महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-37, verse-22
कृत्यानि पूर्वं परिसंख्याय सर्वाण्यायव्ययावनुरूपां च वृत्तिम् ।
संगृह्णीयादनुरूपान्सहायान्सहायसाध्यानि हि दुष्कराणि ॥२२॥
संगृह्णीयादनुरूपान्सहायान्सहायसाध्यानि हि दुष्कराणि ॥२२॥
22. kṛtyāni pūrvaṁ parisaṁkhyāya sarvā;ṇyāyavyayāvanurūpāṁ ca vṛttim ,
saṁgṛhṇīyādanurūpānsahāyā;nsahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi.
saṁgṛhṇīyādanurūpānsahāyā;nsahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi.
22.
kṛtyāni pūrvam parisaṃkhyāya
sarvāṇi āyavyayau anurūpām ca
vṛttim saṃgṛhṇīyāt anurūpān
sahāyān sahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi
sarvāṇi āyavyayau anurūpām ca
vṛttim saṃgṛhṇīyāt anurūpān
sahāyān sahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi
22.
Having first fully assessed all duties and a livelihood proportionate to income and expenditure, one should then acquire suitable assistants. Indeed, difficult tasks can only be accomplished with the help of others.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all (one's) duties and tasks (duties, tasks, things to be done)
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (before, formerly, first)
- परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having first fully assessed (having fully counted, having enumerated, having ascertained completely)
- सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (duties and tasks) (all, every)
- आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - income and expenditure (of a kingdom or household) (income and expenditure, receipts and disbursements)
- अनुरूपाम् (anurūpām) - a livelihood that is proportionate (suitable, appropriate, proportionate, corresponding)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (for oneself or dependents) (livelihood, occupation, conduct)
- संगृह्णीयात् (saṁgṛhṇīyāt) - one should acquire (suitable assistants) (one should collect, one should gather, one should acquire)
- अनुरूपान् (anurūpān) - suitable (assistants) (suitable, appropriate, matching)
- सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (to help with tasks) (assistants, companions, allies)
- सहायसाध्यानि (sahāyasādhyāni) - tasks that are only accomplished with help (to be accomplished with help, achievable with assistance)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
- दुष्कराणि (duṣkarāṇi) - difficult tasks (difficult, hard to do, arduous)
Words meanings and morphology
कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all (one's) duties and tasks (duties, tasks, things to be done)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛtya
kṛtya - duty, task, act, that which should be done
Gerundive
Gerundive from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (before, formerly, first)
(indeclinable)
परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having first fully assessed (having fully counted, having enumerated, having ascertained completely)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of root khyā (to perceive, count) with prefixes pari- and saṃ-
Prefixes: pari+sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (duties and tasks) (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with kṛtyāni.
आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - income and expenditure (of a kingdom or household) (income and expenditure, receipts and disbursements)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of āyavyaya
āyavyaya - income and expenditure
Compound type : dvandva (āya+vyaya)
- āya – income, revenue, gain
noun (masculine)
from root i (to go) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: i (class 2) - vyaya – expenditure, expense, loss
noun (masculine)
from root i (to go) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Used here with anurūpām as if it's a genitive or related to it, 'proportionate to income and expenditure'.
अनुरूपाम् (anurūpām) - a livelihood that is proportionate (suitable, appropriate, proportionate, corresponding)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anurūpa
anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, proportionate
from rūpa (form) with prefix anu-
Note: Agrees with vṛttim.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (for oneself or dependents) (livelihood, occupation, conduct)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - livelihood, occupation, conduct, mode of existence
from root vṛt (to turn, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
संगृह्णीयात् (saṁgṛhṇīyāt) - one should acquire (suitable assistants) (one should collect, one should gather, one should acquire)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of saṃgrah
from root grah (to seize, take) with prefix saṃ-
Prefix: sam
Root: grah (class 9)
अनुरूपान् (anurūpān) - suitable (assistants) (suitable, appropriate, matching)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anurūpa
anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, proportionate
from rūpa (form) with prefix anu-
Note: Agrees with sahāyān.
सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (to help with tasks) (assistants, companions, allies)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāya
sahāya - assistant, companion, ally
from sa- (with) + hāya (gone, connected)
Prefix: sa
Root: i (class 2)
सहायसाध्यानि (sahāyasādhyāni) - tasks that are only accomplished with help (to be accomplished with help, achievable with assistance)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahāyasādhya
sahāyasādhya - to be accomplished with the help of assistants
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahāya+sādhya)
- sahāya – assistant, help, support
noun (masculine) - sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, feasible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Gerundive from root sādh (to accomplish)
Root: sādh (class 5)
Note: Agrees with duṣkarāṇi.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
दुष्कराणि (duṣkarāṇi) - difficult tasks (difficult, hard to do, arduous)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult, hard to do
compound: dus (bad, difficult) + kara (doer, doing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)
- dus – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
negative/pejorative prefix - kara – doing, making, doer
adjective (neuter)
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)