महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-200, verse-11
अचेष्टमानमासीनं श्रीः कंचिदुपतिष्ठति ।
कश्चित्कर्माणि कुर्वन्हि न प्राप्यमधिगच्छति ॥११॥
कश्चित्कर्माणि कुर्वन्हि न प्राप्यमधिगच्छति ॥११॥
11. aceṣṭamānamāsīnaṁ śrīḥ kaṁcidupatiṣṭhati ,
kaścitkarmāṇi kurvanhi na prāpyamadhigacchati.
kaścitkarmāṇi kurvanhi na prāpyamadhigacchati.
11.
aceṣṭamānam āsīnam śrīḥ kaṃcit upatiṣṭhati
kaścit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyam adhigacchati
kaścit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyam adhigacchati
11.
Prosperity approaches someone who is inactive and merely sitting. On the other hand, someone performing actions (karma) does not indeed attain what is to be achieved.
Words meanings summery:
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- अचेष्टमानम् (aceṣṭamānam) - inactive, not exerting oneself, not moving
- आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting, dwelling
- श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty
- कंचित् (kaṁcit) - someone, a certain one
- उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - approaches, attends, serves, stands by
- कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person, anyone
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma), deeds, duties, works
- कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
- न (na) - not, no
- प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained, attainable, goal, objective
- अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, obtains, reaches, understands
Words meanings and morphology
अचेष्टमानम् (aceṣṭamānam) - inactive, not exerting oneself, not moving
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aceṣṭamāna
aceṣṭamāna - inactive, not exerting oneself, not moving, idle
Present Middle Participle
Formed from the negative particle 'a' and 'ceṣṭamāna' (exerting oneself).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ceṣṭamāna)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - ceṣṭamāna – exerting oneself, moving, active, striving
adjective
Present Middle Participle
Derived from the root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to exert oneself) with the 'śānac' suffix.
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies an implied male person.
आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting, dwelling
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna
āsīna - seated, sitting, dwelling, existing, being at rest
Present Middle Participle
Derived from the root 'ās' (to sit, to dwell) with the 'śānac' suffix.
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Qualifies an implied male person.
श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, glory, honor, goddess Lakṣmī
कंचित् (kaṁcit) - someone, a certain one
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṃcit
kaṁcit - someone, a certain one, anyone
Accusative masculine singular of the indefinite pronoun 'kaścit', formed from 'kim' (who, what) + 'cit'.
उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - approaches, attends, serves, stands by
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upatiṣṭh
Present active third person singular conjugation of the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the prefix 'upa'.
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person, anyone
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, a certain one, anyone
Nominative masculine singular of the indefinite pronoun, formed from 'kim' (who, what) with the particle 'cit'.
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma), deeds, duties, works
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action (karma), deed, work, duty, religious rite
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat
kurvat - doing, performing, making
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do), in the 'tudādi' class (class 8 in Pāṇinian system for 'kur').
Root: kṛ (class 8)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be attained, attainable, goal, objective
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpya
prāpya - to be attained, attainable, goal, objective, what is proper to be obtained
Gerundive
Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with the prefix 'pra' and the 'ṇyat' or 'yat' suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, obtains, reaches, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam
Present active third person singular conjugation of the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefix 'adhi'.
Prefix: adhi
Root: gam (class 1)