महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-238, verse-17
दुर्विनीताः श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव च ।
तिष्ठन्ति न चिरं भद्रे यथाहं मदगर्वितः ॥१७॥
तिष्ठन्ति न चिरं भद्रे यथाहं मदगर्वितः ॥१७॥
17. durvinītāḥ śriyaṁ prāpya vidyāmaiśvaryameva ca ,
tiṣṭhanti na ciraṁ bhadre yathāhaṁ madagarvitaḥ.
tiṣṭhanti na ciraṁ bhadre yathāhaṁ madagarvitaḥ.
17.
durvinītāḥ śriyam prāpya vidyām aiśvaryam eva ca
tiṣṭhanti na ciram bhadre yathā aham madagarvitaḥ
tiṣṭhanti na ciram bhadre yathā aham madagarvitaḥ
17.
O gentle one, those who are ill-behaved, having obtained wealth, knowledge, and indeed power, do not remain for long, just as I, proud with conceit (madagarvita).
Words meanings summery:
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- दुर्विनीताः (durvinītāḥ) - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
- श्रियम् (śriyam) - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired
- विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
- ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just
- च (ca) - and
- तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide
- न (na) - not, no
- चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
- भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressing a female, likely Draupadi. (O good one, O gentle one, O auspicious one)
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
- अहम् (aham) - I
- मदगर्वितः (madagarvitaḥ) - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance
Words meanings and morphology
दुर्विनीताः (durvinītāḥ) - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durvinīta
durvinīta - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the prefix `dur-` (bad, difficult), `vi-` (apart, away) and the root `nī` (to lead) with the `kta` suffix.
Prefixes: dur+vi
Root: nī (class 1)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with prefix `pra-` and root `āp` with suffix `lyaP`.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science
Root: vid (class 2)
ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness, supremacy
Derived from `īśvara` (lord) with the `ṣyañ` suffix for an abstract noun.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
Present active 3rd plural
From root `sthā`, class 1.
Root: sthā (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
(indeclinable)
Adverbial usage of `cira` (long, lasting).
भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressing a female, likely Draupadi. (O good one, O gentle one, O auspicious one)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā
bhadrā - good, gentle, auspicious, excellent (feminine form of `bhadra`)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
मदगर्वितः (madagarvitaḥ) - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madagarvita
madagarvita - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+garvita)
- mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
noun (masculine)
Root: mad (class 4) - garvita – proud, arrogant, conceited
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `garv` with `kta` suffix.
Root: garv (class 1)
Note: Refers to the speaker (Duryodhana), implying his state.