महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-2, verse-17
अष्टाङ्गां बुद्धिमाहुर्यां सर्वाश्रेयोविघातिनीम् ।
श्रुतिस्मृतिसमायुक्तां सा राजंस्त्वय्यवस्थिता ॥१७॥
श्रुतिस्मृतिसमायुक्तां सा राजंस्त्वय्यवस्थिता ॥१७॥
17. aṣṭāṅgāṁ buddhimāhuryāṁ sarvāśreyovighātinīm ,
śrutismṛtisamāyuktāṁ sā rājaṁstvayyavasthitā.
śrutismṛtisamāyuktāṁ sā rājaṁstvayyavasthitā.
17.
aṣṭāṅgām buddhim āhuḥ yām sarvāśreyovighātinīm
śrutismṛtisamāyuktām sā rājan tvayi avasthitā
śrutismṛtisamāyuktām sā rājan tvayi avasthitā
17.
O King, that eight-fold intellect (buddhi), which they declare to be the destroyer of all misfortune and which is fully endowed with śruti (revealed knowledge) and smṛti (remembered law), resides in you.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टाङ्गाम् (aṣṭāṅgām) - having eight limbs/parts, eight-fold
- बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (buddhi), understanding, intelligence
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call
- याम् (yām) - which (intellect) (which (feminine, accusative))
- सर्वाश्रेयोविघातिनीम् (sarvāśreyovighātinīm) - which destroys all misfortune/evil
- श्रुतिस्मृतिसमायुक्ताम् (śrutismṛtisamāyuktām) - endowed/connected with śruti and smṛti
- सा (sā) - that (intellect) (that (feminine))
- राजन् (rājan) - O King!
- त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (the King) (in you)
- अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - situated, established, residing (feminine)
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टाङ्गाम् (aṣṭāṅgām) - having eight limbs/parts, eight-fold
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṣṭāṅga
aṣṭāṅga - having eight limbs/parts, eight-fold
Compound of aṣṭan (eight) + aṅga (limb, part)
बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (buddhi), understanding, intelligence
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, perception
From √budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Object of āhuḥ.
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah
Present active
Irregular present form of √ah
Root: ah
Note: Impersonal plural, "they say".
याम् (yām) - which (intellect) (which (feminine, accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Relative pronoun
Note: Refers to buddhim.
सर्वाश्रेयोविघातिनीम् (sarvāśreyovighātinīm) - which destroys all misfortune/evil
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvāśreyovighātinī
sarvāśreyovighātin - destroying all misfortune/evil
Agent noun from sarva (all) + aśreyas (misfortune) + √han (to strike, kill) + ṇin suffix. ī ending for feminine
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with buddhim.
श्रुतिस्मृतिसमायुक्ताम् (śrutismṛtisamāyuktām) - endowed/connected with śruti and smṛti
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrutismṛtisamāyukta
śrutismṛtisamāyukta - joined/connected with śruti and smṛti
Past passive participle
Compound of śruti (revealed knowledge) + smṛti (remembered law) + samāyukta (well-joined, endowed). samāyukta is sam + ā + √yuj + kta
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Agrees with buddhim.
सा (sā) - that (intellect) (that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Subject of the implied verb "is".
राजन् (rājan) - O King!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Null-stem noun ending in an
Note: Adressed to the King.
त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (the King) (in you)
(pronoun)
Locative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular)
Second person pronoun
Note: Refers to the king.
अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - situated, established, residing (feminine)
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthita
avasthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing
Past passive participle
From √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava + kta suffix. Feminine ending ā
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Implies the verb 'is'.