महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-245, verse-18
अधर्मरुचयो मूढास्तिर्यग्गतिपरायणाः ।
कृच्छ्रां योनिमनुप्राप्य न सुखं विन्दते जनाः ॥१८॥
कृच्छ्रां योनिमनुप्राप्य न सुखं विन्दते जनाः ॥१८॥
18. adharmarucayo mūḍhāstiryaggatiparāyaṇāḥ ,
kṛcchrāṁ yonimanuprāpya na sukhaṁ vindate janāḥ.
kṛcchrāṁ yonimanuprāpya na sukhaṁ vindate janāḥ.
18.
adharmarucayaḥ mūḍhāḥ tiryaggatiparayāṇāḥ
kṛcchrām yonim anuprāpya na sukham vindate janāḥ
kṛcchrām yonim anuprāpya na sukham vindate janāḥ
18.
Deluded individuals who are fond of unrighteousness (adharma) and are prone to animalistic states of existence do not find happiness after attaining a difficult birth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अधर्मरुचयः (adharmarucayaḥ) - those whose inclinations are towards unrighteousness, those who delight in unrighteousness
- मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, foolish, ignorant persons
- तिर्यग्गतिपरयाणाः (tiryaggatiparayāṇāḥ) - those whose ultimate goal is animal existence, inclined towards animal birth
- कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - difficult, painful, miserable
- योनिम् (yonim) - birth, womb, source, state of existence
- अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having attained, having reached
- न (na) - not, no
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, joy
- विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, gets
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
Words meanings and morphology
अधर्मरुचयः (adharmarucayaḥ) - those whose inclinations are towards unrighteousness, those who delight in unrighteousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adharmaruci
adharmaruci - delighting in unrighteousness, fond of evil
Compound type : bahuvrihi (adharma+ruci)
- adharma – unrighteousness, demerit, injustice, vice, evil
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a - ruci – light, splendor, liking, taste, inclination, pleasure
noun (feminine)
From √ruc (to shine, be pleasing)
Root: ruc (class 1)
मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, foolish, ignorant persons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha
mūḍha - deluded, bewildered, foolish, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
From √muh (to be bewildered, confused) + -kta suffix
Root: muh (class 4)
तिर्यग्गतिपरयाणाः (tiryaggatiparayāṇāḥ) - those whose ultimate goal is animal existence, inclined towards animal birth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryaggatiparayāṇa
tiryaggatiparayāṇa - directed to animal birth, whose refuge is animal existence
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tiryak+gati+parāyaṇā)
- tiryak – horizontal, crooked, animal, bird (as crossing path)
noun (masculine) - gati – going, motion, course, state, condition, destiny, birth
noun (feminine)
From √gam (to go) + -ti suffix
Root: gam (class 1) - parāyaṇā – final resort, ultimate aim, dependent on, devoted to
adjective (neuter)
कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - difficult, painful, miserable
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛcchra
kṛcchra - difficult, painful, miserable, distress
योनिम् (yonim) - birth, womb, source, state of existence
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni
yoni - womb, origin, birth, source, state of existence, realm
अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having attained, having reached
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasargas anu- and pra-, and -ya suffix
Prefixes: anu+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, joy
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, joy, comfort
विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, gets
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of vind
Present tense, third person plural, middle voice
From √vid (class 7, `vindate` for 3rd plural middle)
Root: vid (class 7)
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, man, people, creature
From √jan (to be born, produce)
Root: jan (class 4)