महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-33, verse-54
न चैवात्मावमन्तव्यः पुरुषेण कदाचन ।
न ह्यात्मपरिभूतस्य भूतिर्भवति भारत ॥५४॥
न ह्यात्मपरिभूतस्य भूतिर्भवति भारत ॥५४॥
54. na caivātmāvamantavyaḥ puruṣeṇa kadācana ,
na hyātmaparibhūtasya bhūtirbhavati bhārata.
na hyātmaparibhūtasya bhūtirbhavati bhārata.
54.
na ca eva ātmā avamantavyaḥ puruṣeṇa kadācana
na hi ātmaparibhūtasya bhūtiḥ bhavati bhārata
na hi ātmaparibhūtasya bhūtiḥ bhavati bhārata
54.
A person (puruṣa) should certainly never despise his own self (ātman), O Bharata, because prosperity does not come to one who has humiliated his own self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - one's own self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit (ātman))
- अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - should be despised (to be despised, to be humiliated, should be disregarded)
- पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person (puruṣa) (by a man, by a person (puruṣa))
- कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (with 'na' implying 'never') (ever, at any time, sometimes (with na: never))
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- हि (hi) - because (indeed, because, for)
- आत्मपरिभूतस्य (ātmaparibhūtasya) - of one who has humiliated his own self (ātman) (of one who is despised by himself, of one who has humiliated himself)
- भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - prosperity (prosperity, welfare, existence, power, sacred ash)
- भवति (bhavati) - comes (into existence) (becomes, happens, is, exists)
- भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (addressing Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
आत्मा (ātmā) - one's own self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit (ātman))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, vital breath (ātman)
अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - should be despised (to be despised, to be humiliated, should be disregarded)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avamantavya
avamantavya - to be despised, to be humiliated, should be disregarded
Gerundive
From √man (to think) with ava prefix
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Expresses obligation or fitness; agrees with ātman
पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person (puruṣa) (by a man, by a person (puruṣa))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
Note: Agent of the passive gerundive avamantavyaḥ
कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (with 'na' implying 'never') (ever, at any time, sometimes (with na: never))
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - because (indeed, because, for)
(indeclinable)
आत्मपरिभूतस्य (ātmaparibhūtasya) - of one who has humiliated his own self (ātman) (of one who is despised by himself, of one who has humiliated himself)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātmaparibhūta
ātmaparibhūta - despised by oneself, humiliated by oneself
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+paribhūta)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine) - paribhūta – despised, humiliated, overcome
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū (to be) with pari prefix
Prefix: pari
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used as a noun
भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - prosperity (prosperity, welfare, existence, power, sacred ash)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūti
bhūti - prosperity, welfare, existence, power, sacred ash
From √bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
भवति (bhavati) - comes (into existence) (becomes, happens, is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
From √bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (addressing Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, Indian
Note: Common address in Mahabharata for Yudhishthira or Arjuna