महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-27, verse-13
जहाति मृत्युं च जरां भयं च न क्षुत्पिपासे मनसश्चाप्रियाणि ।
न कर्तव्यं विद्यते तत्र किंचिदन्यत्र वै इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् ॥१३॥
न कर्तव्यं विद्यते तत्र किंचिदन्यत्र वै इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् ॥१३॥
13. jahāti mṛtyuṁ ca jarāṁ bhayaṁ ca; na kṣutpipāse manasaścāpriyāṇi ,
na kartavyaṁ vidyate tatra kiṁci;danyatra vai indriyaprīṇanārthāt.
na kartavyaṁ vidyate tatra kiṁci;danyatra vai indriyaprīṇanārthāt.
13.
jahāti mṛtyuṃ ca jarāṃ bhayaṃ ca
na kṣutpipāse manasaḥ ca apriyāṇi
na kartavyaṃ vidyate tatra kiṃcit
anyatra vai indriyaprīṇanārthāt
na kṣutpipāse manasaḥ ca apriyāṇi
na kartavyaṃ vidyate tatra kiṃcit
anyatra vai indriyaprīṇanārthāt
13.
One abandons death, old age, and fear. Neither hunger and thirst nor the mind's unpleasant things exist (for them). There, no duty (kārya) whatsoever exists, except for the purpose of gratifying the senses.
Words meanings summery:
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- जहाति (jahāti) - one abandons, leaves, gives up
- मृत्युं (mṛtyuṁ) - death
- च (ca) - and
- जरां (jarāṁ) - old age, decay
- भयं (bhayaṁ) - fear, dread
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not
- क्षुत्पिपासे (kṣutpipāse) - hunger and thirst
- मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
- च (ca) - and
- अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable things
- न (na) - not
- कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṁ) - duty, that which is to be done
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
- तत्र (tatra) - in the state of having abandoned fear etc. (there, in that place, in that state)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, whatsoever
- अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् (indriyaprīṇanārthāt) - from the purpose of gratifying the senses
Words meanings and morphology
जहाति (jahāti) - one abandons, leaves, gives up
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hā
Present Tense, Active Voice
Reduplicated root hā (3rd class). jahāti is 3rd person singular present.
Root: hā (class 3)
मृत्युं (mṛtyuṁ) - death
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)
From mṛ (to die) + tyu (suffix)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Object of 'jahāti'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
जरां (jarāṁ) - old age, decay
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jarā
jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude
From jṝ (to waste away) + aṅ
Root: jṝ (class 9)
Note: Object of 'jahāti'
भयं (bhayaṁ) - fear, dread
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, dread, danger
From bhī (to fear) + a
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Object of 'jahāti'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negation particle
क्षुत्पिपासे (kṣutpipāse) - hunger and thirst
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of kṣutpipāsā
kṣutpipāsā - hunger and thirst
Dvandva compound of kṣut (hunger) and pipāsā (thirst)
Compound type : Dvandva (kṣudh+pipāsā)
- kṣudh – hunger, appetite
noun (feminine)
From kṣudh (to be hungry). The form kṣut is the stem.
Root: kṣudh (class 4) - pipāsā – thirst, desire to drink
noun (feminine)
Desiderative formation from root pā (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Subject of implied 'na vidyate'
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought
From man (to think) + as (suffix)
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Possessive of 'apriyāṇi'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable things
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of apriya
apriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, disliked, enemy
Negative prefix a + priya (dear, pleasant)
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+priya)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
adjective (masculine)
From prī (to please) + ya
Root: prī (class 9)
Note: Subjects of implied 'na vidyate'
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negation particle
कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṁ) - duty, that which is to be done
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, ought to be done, duty, obligation
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
From kṛ (to do) + tavya (gerundive suffix)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of 'vidyate'
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Tense, Middle Voice
4th class root vid (to be)
Root: vid (class 4)
तत्र (tatra) - in the state of having abandoned fear etc. (there, in that place, in that state)
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + tral (suffix for place)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, whatsoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever, a little
From kim + cid (indefinite particle)
Note: Qualifies 'kartavyaṃ'
अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except
(indeclinable)
From anya (other) + tral (suffix for place)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् (indriyaprīṇanārthāt) - from the purpose of gratifying the senses
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of indriyaprīṇanārtha
indriyaprīṇanārtha - for the purpose of gratifying the senses
Compound: indriya (sense) + prīṇana (gratifying) + artha (purpose)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (indriya+prīṇana+artha)
- indriya – sense organ, faculty (of sense or action), vital power
noun (neuter)
From indra (Indra) + ya - prīṇana – gratifying, pleasing, satisfaction
noun (neuter)
Nominalized Present Participle
From root prī (to please) + ana (suffix)
Root: prī (class 9) - artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
From ṛ (to go, to move) + than (suffix)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
Note: Governed by 'anyatra'