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14,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-47, verse-8

यो न कामयते किंचिन्न किंचिदवमन्यते ।
इहलोकस्थ एवैष ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥८॥
8. yo na kāmayate kiṁcinna kiṁcidavamanyate ,
ihalokastha evaiṣa brahmabhūyāya kalpate.
8. yaḥ na kāmayate kiñcit na kiñcit avamanyate
iha-lokasthaḥ eva eṣaḥ brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
8. yaḥ kiñcit na kāmayate na kiñcit avamanyate
eṣaḥ iha-lokasthaḥ eva brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
8. The one who desires nothing and despises nothing, such a person, even while living in this world, becomes qualified for achieving the state of (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
  • (na) - not, no
  • कामयते (kāmayate) - desires, wishes
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
  • (na) - not, no
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
  • अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - despises, disregards, disrespects
  • इह-लोकस्थः (iha-lokasthaḥ) - residing in this world, being in this world
  • एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he
  • ब्रह्म-भूयाय (brahma-bhūyāya) - for becoming (one with) brahman, for attaining the state of brahman
  • कल्पते (kalpate) - is fit, is able, becomes capable, is suited

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कामयते (kāmayate) - desires, wishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kām
Present Tense, Ātmanepada
Denominative verb from 'kāma' (desire); root 'kām' (from 'kam')
Root: kam (class 1)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
(indeclinable)
अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - despises, disregards, disrespects
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avaman
Present Tense, Ātmanepada
Root 'man' with prefix 'ava'.
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 4)
इह-लोकस्थः (iha-lokasthaḥ) - residing in this world, being in this world
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of iha-lokastha
iha-lokastha - residing in this world
Compound formed from 'iha-loka' (this world) and 'stha' (standing, situated).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iha-loka+stha)
  • iha-loka – this world
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of 'iha' (here, in this) and 'loka' (world).
  • stha – standing, situated, abiding
    adjective (masculine)
    Suffix -ṣṭha from root 'sthā' (to stand).
    Root: sthā (class 1)
एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
ब्रह्म-भूयाय (brahma-bhūyāya) - for becoming (one with) brahman, for attaining the state of brahman
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of brahma-bhūya
brahma-bhūya - the state of being brahman, identification with brahman
Compound of 'brahman' (the Absolute Reality) and 'bhūya' (becoming).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+bhūya)
  • brahman – the Absolute Reality, the Supreme Being
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'bṛh' (to grow, expand).
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • bhūya – being, becoming, state of being
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
कल्पते (kalpate) - is fit, is able, becomes capable, is suited
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kḷp
Present Tense, Ātmanepada
Root: kḷp (class 10)
Note: Root 'kḷp' in 10th class or 1st class, here often treated as 1st class with ātmanepada ending.