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3,31

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-27

अज्ञो जन्तुरनीशोऽयमात्मनः सुखदुःखयोः ।
ईश्वरप्रेरितो गच्छेत्स्वर्गं नरकमेव च ॥२७॥
27. ajño janturanīśo'yamātmanaḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ,
īśvaraprerito gacchetsvargaṁ narakameva ca.
27. ajñaḥ jantuḥ anīśaḥ ayam ātmanaḥ sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
īśvara-preritaḥ gacchet svargam narakam eva ca
27. This ignorant living being (jantu) is not the master of its own happiness and sorrow; impelled by the Supreme Lord (īśvara), it goes to heaven or indeed to hell.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant (ignorant, unwise, unknowing)
  • जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being (living being, creature, man, animal)
  • अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - not the master of (powerless, helpless, not master of)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this (living being) (this, he)
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of its own (happiness and sorrow) (of the self, of one's own)
  • सुख-दुःखयोः (sukha-duḥkhayoḥ) - of happiness and sorrow (of happiness and sorrow, of joy and pain)
  • ईश्वर-प्रेरितः (īśvara-preritaḥ) - impelled by the Supreme Lord (īśvara) (impelled by the Lord, moved by God)
  • गच्छेत् (gacchet) - it goes (potential sense for certainty) (should go, may go, would go)
  • स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)
  • नरकम् (narakam) - hell (hell, underworld)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, truly, only, just)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant (ignorant, unwise, unknowing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña
ajña - ignorant, unwise, unknowing, fool
Compound of a- (not) and jña (knowing)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle
  • jña – knowing, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    From √jñā (to know)
    Root: √jñā (class 9)
जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being (living being, creature, man, animal)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, man, animal, person
From √jan (to be born, produce)
Root: √jan (class 4)
अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - not the master of (powerless, helpless, not master of)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anīśa
anīśa - powerless, helpless, not master of, unable
Compound of an- (not) and īśa (master, powerful)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+īśa)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle, becomes 'an' before a vowel.
  • īśa – master, lord, ruler, powerful
    noun (masculine)
    From √īś (to rule, command)
    Root: √īś (class 2)
अयम् (ayam) - this (living being) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Nominative singular masculine form of the pronoun idam
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of its own (happiness and sorrow) (of the self, of one's own)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, essence, spirit, breath
Root: √an (class 2)
सुख-दुःखयोः (sukha-duḥkhayoḥ) - of happiness and sorrow (of happiness and sorrow, of joy and pain)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of sukha-duḥkha
sukha-duḥkha - happiness and sorrow, joy and pain
Dvandva compound of sukha (happiness) and duḥkha (sorrow)
Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)
  • sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure, ease
    noun (neuter)
  • duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
    noun (neuter)
ईश्वर-प्रेरितः (īśvara-preritaḥ) - impelled by the Supreme Lord (īśvara) (impelled by the Lord, moved by God)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara-prerita
īśvara-prerita - impelled by the Lord, moved by God, instigated by divine power
Compound of īśvara (Lord) and prerita (impelled)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īśvara+prerita)
  • īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god, Supreme Being
    noun (masculine)
    From √īś (to rule, command) + varac suffix
    Root: √īś (class 2)
  • prerita – impelled, instigated, sent, driven
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √ir (to move, excite) with prefix pra- and causative ṇic
    Prefix: pra
    Root: √ir (class 2)
गच्छेत् (gacchet) - it goes (potential sense for certainty) (should go, may go, would go)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gacchet
Optative Active
3rd person singular optative active from √gam (to go)
Root: √gam (class 1)
स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga
svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial realm
नरकम् (narakam) - hell (hell, underworld)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka
naraka - hell, underworld, infernal regions
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, truly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)