महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-42, verse-45
विद्वान्कूर्म इवाङ्गानि कामान्संहृत्य सर्वशः ।
विरजाः सर्वतो मुक्तो यो नरः स सुखी सदा ॥४५॥
विरजाः सर्वतो मुक्तो यो नरः स सुखी सदा ॥४५॥
45. vidvānkūrma ivāṅgāni kāmānsaṁhṛtya sarvaśaḥ ,
virajāḥ sarvato mukto yo naraḥ sa sukhī sadā.
virajāḥ sarvato mukto yo naraḥ sa sukhī sadā.
45.
vidvān kūrmaḥ iva aṅgāni kāmān saṃhṛtya sarvaśaḥ
virajāḥ sarvataḥ muktaḥ yaḥ naraḥ saḥ sukhī sadā
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- संहृत्य (saṁhṛtya) - having withdrawn (having withdrawn, having drawn in, having collected)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