ
virajāḥ sarvataḥ muktaḥ yaḥ naraḥ saḥ sukhī sadā
45. That person who, like a tortoise withdrawing its limbs, completely retracts all desires, and who is pure (viraja) and entirely liberated, that person is always truly happy.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (wise, knowing, learned person)
  • कूर्मः (kūrmaḥ) - a tortoise (tortoise, turtle)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - its limbs (limbs, body parts, senses)
  • कामान् (kāmān) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures)
  • संहृत्य (saṁhṛtya) - having withdrawn (having withdrawn, having drawn in, having collected)
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely (entirely, completely, from all sides)
  • विरजाः (virajāḥ) - pure (dustless, spotless, pure, passionless)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - entirely (from all sides, completely, in every respect)
  • मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
  • नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person, human being)
  • सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)
  • सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)
  • सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (wise, knowing, learned person)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas
vidvas - knowing, wise, learned
perfect active participle
from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Acts as a noun.
कूर्मः (kūrmaḥ) - a tortoise (tortoise, turtle)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle
Note: Used in comparison.
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - its limbs (limbs, body parts, senses)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body part, sense
Note: Object of comparison to kāmān.
कामान् (kāmān) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure
from root kam
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Object of saṃhṛtya.
संहृत्य (saṁhṛtya) - having withdrawn (having withdrawn, having drawn in, having collected)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
from saṃ-hṛ
Prefix: sam
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Gerund/absolutive.
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely (entirely, completely, from all sides)
(indeclinable)
from sarva with suffix -śaḥ
विरजाः (virajāḥ) - pure (dustless, spotless, pure, passionless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virajas
virajas - dustless, spotless, pure, passionless
compound of vi (without) + rajas (dust, impurity)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+rajas)
  • vi – without, apart, away
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • rajas – dust, impurity, passion (guṇa)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
Note: Adjective for nara.
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - entirely (from all sides, completely, in every respect)
(indeclinable)
from sarva with suffix -tas
Note: Modifies muktaḥ.
मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta
mukta - liberated, released, freed
past passive participle
from root muc
Root: muc (class 6)
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
relative pronoun
Note: Relative pronoun.
नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
Note: Antecedent of saḥ.
सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Correlative pronoun.
सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin
sukhin - happy, joyful, possessing happiness
from sukha with suffix -in
Note: Predicate adjective for saḥ.
सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)
(indeclinable)
from sarva with suffix -dā