महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-6

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अरोषणो यः समलोष्टकाञ्चनः प्रहीणशोको गतसंधिविग्रहः ।
निन्दाप्रशंसोपरतः प्रियाप्रिये चरन्नुदासीनवदेष भिक्षुकः ॥६॥

6. aroṣaṇo yaḥ samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ; prahīṇaśoko gatasaṁdhivigrahaḥ ,
nindāpraśaṁsoparataḥ priyāpriye; carannudāsīnavadeṣa bhikṣukaḥ.

6. aroṣaṇaḥ yaḥ samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ
prahīṇaśokaḥ gatasaṃdhivigrahaḥ
| nindāpraśaṃsoparataḥ priyāpriye
caran udāsīnavat eṣa bhikṣukaḥ

6. This mendicant is one who is not easily angered, to whom a clod of earth and gold are alike, who has cast off sorrow, who has abandoned alliance and conflict, who has ceased from both blame and praise, and who acts impartially regarding pleasant and unpleasant things.

Words meanings summery:

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अरोषणः (aroṣaṇaḥ) - not angry, free from anger

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

समलोष्टकाञ्चनः (samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ) - to whom a clod of earth and gold are alike

प्रहीणशोकः (prahīṇaśokaḥ) - one who has cast off sorrow, free from grief

गतसंधिविग्रहः (gatasaṁdhivigrahaḥ) - one who has abandoned alliance and conflict (peace and war)

निन्दाप्रशंसोपरतः (nindāpraśaṁsoparataḥ) - one who has ceased from blame and praise

प्रियाप्रिये (priyāpriye) - pleasant and unpleasant things

चरन् (caran) - acting, behaving, moving

उदासीनवत् (udāsīnavat) - like an indifferent person, impartially

एष (eṣa) - this (one)

भिक्षुकः (bhikṣukaḥ) - mendicant, renunciant, beggar

Words meanings and morphology

अरोषणः (aroṣaṇaḥ) - not angry, free from anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aroṣaṇa

aroṣaṇa - not angry, free from anger, placid

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'roṣaṇa' (prone to anger, angry). 'roṣaṇa' from root 'ruṣ' (to be angry).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+roṣaṇa)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
roṣaṇa – angry, irritable, prone to anger
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle or derived adjective
From root 'ruṣ' (to be angry) with suffix 'ana'.
Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

समलोष्टकाञ्चनः (samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ) - to whom a clod of earth and gold are alike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaloṣṭakāñcana

samaloṣṭakāñcana - to whom clod and gold are equal, one who considers clod and gold as the same

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sama' (equal) + 'loṣṭa' (clod) + 'kāñcana' (gold). Meaning "one for whom clod and gold are equal."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+loṣṭa+kāñcana)

sama – equal, same, alike
adjective (masculine)
loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump of clay
noun (neuter)
kāñcana – gold, golden
noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

प्रहीणशोकः (prahīṇaśokaḥ) - one who has cast off sorrow, free from grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahīṇaśoka

prahīṇaśoka - one whose sorrow is gone, free from grief

Bahuvrihi compound: 'pra-hīṇa' (gone, discarded) + 'śoka' (sorrow). Meaning "one whose sorrow is gone."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prahīṇa+śoka)

prahīṇa – abandoned, departed, gone away
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From 'pra-hā' (to abandon, forsake)
Prefix: pra
Root: hā (class 3)
śoka – sorrow, grief, distress
noun (masculine)
From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament)
Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

गतसंधिविग्रहः (gatasaṁdhivigrahaḥ) - one who has abandoned alliance and conflict (peace and war)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatasaṃdhivigraha

gatasaṁdhivigraha - one whose peace and war (alliance and conflict) are gone, free from peace and war

Bahuvrihi compound: 'gata' (gone) + 'saṃdhi' (peace, alliance) + 'vigraha' (war, conflict). Meaning "one for whom peace and war are gone."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+saṃdhi+vigraha)

gata – gone, departed, reached
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
saṃdhi – alliance, peace, union, juncture
noun (masculine)
From 'sam-dhā' (to put together, unite)
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
vigraha – war, conflict, separation, analysis
noun (masculine)
From 'vi-grah' (to seize apart, fight)
Prefix: vi
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

निन्दाप्रशंसोपरतः (nindāpraśaṁsoparataḥ) - one who has ceased from blame and praise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nindāpraśaṃsoparata

nindāpraśaṁsoparata - one who has stopped from blame and praise, indifferent to criticism and compliments

Tatpurusha compound: 'nindāpraśaṃsā' (blame and praise, dvandva) + 'uparata' (ceased, abstained). Meaning "one who has ceased from blame and praise."

Compound type : tatpurusha (nindāpraśaṃsā+uparata)

nindā – blame, reproach, censure
noun (feminine)
From root 'nid' (to blame)
Root: nid (class 1)
praśaṃsā – praise, commendation
noun (feminine)
From 'pra-śaṃs' (to praise)
Prefix: pra
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
uparata – ceased, stopped, abstained from
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From 'upa-ram' (to cease, desist)
Prefix: upa
Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

प्रियाप्रिये (priyāpriye) - pleasant and unpleasant things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of priyāpriya

priyāpriya - pleasant and unpleasant, likes and dislikes

Dvandva compound of 'priya' (pleasant, dear) and 'apriya' (unpleasant, disliked).

Compound type : dvandva (priya+apriya)

priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, liked
adjective (neuter)
Root: prī (class 9)
apriya – unpleasant, disliked, unwelcome
adjective (neuter)
Nañ-tatpuruṣa of 'a' + 'priya'.
Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Object of the action implied by 'caran' and 'udāsīnavat'.

चरन् (caran) - acting, behaving, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, walking, acting, behaving

Present Active Participle

From root 'car' (to move, act)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ' and 'bhikṣukaḥ'.

उदासीनवत् (udāsīnavat) - like an indifferent person, impartially

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'udāsīna' (indifferent) with the suffix 'vat' (like, similar to).