महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-33, verse-13
तथैव हठबुद्धिर्यः शक्तः कर्मण्यकर्मकृत् ।
आसीत न चिरं जीवेदनाथ इव दुर्बलः ॥१३॥
आसीत न चिरं जीवेदनाथ इव दुर्बलः ॥१३॥
13. tathaiva haṭhabuddhiryaḥ śaktaḥ karmaṇyakarmakṛt ,
āsīta na ciraṁ jīvedanātha iva durbalaḥ.
āsīta na ciraṁ jīvedanātha iva durbalaḥ.
13.
tathā eva haṭhabuddhiḥ yaḥ śaktaḥ karmaṇi
akarmakṛt āsīta na ciram jīvet anāthaḥ iva durbalaḥ
akarmakṛt āsīta na ciram jīvet anāthaḥ iva durbalaḥ
13.
Similarly, a person of stubborn intellect who, though capable of action (karma), remains inactive, would not live long, much like a helpless and weak individual.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
- हठबुद्धिः (haṭhabuddhiḥ) - one with a stubborn intellect, having an intelligence focused on arbitrary force
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
- शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
- कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work
- अकर्मकृत् (akarmakṛt) - inactive, one who performs no action
- आसीत (āsīta) - would sit, would remain, should remain
- न (na) - not, no
- चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
- जीवेत् (jīvet) - would live, should live
- अनाथः (anāthaḥ) - helpless, without a protector, orphan
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
(indeclinable)
हठबुद्धिः (haṭhabuddhiḥ) - one with a stubborn intellect, having an intelligence focused on arbitrary force
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of haṭhabuddhi
haṭhabuddhi - one whose intelligence is stubborn or insistent on arbitrary force
Compound type : bahuvrihi (haṭha+buddhi)
- haṭha – force, violence, obstinacy, suddenness, arbitrary action
noun (masculine) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence
noun (feminine)
Root: budh (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what, that
शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta
śakta - able, capable, powerful, potent
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'śak' (to be able, capable)
Root: śak (class 5)
कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अकर्मकृत् (akarmakṛt) - inactive, one who performs no action
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akarmakṛt
akarmakṛt - not performing action, inactive
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (a+karma+kṛt)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
noun (neuter)
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kṛt – doing, making, performing, one who does/makes/performs
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with a kṛt suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आसीत (āsīta) - would sit, would remain, should remain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
(indeclinable)
जीवेत् (jīvet) - would live, should live
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
अनाथः (anāthaḥ) - helpless, without a protector, orphan
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anātha
anātha - without a master or protector, helpless, an orphan
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nātha)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - nātha – lord, protector, master, helper
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala
durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bala)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
indeclinable - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)