महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-188, verse-40
एकाहार्यं जगत्सर्वं लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् ।
अधर्मो वर्धति महान्न च धर्मः प्रवर्तते ॥४०॥
अधर्मो वर्धति महान्न च धर्मः प्रवर्तते ॥४०॥
40. ekāhāryaṁ jagatsarvaṁ lobhamohavyavasthitam ,
adharmo vardhati mahānna ca dharmaḥ pravartate.
adharmo vardhati mahānna ca dharmaḥ pravartate.
40.
ekāhāryam jagat sarvam lobhamohavyavasthitam
adharmaḥ vardhati mahān na ca dharmaḥ pravartate
adharmaḥ vardhati mahān na ca dharmaḥ pravartate
40.
The entire world will be consumed by a single pursuit, entangled in greed and delusion. Great unrighteousness (adharma) flourishes, and natural law (dharma) does not prevail.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकाहार्यम् (ekāhāryam) - engrossed in one thing, sustained by one thing, focused on one pursuit
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
- लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् (lobhamohavyavasthitam) - established in greed and delusion
- अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-natural law (dharma)
- वर्धति (vardhati) - increases, grows, flourishes
- महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty
- प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, is active, prevails, takes place
Words meanings and morphology
एकाहार्यम् (ekāhāryam) - engrossed in one thing, sustained by one thing, focused on one pursuit
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekāhārya
ekāhārya - to be taken for one's self, to be appropriated, to be sustained by one thing, consumed by one thing
Gerundive
Derived from eka and āhārya (from ā + √hṛ + ṇyat suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+āhārya)
- eka – one, single, sole
pronoun (neuter) - āhārya – to be taken, to be eaten, to be drawn, to be carried away
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from ā + √hṛ + ṇyat suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
Present Active Participle (derived from √gam)
Root: gam (class 1)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् (lobhamohavyavasthitam) - established in greed and delusion
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of lobhamohavyavasthita
lobhamohavyavasthita - established in greed and delusion
Past Passive Participle
Compound of lobha, moha, and vyavasthita
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (lobha+moha+vyavasthita)
- lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
noun (masculine) - moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
noun (masculine) - vyavasthita – established, fixed, settled, arranged
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from vi + ava + √sthā + kta suffix
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, wrong conduct, not (dharma)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix - dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
noun (masculine)
वर्धति (vardhati) - increases, grows, flourishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, is active, prevails, takes place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)