महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-39, verse-14
तादृशैः संगतं नीचैर्नृशंसैरकृतात्मभिः ।
निशाम्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या विद्वान्दूराद्विवर्जयेत् ॥१४॥
निशाम्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या विद्वान्दूराद्विवर्जयेत् ॥१४॥
14. tādṛśaiḥ saṁgataṁ nīcairnṛśaṁsairakṛtātmabhiḥ ,
niśāmya nipuṇaṁ buddhyā vidvāndūrādvivarjayet.
niśāmya nipuṇaṁ buddhyā vidvāndūrādvivarjayet.
14.
tādṛśaiḥ saṃgatam nīcaiḥ nṛśaṃsaiḥ akṛtātmabhiḥ
niśāmya nipuṇam buddhyā vidvān dūrāt vivarjayet
niśāmya nipuṇam buddhyā vidvān dūrāt vivarjayet
14.
Having carefully (nipuṇam) discerned with his intellect (buddhi), a wise person (vidvān) should completely avoid (vivarjayet) association (saṃgata) from afar (dūrāt) with such base, cruel, and undisciplined (akṛtātman) individuals.
Words meanings summery:
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- तादृशैः (tādṛśaiḥ) - with such, with those of that kind
- संगतम् (saṁgatam) - association, company, union
- नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - with low, with base, with vulgar (people)
- नृशंसैः (nṛśaṁsaiḥ) - with cruel, with savage, with inhuman (people)
- अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - with uncultivated souls, with undisciplined persons, with unrefined individuals
- निशाम्य (niśāmya) - having perceived, having observed, having discerned
- निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, thoroughly, carefully
- बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, with understanding, with wisdom
- विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person, a learned person
- दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance
- विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should cast off
Words meanings and morphology
तादृशैः (tādṛśaiḥ) - with such, with those of that kind
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - such, of that kind
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with nīcaiḥ, nṛśaṃsaiḥ, akṛtātmabhiḥ.
संगतम् (saṁgatam) - association, company, union
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃgata
saṁgata - associated, met; also (as noun) association, company
Past Passive Participle
From sam-gam (to go together, meet)
Prefix: sam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object of vivarjayet.
नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - with low, with base, with vulgar (people)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīca
nīca - low, base, vulgar, mean
नृशंसैः (nṛśaṁsaiḥ) - with cruel, with savage, with inhuman (people)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛśaṃsa
nṛśaṁsa - cruel, savage, inhuman
From nṛ (man) + śaṃsa (praise/curse - ambiguous origin, often interpreted as 'injuring men')
अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - with uncultivated souls, with undisciplined persons, with unrefined individuals
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṛtātman
akṛtātman - having an uncultivated self (ātman), undisciplined, unrefined
Compound: a (not) + kṛta (done, made, cultivated - PPP of kṛ) + ātman (self, soul, character)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+ātman)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - kṛta – done, made, performed, cultivated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
निशाम्य (niśāmya) - having perceived, having observed, having discerned
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root śam with prefix ni, ending in -ya as per Pāṇini 7.1.37
Prefix: ni
Root: śam (class 4)
निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, thoroughly, carefully
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb modifying niśāmya.
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, with understanding, with wisdom
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, wisdom
From root budh (to awaken, know)
Root: budh (class 1)
विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person, a learned person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat
vidvat - knowing, wise, learned
Present Active Participle
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Functions as the subject of vivarjayet.
दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb.
विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should cast off
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vi-vṛj
Causative of root vṛj (to turn), with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛj (class 1)