महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-245, verse-22

दान्तः शमपरः शश्वत्परिक्लेशं न विन्दति ।
न च तप्यति दान्तात्मा दृष्ट्वा परगतां श्रियम् ॥२२॥

22. dāntaḥ śamaparaḥ śaśvatparikleśaṁ na vindati ,
na ca tapyati dāntātmā dṛṣṭvā paragatāṁ śriyam.

22. dāntaḥ śamaparaḥ śaśvat parikleśam na vindati |
na ca tapyati dāntātmā dṛṣṭvā paragatām śriyam

22. A self-controlled person, dedicated to tranquility, never experiences distress. Nor does one whose mind is disciplined (dāntātmā) grieve upon seeing the prosperity belonging to another.

22. מי שמרוסן ומסור לשלווה אינו מוצא מצוקה לעולם, ומי שרוחו מרוסנת אינה נצרבת כשהיא רואה את שגשוגם של אחרים.

Words meanings summery:

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

• शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - devoted to tranquility, intent on peace

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly, perpetually

• परिक्लेशम् (parikleśam) - distress, trouble, suffering

• न (na) - not, no

• विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, experiences

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तप्यति (tapyati) - grieves, suffers, is afflicted

• दान्तात्मा (dāntātmā) - one whose mind is self-controlled, one of subdued spirit

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• परगताम् (paragatām) - gone to another, belonging to another, pertaining to another

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory

Words meanings and morphology

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dam' (to subdue, control)

Root: dam (class 1)

शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - devoted to tranquility, intent on peace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śamapara

śamapara - devoted to tranquility, intent on peace

Compound type : tatpurusha (śama+para)

• śama – tranquility, peace, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

परिक्लेशम् (parikleśam) - distress, trouble, suffering

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parikleśa

parikleśa - distress, trouble, suffering, annoyance

Derived from prefix 'pari' + root 'kliś' (to suffer)

Prefix: pari

Root: kliś (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vid (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तप्यति (tapyati) - grieves, suffers, is afflicted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tap

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (intransitive usage)

Root: tap (class 1)

दान्तात्मा (dāntātmā) - one whose mind is self-controlled, one of subdued spirit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāntātman

dāntātman - one whose mind is self-controlled, one of subdued spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dānta+ātman)

• dānta – self-controlled, restrained, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dam' (to subdue, control)
  Root: dam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

परगताम् (paragatām) - gone to another, belonging to another, pertaining to another

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paragata

paragata - gone to another, belonging to another, pertaining to another

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+gata)

• para – other, another, supreme
  pronoun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived at, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agreement with śriyam.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

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