महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-122, verse-22
यस्तु निःश्रेयसं श्रुत्वा प्राप्तमेवाभिपद्यते ।
आत्मनो मतमुत्सृज्य स लोके सुखमेधते ॥२२॥
आत्मनो मतमुत्सृज्य स लोके सुखमेधते ॥२२॥
22. yastu niḥśreyasaṁ śrutvā prāptamevābhipadyate ,
ātmano matamutsṛjya sa loke sukhamedhate.
ātmano matamutsṛjya sa loke sukhamedhate.
22.
yaḥ tu niḥśreyasam śrutvā prāptam eva abhipadyate
ātmanaḥ matam utsṛjya saḥ loke sukham edhate
ātmanaḥ matam utsṛjya saḥ loke sukham edhate
22.
But he who, having heard a statement conducive to supreme well-being, accepts it as if already obtained, abandoning the opinion of the self (ātman), he flourishes in happiness in the world.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - a statement conducive to supreme well-being (supreme well-being, highest good, final liberation)
- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
- प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that which is obtained/achieved (obtained, achieved, arrived, received)
- एव (eva) - as if (indeed, only, just, exactly, as if)
- अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - obtains, reaches, approaches, understands, accepts
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, spiritual essence)
- मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine, belief)
- उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having relinquished, having released
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
- सुखम् (sukham) - in happiness (adverbial) (happiness, pleasure, ease, joy)
- एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes, thrives
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whichever
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - a statement conducive to supreme well-being (supreme well-being, highest good, final liberation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥśreyasa
niḥśreyasa - supreme good, ultimate well-being, final liberation
Compound type : Prādi-samāsa (niḥ+śreyas)
- niḥ – out, away, without, completion, negation
indeclinable - śreyas – good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good, excellence
noun (neuter)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
(indeclinable)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that which is obtained/achieved (obtained, achieved, arrived, received)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, achieved, acquired, reached, happened
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `pra` + root `āp` + `kta` suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Used substantively here, or as an adjective to an implied neuter noun.
एव (eva) - as if (indeed, only, just, exactly, as if)
(indeclinable)
अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - obtains, reaches, approaches, understands, accepts
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhipad
Prefix: abhi
Root: pad (class 4)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, spiritual essence)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle
मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine, belief)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mata
mata - thought, opinion, view, doctrine, belief, assent
Past Passive Participle
From root `man` (to think) + `kta` suffix
Root: man (class 4)
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having relinquished, having released
(indeclinable)
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people, common folk
सुखम् (sukham) - in happiness (adverbial) (happiness, pleasure, ease, joy)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort
Note: Used adverbially here.
एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes, thrives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of edh
Root: edh (class 1)