महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-39, verse-23
ज्ञातयस्तारयन्तीह ज्ञातयो मज्जयन्ति च ।
सुवृत्तास्तारयन्तीह दुर्वृत्ता मज्जयन्ति च ॥२३॥
सुवृत्तास्तारयन्तीह दुर्वृत्ता मज्जयन्ति च ॥२३॥
23. jñātayastārayantīha jñātayo majjayanti ca ,
suvṛttāstārayantīha durvṛttā majjayanti ca.
suvṛttāstārayantīha durvṛttā majjayanti ca.
23.
jñātayaḥ tārayanti iha jñātayaḥ majjayanti ca
suvṛttāḥ tārayanti iha durvṛttāḥ majjayanti ca
suvṛttāḥ tārayanti iha durvṛttāḥ majjayanti ca
23.
Relatives can uplift (save) a person, and relatives can also ruin (drown) a person. Those who are well-behaved among them uplift, and those who are ill-behaved ruin.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
- तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they uplift
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
- ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
- मज्जयन्ति (majjayanti) - they cause to sink, they drown, they ruin
- च (ca) - and
- सुवृत्ताः (suvṛttāḥ) - well-behaved ones, virtuous ones
- तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they uplift
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
- दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved ones, wicked ones
- मज्जयन्ति (majjayanti) - they cause to sink, they drown, they ruin
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - relative, kinsman, clan, community
तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they uplift
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tārayati
Causative
Causative form of root tṛ (to cross)
Root: tṛ (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
(indeclinable)
ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - relative, kinsman, clan, community
मज्जयन्ति (majjayanti) - they cause to sink, they drown, they ruin
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of majjayati
Causative
Causative form of root majj (to sink)
Root: majj (class 6)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सुवृत्ताः (suvṛttāḥ) - well-behaved ones, virtuous ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suvṛtta
suvṛtta - well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct
Compound type : praādi-tatpuruṣa (su+vṛtta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - vṛtta – conducted, behaved, occurred, gone, passed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
root vṛt + ta suffix
Root: vṛt (class 1)
तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they uplift
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tārayati
Causative
Causative form of root tṛ (to cross)
Root: tṛ (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter
(indeclinable)
दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved ones, wicked ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durvṛtta
durvṛtta - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
Compound type : praādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+vṛtta)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable - vṛtta – conducted, behaved, occurred, gone, passed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
root vṛt + ta suffix
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मज्जयन्ति (majjayanti) - they cause to sink, they drown, they ruin
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of majjayati
Causative
Causative form of root majj (to sink)
Root: majj (class 6)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)