महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-25, verse-5
अर्जुन उवाच ।
भवानेव महर्षीणां वृद्धानां पर्युपासिता ।
अज्ञातं मानुषे लोके भवतो नास्ति किंचन ॥५॥
भवानेव महर्षीणां वृद्धानां पर्युपासिता ।
अज्ञातं मानुषे लोके भवतो नास्ति किंचन ॥५॥
5. arjuna uvāca ,
bhavāneva maharṣīṇāṁ vṛddhānāṁ paryupāsitā ,
ajñātaṁ mānuṣe loke bhavato nāsti kiṁcana.
bhavāneva maharṣīṇāṁ vṛddhānāṁ paryupāsitā ,
ajñātaṁ mānuṣe loke bhavato nāsti kiṁcana.
5.
arjunaḥ uvāca bhavān eva maharṣīṇām vṛddhānām pari
upāsitā ajñātam mānuṣe loke bhavataḥ na asti kiṃcana
upāsitā ajñātam mānuṣe loke bhavataḥ na asti kiṃcana
5.
Arjuna said: 'Indeed, you have been revered by the great sages and the elders. There is nothing whatsoever in the human world that is unknown to you.'
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a proper name)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages
- वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old ones
- परि (pari) - around, completely, fully
- उपासिता (upāsitā) - attended, served, revered, worshipped
- अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - unknown, not known
- मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human
- लोके (loke) - in the world
- भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, to you
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever
Words meanings and morphology
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna, white, silver, clear
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
3rd person singular, perfect active of vac.
Root: vac (class 2)
भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, becoming
Present Active Participle
From root bhū (to be/become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Particle used for emphasis.
महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of maharṣi
maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
noun (masculine)
वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old ones
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, augmented, wise
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛdh (to grow).
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
परि (pari) - around, completely, fully
(indeclinable)
Preverb.
उपासिता (upāsitā) - attended, served, revered, worshipped
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upāsita
upāsita - worshipped, served, attended, cultivated
Past Passive Participle
From root ās with prefix upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: The feminine form upāsitā is used while describing the masculine subject bhavān.
अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - unknown, not known
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāta
ajñāta - unknown, not known, unrecognized
Past Passive Participle
Formed by a (negation) + root jñā (to know) + suffix ta.
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jñāta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - jñāta – known, understood
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jñā.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Functions as the subject here.
मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, human being
लोके (loke) - in the world
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe
Root: lok (class 10)
भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, becoming
Present Active Participle
From root bhū (to be/become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Also could be ablative, but genitive is more fitting here ('unknown to you').
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negation particle.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present Indicative
3rd person singular, present indicative of as.
Root: as (class 2)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever
(indeclinable)
Formed from kim + cana.
Note: Can function as an indefinite pronoun/adjective.