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14,46

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-42

इन्द्रियाण्युपसंहृत्य कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः ।
क्षीणेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्निरीक्षेत निरिन्द्रियः ॥४२॥
42. indriyāṇyupasaṁhṛtya kūrmo'ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ ,
kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhirnirīkṣeta nirindriyaḥ.
42. indriyāṇi upasaṃhṛtya kūrmaḥ aṅgāni iva sarvaśaḥ
kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhiḥ nirīkṣeta nirindriyaḥ
42. Just as a tortoise withdraws all its limbs, so too, having completely withdrawn the senses, one should observe, with senses, mind, and intellect subdued, as if free from the senses.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs, faculties
  • उपसंहृत्य (upasaṁhṛtya) - having withdrawn, having reined in, having restrained
  • कूर्मः (kūrmaḥ) - tortoise, turtle
  • अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs, body parts, components
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way
  • क्षीणेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिः (kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhiḥ) - one whose senses, mind, and intellect are subdued/diminished
  • निरीक्षेत (nirīkṣeta) - should observe, should perceive, should look at
  • निरिन्द्रियः (nirindriyaḥ) - without senses, devoid of senses

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs, faculties
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power
From 'indra' (Indra) + '-iya'. Related to Indra's power.
उपसंहृत्य (upasaṁhṛtya) - having withdrawn, having reined in, having restrained
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From 'upa' + 'sam' + root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with suffix '-tya'.
Prefixes: upa+sam
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Absolutive (gerund).
कूर्मः (kūrmaḥ) - tortoise, turtle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle
अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs, body parts, components
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body part, component, division
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way
(indeclinable)
From 'sarva' (all) with suffix '-śas'.
Note: Adverbial suffix.
क्षीणेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिः (kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhiḥ) - one whose senses, mind, and intellect are subdued/diminished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhi
kṣīṇendriyamanobuddhi - one whose senses, mind, and intellect are diminished, weakened, or subdued
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+indriya+manas+buddhi)
  • kṣīṇa – diminished, worn out, destroyed, emaciated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'kṣi' (to decay, destroy).
    Root: kṣi (class 5)
  • indriya – sense, sense organ, faculty
    noun (neuter)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'budh' (to know, perceive).
    Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describing a person.
निरीक्षेत (nirīkṣeta) - should observe, should perceive, should look at
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirīkṣ
optative
From 'nis' + 'īkṣ' (to see). Atmanepada, 3rd person singular.
Prefix: nis
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
निरिन्द्रियः (nirindriyaḥ) - without senses, devoid of senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirindriya
nirindriya - without senses, devoid of senses, passionless
From 'nis' (without) + 'indriya' (senses).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+indriya)
  • nis – without, out, free from
    indeclinable
    Prefix/indeclinable.
  • indriya – sense, sense organ, faculty
    noun (neuter)