महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-200, verse-46
शब्दं स्पर्शं तथा रूपं गन्धानिष्टांश्च सत्तम ।
प्रभुत्वं लभते चापि धर्मस्यैतत्फलं विदुः ॥४६॥
प्रभुत्वं लभते चापि धर्मस्यैतत्फलं विदुः ॥४६॥
46. śabdaṁ sparśaṁ tathā rūpaṁ gandhāniṣṭāṁśca sattama ,
prabhutvaṁ labhate cāpi dharmasyaitatphalaṁ viduḥ.
prabhutvaṁ labhate cāpi dharmasyaitatphalaṁ viduḥ.
46.
śabdam sparśam tathā rūpam gandhān aniṣṭān ca sattama
prabhutvam labhate ca api dharmasya etat phalam viduḥ
prabhutvam labhate ca api dharmasya etat phalam viduḥ
46.
O best of men, one obtains (mastery over) sound, touch, form, and even undesirable smells, and also attains sovereignty. This, they know, is the fruit of righteousness (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word
- स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, contact
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty
- गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
- अनिष्टान् (aniṣṭān) - undesirable, unpleasant, unpalatable
- च (ca) - and, also
- सत्तम (sattama) - O best one, O best of beings
- प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, power, mastery, lordship
- लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of duty, of natural law
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
Words meanings and morphology
शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word, speech
Root: śabd (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, contact
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, phenomenon
Root: rūp (class 10)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
Root: gandh (class 10)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
अनिष्टान् (aniṣṭān) - undesirable, unpleasant, unpalatable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aniṣṭa
aniṣṭa - undesirable, unpleasant, disliked, unpropitious
Negation of iṣṭa (desired)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+iṣṭa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - iṣṭa – desired, wished for, agreeable
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root iṣ (to wish, to desire)
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'gandhān'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सत्तम (sattama) - O best one, O best of beings
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama
sattama - best, excellent, noblest
Superlative of sat (good, existing)
Root: as (class 2)
प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, power, mastery, lordship
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prabhutva
prabhutva - sovereignty, supremacy, lordship, mastery, power
From prabhu + -tva suffix for abstract noun
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Present Middle
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, indicative mood
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: The implied subject is 'one who follows dharma'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Particle
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of duty, of natural law
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Possessive, 'of dharma'.
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Agrees with 'phalam'.
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
Root: phal (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative.
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Active
3rd person plural, present tense, active voice, indicative mood
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: The implied subject is 'wise people' or 'people in general'.