महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-187, verse-21
प्राप्नुवन्ति नरा विप्र यत्कृत्वा कर्मशोभनम् ।
सत्यं दानं तपश्चोग्रमहिंसा चैव जन्तुषु ॥२१॥
सत्यं दानं तपश्चोग्रमहिंसा चैव जन्तुषु ॥२१॥
21. prāpnuvanti narā vipra yatkṛtvā karmaśobhanam ,
satyaṁ dānaṁ tapaścogramahiṁsā caiva jantuṣu.
satyaṁ dānaṁ tapaścogramahiṁsā caiva jantuṣu.
21.
prāpnuvanti narā vipra yat kṛtvā karmaśobhanam
satyam dānam tapas ca ugram ahiṃsā ca eva jantuṣu
satyam dānam tapas ca ugram ahiṃsā ca eva jantuṣu
21.
O Brahmin, by performing excellent deeds such as truthfulness (satyam), generosity (dānam), intense asceticism (tapas), and indeed non-violence (ahiṃsā) towards all living beings, people attain that.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they achieve, they reach
- नरा (narā) - men, people, humans
- विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one
- यत् (yat) - which, what
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing, by doing
- कर्मशोभनम् (karmaśobhanam) - excellent deeds, beautiful actions
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truthfulness
- दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation (dāna)
- तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity (tapas)
- च (ca) - and, also
- उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, fierce, intense
- अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury (ahiṃsā)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings, towards creatures
Words meanings and morphology
प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they achieve, they reach
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pra-āp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
नरा (narā) - men, people, humans
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human, person
विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, learned person, inspired one
यत् (yat) - which, what
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, wherefore
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing, by doing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Formed with suffix -tvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कर्मशोभनम् (karmaśobhanam) - excellent deeds, beautiful actions
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karmaśobhana
karmaśobhana - beautiful action, good deed
Compound type : karmadhāraya (karma+śobhana)
- karma – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
noun (neuter) - śobhana – beautiful, excellent, auspicious, good
adjective (neuter)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truthfulness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, genuineness
दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation (dāna)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, charity, donation (dāna)
तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity (tapas)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, fierce, intense
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, dreadful, powerful, intense, severe
Note: Modifies 'tapas'
अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury (ahiṃsā)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury (ahiṃsā)
Note: Although appearing in a list of actions/qualities in accusative, 'ahiṃsā' itself is feminine nominative singular.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings, towards creatures
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, animal, man