महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-46
भूयिष्ठं कूटमानैश्च पण्यं विक्रीणते जनाः ।
वणिजश्च नरव्याघ्र बहुमाया भवन्त्युत ॥४६॥
वणिजश्च नरव्याघ्र बहुमाया भवन्त्युत ॥४६॥
46. bhūyiṣṭhaṁ kūṭamānaiśca paṇyaṁ vikrīṇate janāḥ ,
vaṇijaśca naravyāghra bahumāyā bhavantyuta.
vaṇijaśca naravyāghra bahumāyā bhavantyuta.
46.
bhūyiṣṭham kūṭa-mānaiḥ ca paṇyam vikrīṇate janāḥ
vaṇijaḥ ca naravyāghra bahu-māyāḥ bhavanti uta
vaṇijaḥ ca naravyāghra bahu-māyāḥ bhavanti uta
46.
O tiger among men, people mostly sell merchandise using false measures, and merchants, moreover, become very deceitful.
Words meanings summery:
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- भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, in great measure, abundantly
- कूट-मानैः (kūṭa-mānaiḥ) - with false measures, with deceptive standards
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- पण्यम् (paṇyam) - merchandise, goods, commodity
- विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
- वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O tiger among men, O eminent man)
- बहु-मायाः (bahu-māyāḥ) - very deceitful, full of tricks, having many illusions
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are
- उत (uta) - indeed, moreover, also
Words meanings and morphology
भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, in great measure, abundantly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūyiṣṭha
bhūyiṣṭha - most abundant, very much, mostly, largest part
superlative of `bahu` (much, many)
Note: Used adverbially here.
कूट-मानैः (kūṭa-mānaiḥ) - with false measures, with deceptive standards
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of kūṭa-māna
kūṭa-māna - false measure, fraudulent standard
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+māna)
- kūṭa – false, fraudulent, deceptive, deceit
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - māna – measure, standard, pride, honor
noun (neuter)
action noun
from root √mā (to measure)
Root: mā (class 3)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
पण्यम् (paṇyam) - merchandise, goods, commodity
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paṇya
paṇya - merchandise, goods, commodity, salable
Gerundive
from root √paṇ (to bargain, to sell)
Root: paṇ (class 1)
विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of krī
Prefix: vi
Root: krī (class 9)
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, people, man, creature
वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṇij
vaṇij - merchant, trader
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O tiger among men, O eminent man)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men, eminent man, best of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upamita) (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
बहु-मायाः (bahu-māyāḥ) - very deceitful, full of tricks, having many illusions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu-māyā
bahu-māyā - very deceitful, full of tricks, having many illusions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+māyā)
- bahu – much, many, abundant
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - māyā – illusion, magic, trick, deceit
noun (feminine)
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
उत (uta) - indeed, moreover, also
(indeclinable)