महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-76, verse-3
अफलं मन्यसे चापि पुरुषस्य पराक्रमम् ।
न चान्तरेण कर्माणि पौरुषेण फलोदयः ॥३॥
न चान्तरेण कर्माणि पौरुषेण फलोदयः ॥३॥
3. aphalaṁ manyase cāpi puruṣasya parākramam ,
na cāntareṇa karmāṇi pauruṣeṇa phalodayaḥ.
na cāntareṇa karmāṇi pauruṣeṇa phalodayaḥ.
3.
aphalam manyase ca api puruṣasya parākramam
na ca antareṇa karmāṇi pauruṣeṇa phalodayaḥ
na ca antareṇa karmāṇi pauruṣeṇa phalodayaḥ
3.
And you also consider a man's (puruṣa) valor to be fruitless. Moreover, no success (phalodaya) can arise from mere human effort (pauruṣa) without actual actions (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- अफलम् (aphalam) - Referring to the valor or effort being considered unproductive. (fruitless, without result)
- मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man, of a person
- पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, effort
- न (na) - not
- च (ca) - and
- अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - Preposition indicating lack of something. (without, except for)
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds
- पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by valor
- फलोदयः (phalodayaḥ) - The coming forth or manifestation of a favorable outcome. (rise of fruit, success, result)
Words meanings and morphology
अफलम् (aphalam) - Referring to the valor or effort being considered unproductive. (fruitless, without result)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aphala
aphala - fruitless, unproductive, useless, without result
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+phala)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
noun (neuter)
मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man
Root: man (class 4)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man, of a person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person; the Supreme Being (puruṣa)
पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, effort
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama
parākrama - valor, prowess, courage, exertion, effort
Prefix: parā
Root: kram (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - Preposition indicating lack of something. (without, except for)
(indeclinable)
Used as a preposition governing the accusative case.
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by valor
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa
pauruṣa - manliness, virility, human effort, valor
Derived from puruṣa
फलोदयः (phalodayaḥ) - The coming forth or manifestation of a favorable outcome. (rise of fruit, success, result)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of phalodaya
phalodaya - rise of fruit, yield, success, result
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+udaya)
- phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter) - udaya – rising, appearance, prosperity, increase
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root i (to go) with upasarga ud
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)