महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-148, verse-13
न सामयजुऋग्वर्णाः क्रिया नासीच्च मानवी ।
अभिध्याय फलं तत्र धर्मः संन्यास एव च ॥१३॥
अभिध्याय फलं तत्र धर्मः संन्यास एव च ॥१३॥
13. na sāmayajuṛgvarṇāḥ kriyā nāsīcca mānavī ,
abhidhyāya phalaṁ tatra dharmaḥ saṁnyāsa eva ca.
abhidhyāya phalaṁ tatra dharmaḥ saṁnyāsa eva ca.
13.
na sāma-yajuḥ-ṛk-varṇāḥ kriyā na āsīt ca mānavī |
abhidhyāya phalam tatra dharmaḥ saṃnyāsaḥ eva ca
abhidhyāya phalam tatra dharmaḥ saṃnyāsaḥ eva ca
13.
Neither were there the distinctions of the Sāma, Yajus, or Ṛk Vedas, nor were there human rituals or actions. In that age, contemplation was the result, and (natural law) dharma was indeed renunciation (saṃnyāsa).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- साम-यजुः-ऋक्-वर्णाः (sāma-yajuḥ-ṛk-varṇāḥ) - The distinctions or specific recitations/formats of the three primary Vedas. (the Sāma, Yajus, and Ṛk Vedas, or their distinctions/recitations)
- क्रिया (kriyā) - ritual actions or human activities (action, ritual, performance)
- न (na) - not, no
- आसीत् (āsīt) - she/it was
- च (ca) - and, also
- मानवी (mānavī) - pertaining to humans (qualifying 'kriyā') (human, related to humans)
- अभिध्याय (abhidhyāya) - The primary mental activity or spiritual practice of that age. (contemplation, meditation, thought)
- फलम् (phalam) - The beneficial outcome or primary characteristic of actions in that age. (fruit, result, consequence)
- तत्र (tatra) - in that (Kṛta) age (there, in that place, in that case)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The natural law or constitutional order of the Kṛta Yuga. (righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature (dharma))
- संन्यासः (saṁnyāsaḥ) - The form of dharma that characterized the Kṛta Yuga. (renunciation, asceticism (saṃnyāsa))
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
साम-यजुः-ऋक्-वर्णाः (sāma-yajuḥ-ṛk-varṇāḥ) - The distinctions or specific recitations/formats of the three primary Vedas. (the Sāma, Yajus, and Ṛk Vedas, or their distinctions/recitations)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāma-yajuḥ-ṛk-varṇa
sāma-yajuḥ-ṛk-varṇa - the Sāma, Yajus, and Ṛk (Vedas) and their distinctions/recitations
Compound type : dvandva (sāma+yajus+ṛk+varṇa)
- sāma – a Sāman (chant of the Sāma Veda), the Sāma Veda
noun (neuter)
Root: so (class 4) - yajus – a sacrificial prayer or formula, the Yajur Veda
noun (neuter)
Root: yaj (class 1) - ṛk – a verse of the Ṛg Veda, the Ṛg Veda
noun (feminine)
Root: ṛc (class 7) - varṇa – color, class, syllable, sound, distinction
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: This compound refers to the three principal Vedas (Sāma, Yajus, Ṛk) and their specific divisions, recitations, or characteristics.
क्रिया (kriyā) - ritual actions or human activities (action, ritual, performance)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, act, performance, ritual
From root kṛ + ya + ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आसीत् (āsīt) - she/it was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect 3rd singular of 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मानवी (mānavī) - pertaining to humans (qualifying 'kriyā') (human, related to humans)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mānava
mānava - human, belonging to Manu, a man
Feminine form of mānava
अभिध्याय (abhidhyāya) - The primary mental activity or spiritual practice of that age. (contemplation, meditation, thought)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhidhyāya
abhidhyāya - contemplation, meditation, profound thought, aspiration
From prefix abhi + root dhyai (to meditate) + a
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhyai (class 1)
फलम् (phalam) - The beneficial outcome or primary characteristic of actions in that age. (fruit, result, consequence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
तत्र (tatra) - in that (Kṛta) age (there, in that place, in that case)
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The natural law or constitutional order of the Kṛta Yuga. (righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature (dharma))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution, intrinsic nature
From root dhṛ + man
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
संन्यासः (saṁnyāsaḥ) - The form of dharma that characterized the Kṛta Yuga. (renunciation, asceticism (saṃnyāsa))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnyāsa
saṁnyāsa - renunciation, asceticism, abandoning the world (saṃnyāsa)
From sam + ni + as + a
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: as (class 4)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)