महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-65, verse-9
स्मरन्ति सुकृतान्येव न वैराणि कृतान्यपि ।
सन्तः प्रतिविजानन्तो लब्ध्वा प्रत्ययमात्मनः ॥९॥
सन्तः प्रतिविजानन्तो लब्ध्वा प्रत्ययमात्मनः ॥९॥
9. smaranti sukṛtānyeva na vairāṇi kṛtānyapi ,
santaḥ prativijānanto labdhvā pratyayamātmanaḥ.
santaḥ prativijānanto labdhvā pratyayamātmanaḥ.
9.
smaranti sukṛtāni eva na vairāṇi kṛtāni api
santaḥ prativijānantaḥ labdhvā pratyayam ātmanaḥ
santaḥ prativijānantaḥ labdhvā pratyayam ātmanaḥ
9.
Good people (santaḥ), having obtained a clear understanding of their inner self (ātman), remember only the good deeds that were performed, and not even the acts of hostility that have been committed.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall
- सुकृतानि (sukṛtāni) - good deeds, virtuous acts, good actions
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- न (na) - not, no
- वैराणि (vairāṇi) - enmities, hostilities, antagonisms
- कृतानि (kṛtāni) - done, performed, committed
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, the wise
- प्रतिविजानन्तः (prativijānantaḥ) - discerning, recognizing, understanding
- लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained
- प्रत्ययम् (pratyayam) - conviction, belief, trust, self-assurance
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of their own self (ātman)
Words meanings and morphology
स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smar
Present Active Indicative
3rd person plural
Root: smṛ (class 1)
सुकृतानि (sukṛtāni) - good deeds, virtuous acts, good actions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sukṛta
sukṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous act
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ with prefix su-
Prefix: su
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वैराणि (vairāṇi) - enmities, hostilities, antagonisms
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vaira
vaira - enmity, hostility, animosity
From vīra + aṇ (relating to heroes/enemies)
कृतानि (kṛtāni) - done, performed, committed
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'vairāṇi'.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, the wise
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sant
sant - being, existing, good, virtuous
Present Active Participle
From root as, 'being'
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Masculine nominative plural of the participle 'sat'.
प्रतिविजानन्तः (prativijānantaḥ) - discerning, recognizing, understanding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prativijānat
prativijānat - discerning, understanding, recognizing
Present Active Participle
From root jñā with prefix prati-vi
Prefixes: prati+vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'santaḥ'.
लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root labh
Root: labh (class 1)
प्रत्ययम् (pratyayam) - conviction, belief, trust, self-assurance
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pratyaya
pratyaya - conviction, belief, trust, notion, idea
From prati-i + a
Prefix: prati
Root: i (class 2)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of their own self (ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature
Root: an (class 2)