महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-131, verse-25
अहोलाभकरं दीनमल्पजीवनमल्पकम् ।
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ॥२५॥
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ॥२५॥
25. aholābhakaraṁ dīnamalpajīvanamalpakam ,
nedṛśaṁ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate.
nedṛśaṁ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate.
25.
aholābhakaram dīnam alpajīvanam alpakam na
īdṛśam bandhum āsādya bāndhavaḥ sukham edhate
īdṛśam bandhum āsādya bāndhavaḥ sukham edhate
25.
bāndhavaḥ aholābhakaram dīnam alpajīvanam
alpakam īdṛśam bandhum āsādya sukham na edhate
alpakam īdṛśam bandhum āsādya sukham na edhate
25.
A kinsman, having found such a friend—one who is unprofitable, miserable, providing little sustenance, and insignificant—does not thrive happily.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहोलाभकरम् (aholābhakaram) - one who brings no profit (describing the friend) (unprofitable, not making gain, causing loss)
- दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched (describing the friend) (poor, miserable, wretched)
- अल्पजीवनम् (alpajīvanam) - providing little sustenance (describing the friend) (having little livelihood, having a short life, meager existence)
- अल्पकम् (alpakam) - insignificant (describing the friend) (small, little, insignificant)
- न (na) - not, no
- ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (a friend) (such, of this kind)
- बन्धुम् (bandhum) - friend, relative, kinsman
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having found (having obtained, having reached, having approached)
- बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - kinsman, relative
- सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease (happiness, ease, joy)
- एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases
Words meanings and morphology
अहोलाभकरम् (aholābhakaram) - one who brings no profit (describing the friend) (unprofitable, not making gain, causing loss)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alābhakara
alābhakara - unprofitable, not making gain
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+lābha+kara)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negative prefix - lābha – gain, profit, acquisition
noun (masculine)
Root: labh (class 1) - kara – making, doing, causing, doer
adjective (masculine)
suffix kṛ-a
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched (describing the friend) (poor, miserable, wretched)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīna
dīna - poor, miserable, wretched, humble
Root: dī (class 4)
अल्पजीवनम् (alpajīvanam) - providing little sustenance (describing the friend) (having little livelihood, having a short life, meager existence)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alpajīvana
alpajīvana - one whose life is small, having a meager livelihood
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+jīvana)
- alpa – small, little, few
adjective (masculine) - jīvana – life, livelihood, existence
noun (neuter)
Root: jīv (class 1)
अल्पकम् (alpakam) - insignificant (describing the friend) (small, little, insignificant)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alpaka
alpaka - small, little, insignificant, contemptible
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (a friend) (such, of this kind)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa
īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this
बन्धुम् (bandhum) - friend, relative, kinsman
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bandhu
bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection
Root: bandh (class 9)
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having found (having obtained, having reached, having approached)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - kinsman, relative
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāndhava
bāndhava - a kinsman, relative; friendly, benevolent
सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease (happiness, ease, joy)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially
एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of edh
Root: edh (class 1)