महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-25

मणिः सूत्र इव प्रोतो नस्योत इव गोवृषः ।
धातुरादेशमन्वेति तन्मयो हि तदर्पणः ॥२५॥

25. maṇiḥ sūtra iva proto nasyota iva govṛṣaḥ ,
dhāturādeśamanveti tanmayo hi tadarpaṇaḥ.

25. maṇiḥ sūtre iva protaḥ na syūtaḥ iva govṛṣaḥ
dhātuḥ ādeśam anveti tanmayaḥ hi tadarpaṇaḥ

25. Just as a gem is strung on a thread, or a bull is led by its nose-rope, so a created being (dhātu) follows a command, for it becomes fully absorbed in that and is dedicated to it.

25. כמו אבן חן הנשזרת על חוט, וכמו שור הקשור בחבל באפו, הוא הולך אחר פקודת הבורא, שקוע בו ומוסר לו את הכול.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - a gem (strung on a thread) (gem, jewel, bead)

• सूत्रे (sūtre) - on a thread (on a thread, in a string)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• प्रोतः (protaḥ) - strung (strung, woven, pierced, inlaid)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• स्यूतः (syūtaḥ) - tethered (by a nose-rope) (sewn, stitched, bound, tethered)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गोवृषः (govṛṣaḥ) - a bull (bull, ox)

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

• आदेशम् (ādeśam) - a command (command, order, instruction, injunction)

• अन्वेति (anveti) - follows (follows, goes after, conforms to, investigates)

• तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - fully absorbed in that (command) (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

• तदर्पणः (tadarpaṇaḥ) - dedicated to that (command) (dedicated to that, having that as an offering/dedication)

Words meanings and morphology

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - a gem (strung on a thread) (gem, jewel, bead)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, bead, trinket

सूत्रे (sūtre) - on a thread (on a thread, in a string)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūtra

sūtra - thread, string, line, rule, aphorism

Root: √sūtr

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्रोतः (protaḥ) - strung (strung, woven, pierced, inlaid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prota

prota - strung, woven, pierced, inlaid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ve (to weave, string) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √ve (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

स्यूतः (syūtaḥ) - tethered (by a nose-rope) (sewn, stitched, bound, tethered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of syūta

syūta - sewn, stitched, bound, tethered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √siv (to sew, bind)

Root: √siv (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

गोवृषः (govṛṣaḥ) - a bull (bull, ox)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govṛṣa

govṛṣa - bull, ox, chief of kine

Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+vṛṣa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣa – bull, male, chief, best, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root (verb), created being, primary substance

Derived from √dhā (to place, create)

Root: √dhā (class 3)

आदेशम् (ādeśam) - a command (command, order, instruction, injunction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, order, instruction, injunction, precept

Derived from dis- (to point, show) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √diś (class 6)

अन्वेति (anveti) - follows (follows, goes after, conforms to, investigates)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from √i (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: √i (class 2)

तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - fully absorbed in that (command) (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that, fully occupied by

Derived from tad (that) + -maya (consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)

• tad – that, him, her, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -maya indicating composition or fullness

हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

तदर्पणः (tadarpaṇaḥ) - dedicated to that (command) (dedicated to that, having that as an offering/dedication)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadarpaṇa

tadarpaṇa - dedicated to that, having that as an offering, giving that up

Compound of tad (that) and arpaṇa (offering, dedication)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+arpaṇa)

• tad – that, him, her, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• arpaṇa – offering, dedication, entrusting, delivering
  noun (neuter)
  From √ṛp (to go) or √ar (to go) + ṇic + lyuṭ (or from √ṛ (to reach) + ṇic + ana) - often seen as causative of √ṛ with prefix a- + ṇic
  Prefix: a
  Root: √ṛ (class 3)

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