महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-42, verse-10
कामानुसारी पुरुषः कामाननु विनश्यति ।
कामान्व्युदस्य धुनुते यत्किंचित्पुरुषो रजः ॥१०॥
कामान्व्युदस्य धुनुते यत्किंचित्पुरुषो रजः ॥१०॥
10. kāmānusārī puruṣaḥ kāmānanu vinaśyati ,
kāmānvyudasya dhunute yatkiṁcitpuruṣo rajaḥ.
kāmānvyudasya dhunute yatkiṁcitpuruṣo rajaḥ.
10.
kāmānusārī puruṣaḥ kāmān anu vinaśyati kāmān
vyudasya dhunute yat kiñcit puruṣaḥ rajaḥ
vyudasya dhunute yat kiñcit puruṣaḥ rajaḥ
10.
A person who follows desires perishes along with them. But having cast aside desires, a person shakes off whatever mental impurities (rajas) they possess.
Words meanings summery:
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- कामानुसारी (kāmānusārī) - following desires, indulging in desires
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, individual (puruṣa)
- कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, longings
- अनु (anu) - after, along with, following, according to
- विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears
- कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, longings
- व्युदस्य (vyudasya) - having cast off, having thrown away, having rejected
- धुनुते (dhunute) - shakes off, discards, purifies
- यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever little
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, individual (puruṣa)
- रजः (rajaḥ) - mental impurities, defilements (dust, impurity, passion, mental defilement (rajas))
Words meanings and morphology
कामानुसारी (kāmānusārī) - following desires, indulging in desires
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmānusārin
kāmānusārin - following desires, obedient to desires
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+anusārin)
- kāma – desire, wish, longing
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - anusārin – following, accompanying, conformable to
adjective (masculine)
present active participle
Derived from root sṛj (to go) with prefix anu, agent suffix -in
Prefix: anu
Root: sṛj (class 1)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, individual (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul (puruṣa), cosmic person (puruṣa)
कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, longings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, longing
Root: kam (class 1)
अनु (anu) - after, along with, following, according to
(indeclinable)
विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, longings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, longing
Root: kam (class 1)
व्युदस्य (vyudasya) - having cast off, having thrown away, having rejected
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed with prefixes vi, ud and suffix -ya
Prefixes: vi+ud
Root: as (class 4)
धुनुते (dhunute) - shakes off, discards, purifies
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dhū
Root: dhū (class 5)
यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever little
(indeclinable)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, individual (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul (puruṣa), cosmic person (puruṣa)
रजः (rajaḥ) - mental impurities, defilements (dust, impurity, passion, mental defilement (rajas))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, impurity, passion (rajas), menstrual discharge