महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-206, verse-14
कर्तुमर्हसि नोत्कण्ठां त्वद्विधा ह्यविषादिनः ।
लोकवृत्तान्तवृत्तज्ञा नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः ॥१४॥
लोकवृत्तान्तवृत्तज्ञा नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः ॥१४॥
14. kartumarhasi notkaṇṭhāṁ tvadvidhā hyaviṣādinaḥ ,
lokavṛttāntavṛttajñā nityaṁ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ.
lokavṛttāntavṛttajñā nityaṁ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ.
14.
kartum arhasi na utkaṇṭhām tvadvidhā hi aviṣādinaḥ
lokavṛttāntavṛttajñāḥ nityam dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
lokavṛttāntavṛttajñāḥ nityam dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
14.
You should not feel anxiety or longing. Indeed, people like you are never dejected, they understand the ways of the world, and are always dedicated to (natural) law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing
- अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve, you are fit
- न (na) - not, no
- उत्कण्ठाम् (utkaṇṭhām) - longing, eagerness, anxiety, yearning
- त्वद्विधा (tvadvidhā) - those like you, of your kind
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
- अविषादिनः (aviṣādinaḥ) - not dejected, not despairing, cheerful
- लोकवृत्तान्तवृत्तज्ञाः (lokavṛttāntavṛttajñāḥ) - knowers of the ways of the world
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
- धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to (natural) law (dharma), intent on righteousness
Words meanings and morphology
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive with tumun suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used with 'arhasi'.
अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve, you are fit
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Root: arh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with implied subject 'you'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the action 'kartum utkaṇṭhām'.
उत्कण्ठाम् (utkaṇṭhām) - longing, eagerness, anxiety, yearning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of utkaṇṭhā
utkaṇṭhā - longing, eagerness, anxiety, yearning, curiosity
Prefix: ud
Root: kaṇṭh (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kartum'.
त्वद्विधा (tvadvidhā) - those like you, of your kind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tvadvidha
tvadvidha - like you, of your kind, such as you
Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+vidha)
- tvad – you (ablative/genitive stem)
pronoun - vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
(indeclinable)
Note: Causal conjunction, explains why 'you' should not feel anxiety.
अविषादिनः (aviṣādinaḥ) - not dejected, not despairing, cheerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aviṣādin
aviṣādin - not dejected, not despairing, cheerful, steadfast
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+viṣādin)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - viṣādin – dejected, despairing, sad
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvadvidhā'.
लोकवृत्तान्तवृत्तज्ञाः (lokavṛttāntavṛttajñāḥ) - knowers of the ways of the world
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of lokavṛttāntavṛttajña
lokavṛttāntavṛttajña - knower of the ways of the world, experienced in worldly affairs
Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+vṛttānta+vṛtta+jña)
- loka – world, people
noun (masculine) - vṛttānta – news, events, particulars, happenings
noun (masculine) - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course, state
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
From root vṛt (to turn, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1) - jña – knowing, knower, acquainted with
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root jñā (to know) with ka suffix
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvadvidhā'.
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'dharmaparāyaṇāḥ'.
धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to (natural) law (dharma), intent on righteousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmaparāyaṇa
dharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to dharma, intent on righteousness, highly virtuous
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+parāyaṇa)
- dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty (dharma)
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate end, devoted to, intent on
noun (masculine)
Prefix: parā
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvadvidhā'.