महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-46, verse-35
अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च सत्यमार्जवमेव च ।
अक्रोधश्चानसूया च दमो नित्यमपैशुनम् ॥३५॥
अक्रोधश्चानसूया च दमो नित्यमपैशुनम् ॥३५॥
35. ahiṁsā brahmacaryaṁ ca satyamārjavameva ca ,
akrodhaścānasūyā ca damo nityamapaiśunam.
akrodhaścānasūyā ca damo nityamapaiśunam.
35.
ahiṃsā brahmacaryam ca satyam ārjavam eva ca
akrodhaḥ ca anasūyā ca damaḥ nityam apaiśunam
akrodhaḥ ca anasūyā ca damaḥ nityam apaiśunam
35.
Non-violence (ahiṃsā), celibacy (brahmacarya), truthfulness, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, absence of envy, self-control, and constant absence of malice.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-injury, non-violence)
- ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy (brahmacarya) (celibacy, studenthood, chaste conduct)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, reality, truthfulness)
- आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightness, honesty, sincerity, straightforwardness)
- एव (eva) - and (emphasizing the preceding quality) (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - freedom from anger (non-anger, absence of anger)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अनसूया (anasūyā) - absence of envy (absence of envy/jealousy, benevolence)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subjugation)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constant (always, constantly, perpetually)
- अपैशुनम् (apaiśunam) - absence of malice (absence of malice, freedom from slander/cruelty)
Words meanings and morphology
अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-injury, non-violence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-injury, non-violence, harmlessness
From 'a-' (negative prefix) + 'hiṃsā' (injury).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - hiṃsā – injury, harm, violence
noun (feminine)
Root: hiṃs (class 7)
ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy (brahmacarya) (celibacy, studenthood, chaste conduct)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya
brahmacarya - celibacy, chaste living, religious studenthood, conduct related to brahman
From 'brahman' + 'carya' (conduct).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)
- brahman – sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman), sacred knowledge
noun (neuter) - carya – conduct, practice, observance
noun (neuter)
gerundive
From root 'car' (to move, to practice) + suffix 'ya'.
Root: car (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, reality, truthfulness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, genuineness, truthful, real
From 'sat' (being, existing, good) + 'ya' suffix.
Root: as (class 2)
आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightness, honesty, sincerity, straightforwardness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava
ārjava - straightness, uprightness, honesty, sincerity
From 'ṛju' (straight, honest) + 'aṇ' suffix.
एव (eva) - and (emphasizing the preceding quality) (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अक्रोधः (akrodhaḥ) - freedom from anger (non-anger, absence of anger)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akrodha
akrodha - absence of anger, mildness
From 'a-' (negative prefix) + 'krodha' (anger).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krodha)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - krodha – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
Root: krudh (class 4)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अनसूया (anasūyā) - absence of envy (absence of envy/jealousy, benevolence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anasūyā
anasūyā - freedom from envy, absence of jealousy, benevolence
From 'an-' (negative prefix) + 'asūyā' (envy, jealousy).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+asūyā)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix, used before vowels. - asūyā – envy, jealousy, detraction
noun (feminine)
Root: sūy (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subjugation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dama
dama - self-control, restraint, taming
From root 'dam' (to tame, control) + 'a' suffix.
Root: dam (class 4)
नित्यम् (nityam) - constant (always, constantly, perpetually)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - constant, eternal, perpetual, regular
From 'ni' + 'tya'.
Note: Can also be interpreted as an adverb ('constantly') modifying 'apaiśunam'.
अपैशुनम् (apaiśunam) - absence of malice (absence of malice, freedom from slander/cruelty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apaiśuna
apaiśuna - freedom from malice or slander, absence of cruelty
From 'a-' (negative prefix) + 'paiśuna' (malice, slander, cruelty).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paiśuna)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - paiśuna – malice, slander, cruelty, mischief
noun (neuter)
From 'piśuna' (malicious, cruel) + 'aṇ' suffix.
Root: piś (class 6)