महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-130, verse-6
श्रोत्रियस्येव ते राजन्मन्दकस्याविपश्चितः ।
अनुवाकहता बुद्धिर्धर्ममेवैकमीक्षते ॥६॥
अनुवाकहता बुद्धिर्धर्ममेवैकमीक्षते ॥६॥
6. śrotriyasyeva te rājanmandakasyāvipaścitaḥ ,
anuvākahatā buddhirdharmamevaikamīkṣate.
anuvākahatā buddhirdharmamevaikamīkṣate.
6.
śrotriyasya iva te rājan mandakasya avipaścitaḥ
| anuvākahatā buddhiḥ dharmam eva ekam īkṣate
| anuvākahatā buddhiḥ dharmam eva ekam īkṣate
6.
rājan,
mandakasya avipaścitaḥ śrotriyasya iva te buddhiḥ anuvākahatā [satī] ekam dharmam eva īkṣate
mandakasya avipaścitaḥ śrotriyasya iva te buddhiḥ anuvākahatā [satī] ekam dharmam eva īkṣate
6.
O King, your intellect (buddhi), like that of a dull-witted and ignorant Vedic scholar (śrotriya) whose mind is afflicted by mere rote recitation, perceives only one aspect of natural law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रोत्रियस्य (śrotriyasya) - of a Vedic scholar (brahmin) who knows the texts but lacks understanding (of a Vedic scholar)
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- ते (te) - your
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- मन्दकस्य (mandakasya) - of a dull-witted one, of a slow one
- अविपश्चितः (avipaścitaḥ) - of an ignorant one, of an unknowing one
- अनुवाकहता (anuvākahatā) - intellect that is damaged or limited by mere rote learning of scriptures (anuvāka) (afflicted by recitation, struck by text)
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - a specific aspect of Yudhiṣṭhira's natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- एकम् (ekam) - only one (aspect of dharma) (one, single)
- ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, perceives, beholds
Words meanings and morphology
श्रोत्रियस्य (śrotriyasya) - of a Vedic scholar (brahmin) who knows the texts but lacks understanding (of a Vedic scholar)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śrotriya
śrotriya - one versed in the Vedas, a learned Brahmin
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
Note: Enclitic form
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
मन्दकस्य (mandakasya) - of a dull-witted one, of a slow one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mandaka
mandaka - dull, slow, dull-witted, stupid
Note: Agrees with 'śrotriyasya'
अविपश्चितः (avipaścitaḥ) - of an ignorant one, of an unknowing one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of avipaścit
avipaścit - ignorant, unknowing, unwise
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vipaścit)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vipaścit – wise, intelligent, learned
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'śrotriyasya'
अनुवाकहता (anuvākahatā) - intellect that is damaged or limited by mere rote learning of scriptures (anuvāka) (afflicted by recitation, struck by text)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anuvākahatā
anuvākahatā - afflicted by (mere) recitation
Compound type : tatpurusha (anuvāka+hatā)
- anuvāka – recitation, section of the Veda
noun (masculine)
Prefix: anu
Root: vac (class 2) - hatā – struck, killed, afflicted, impaired
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'han'
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception
Root: budh (class 1)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - a specific aspect of Yudhiṣṭhira's natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, essential quality
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
एकम् (ekam) - only one (aspect of dharma) (one, single)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, sole
Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'
ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, perceives, beholds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of īkṣ
Present Middle
From root 'īkṣ' in present tense, middle voice
Root: īkṣ (class 1)