महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-5, verse-50
कच्चिदात्मानमेवाग्रे विजित्य विजितेन्द्रियः ।
पराञ्जिगीषसे पार्थ प्रमत्तानजितेन्द्रियान् ॥५०॥
पराञ्जिगीषसे पार्थ प्रमत्तानजितेन्द्रियान् ॥५०॥
50. kaccidātmānamevāgre vijitya vijitendriyaḥ ,
parāñjigīṣase pārtha pramattānajitendriyān.
parāñjigīṣase pārtha pramattānajitendriyān.
50.
kaccit ātmānam eva agre vijitya vijitendriyaḥ
pārtha parān jigīṣase pramattān ajitendriyān
pārtha parān jigīṣase pramattān ajitendriyān
50.
O Pārtha, after first conquering your own self (ātman) and having mastered your senses, do you then desire to conquer those heedless enemies who have not mastered their senses?
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - Do you first... (I hope that..., Is it that...)
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, one's own self, soul, spirit
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely
- अग्रे (agre) - first, beforehand, in front
- विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, after conquering
- विजितेन्द्रियः (vijitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled
- पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā)
- परान् (parān) - others, enemies
- जिगीषसे (jigīṣase) - you wish to conquer, you desire to win
- प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - careless, heedless, negligent, intoxicated
- अजितेन्द्रियान् (ajitendriyān) - those who have not conquered their senses, uncontrolled in senses
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Do you first... (I hope that..., Is it that...)
(indeclinable)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, one's own self, soul, spirit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely
(indeclinable)
अग्रे (agre) - first, beforehand, in front
(indeclinable)
Locative case of 'agra' used adverbially.
विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, after conquering
(indeclinable)
Gerund/Absolutive
Derived from the root √ji (to conquer) with the prefix vi- and the suffix -tya.
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
विजितेन्द्रियः (vijitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijitendriya
vijitendriya - one who has conquered or subdued his senses; master of senses
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vijita+indriya)
- vijita – conquered, subdued, mastered
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √ji (to conquer) with the prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1) - indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
noun (neuter)
पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), an epithet of Arjuna
Patronymic derived from Pṛthā (Kunti).
परान् (parān) - others, enemies
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, foreign, enemy, supreme
जिगीषसे (jigīṣase) - you wish to conquer, you desire to win
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jigīṣ
Present Tense, Desiderative Mood
Desiderative stem from the root √ji (to conquer), conjugated in the Ātmanepada (middle voice).
Root: ji (class 1)
प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - careless, heedless, negligent, intoxicated
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pramatta
pramatta - careless, heedless, negligent, intoxicated, deluded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √mad (to be exhilarated, mad) with prefix pra- (forth, forward).
Prefix: pra
Root: mad (class 4)
अजितेन्द्रियान् (ajitendriyān) - those who have not conquered their senses, uncontrolled in senses
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ajitendriya
ajitendriya - one whose senses are not subdued; uncontrolled in senses
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ajita+indriya)
- ajita – unconquered, unsubdued, invincible
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √ji (to conquer) with the negative prefix a-.
Prefix: a
Root: ji (class 1) - indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
noun (neuter)