महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-34, verse-42
विद्यामदो धनमदस्तृतीयोऽभिजनो मदः ।
एते मदावलिप्तानामेत एव सतां दमाः ॥४२॥
एते मदावलिप्तानामेत एव सतां दमाः ॥४२॥
42. vidyāmado dhanamadastṛtīyo'bhijano madaḥ ,
ete madāvaliptānāmeta eva satāṁ damāḥ.
ete madāvaliptānāmeta eva satāṁ damāḥ.
42.
vidyāmadaḥ dhanamadaḥ tṛtīyaḥ abhijanaḥ
madaḥ ete madāvaliptānām eta eva satām damāḥ
madaḥ ete madāvaliptānām eta eva satām damāḥ
42.
Arrogance (mada) stemming from knowledge, arrogance from wealth, and the third, arrogance from noble birth, are common amongst the conceited. However, for the virtuous, these very same things become means of self-control (dama).
Words meanings summery:
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- विद्यामदः (vidyāmadaḥ) - arrogance of knowledge, pride from learning
- धनमदः (dhanamadaḥ) - arrogance of wealth, pride from riches
- तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third
- अभिजनः (abhijanaḥ) - noble birth, lineage, family
- मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, intoxication, pride, passion
- एते (ete) - these
- मदावलिप्तानाम् (madāvaliptānām) - of the arrogant, of those conceited with pride
- एत (eta) - these (referring to the three types of arrogance)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
- सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of the good, of the righteous
- दमाः (damāḥ) - self-controls, restraints, subduings
Words meanings and morphology
विद्यामदः (vidyāmadaḥ) - arrogance of knowledge, pride from learning
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyāmada
vidyāmada - arrogance of knowledge, pride from learning
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+mada)
- vidyā – knowledge, learning, science, spiritual knowledge
noun (feminine)
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 4) - mada – intoxication, arrogance, pride, delight
noun (masculine)
From root mad (to be intoxicated, to be proud)
Root: mad (class 4)
धनमदः (dhanamadaḥ) - arrogance of wealth, pride from riches
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanamada
dhanamada - arrogance of wealth, pride from riches
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+mada)
- dhana – wealth, riches, money, property
noun (neuter)
From root dhā (to place, to hold)
Root: dhā (class 3) - mada – intoxication, arrogance, pride, delight
noun (masculine)
From root mad (to be intoxicated, to be proud)
Root: mad (class 4)
तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya
tṛtīya - third
अभिजनः (abhijanaḥ) - noble birth, lineage, family
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhijana
abhijana - noble birth, lineage, family, ancestors
From abhi-jan (to be born, to originate)
Prefix: abhi
Root: jan (class 4)
मदः (madaḥ) - arrogance, intoxication, pride, passion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mada
mada - intoxication, arrogance, pride, delight, passion
From root mad (to be intoxicated, to be proud)
Root: mad (class 4)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
मदावलिप्तानाम् (madāvaliptānām) - of the arrogant, of those conceited with pride
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of madāvalipta
madāvalipta - arrogant, conceited, proud, smeared with arrogance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+avalipta)
- mada – intoxication, arrogance, pride
noun (masculine)
From root mad (to be intoxicated, to be proud)
Root: mad (class 4) - avalipta – smeared, anointed, arrogant, conceited
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From ava-lip (to anoint, to smear)
Prefix: ava
Root: lip (class 6)
एत (eta) - these (referring to the three types of arrogance)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Used here possibly as a shorter form of plural 'ete' or 'etāni' in poetic context.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of the good, of the righteous
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sat
sat - being, existent, good, virtuous, real, true
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
दमाः (damāḥ) - self-controls, restraints, subduings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dama
dama - self-control, restraint, subduing, taming
From root dam (to tame, to control)
Root: dam (class 4)