महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-39, verse-6
समृद्धा गुणतः केचिद्भवन्ति धनतोऽपरे ।
धनवृद्धान्गुणैर्हीनान्धृतराष्ट्र विवर्जयेत् ॥६॥
धनवृद्धान्गुणैर्हीनान्धृतराष्ट्र विवर्जयेत् ॥६॥
6. samṛddhā guṇataḥ kecidbhavanti dhanato'pare ,
dhanavṛddhānguṇairhīnāndhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayet.
dhanavṛddhānguṇairhīnāndhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayet.
6.
samṛddhāḥ guṇataḥ kecit bhavanti dhanataḥ apare
dhanavṛddhān guṇaiḥ hīnān dhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayet
dhanavṛddhān guṇaiḥ hīnān dhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayet
6.
Some become prosperous due to their virtues, while others are prosperous due to wealth. O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, one should avoid those who are rich in wealth but devoid of virtues.
Words meanings summery:
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- समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - prosperous, flourishing, rich
- गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - by virtue, by quality, in respect of good qualities
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become
- धनतः (dhanataḥ) - by wealth, from wealth, in respect of wealth
- अपरे (apare) - others
- धनवृद्धान् (dhanavṛddhān) - those increased by wealth, wealthy people
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues, by qualities
- हीनान् (hīnān) - devoid of, lacking, abandoned
- धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Addressing the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
- विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - one should avoid, one should abandon
Words meanings and morphology
समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - prosperous, flourishing, rich
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samṛddha
samṛddha - prosperous, rich, accomplished, complete
Past Passive Participle
From sam-√ṛdh (to prosper, succeed).
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 5)
गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - by virtue, by quality, in respect of good qualities
(indeclinable)
Formed from guṇa (quality, virtue) with suffix -tas.
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cid
ka-cid - someone, something, some, a certain
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
धनतः (dhanataḥ) - by wealth, from wealth, in respect of wealth
(indeclinable)
Formed from dhana (wealth) with suffix -tas.
अपरे (apare) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior
धनवृद्धान् (dhanavṛddhān) - those increased by wealth, wealthy people
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dhanavṛddha
dhanavṛddha - increased by wealth, rich, prosperous
Compound: wealth (dhana) + increased (vṛddha, PPP from √vṛdh).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhana+vṛddha)
- dhana – wealth, riches, money
noun (neuter) - vṛddha – grown, increased, old, aged
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √vṛdh (to grow, increase).
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues, by qualities
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand
हीनान् (hīnān) - devoid of, lacking, abandoned
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hīna
hīna - devoid of, deficient in, abandoned, inferior
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √hā (to abandon, forsake).
Root: hā (class 3)
धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Addressing the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)
Compound: dhṛta (held, supported) + rāṣṭra (kingdom). He who supports/sustains the kingdom.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)
- dhṛta – held, borne, supported, firm
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, bear, support).
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
noun (neuter)
विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - one should avoid, one should abandon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vivarjay
Causal/Denominative
Causal/denominative form of vi-√vṛj (to avoid, exclude).
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛj (class 10)