महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-47

न नूनं कर्मभिः पुण्यैरश्नुते पुरुषः सुखम् ।
द्रौपदी चेत्तथावृत्ता नाश्नुते सुखमव्ययम् ॥४७॥

47. na nūnaṁ karmabhiḥ puṇyairaśnute puruṣaḥ sukham ,
draupadī cettathāvṛttā nāśnute sukhamavyayam.

47. na nūnam karmabhiḥ puṇyaiḥ aśnute puruṣaḥ sukham
draupadī cet tathāvṛttā na aśnute sukham avyayam

47. Surely, a person (puruṣa) does not attain happiness (sukha) through meritorious actions (karma), if Draupadī, despite her virtuous conduct, does not experience imperishable happiness.

47. כנראה שאדם אינו זוכה לאושר בזכות מעשים טובים, אם דְרַאוּפַּדִי, שהתנהגותה כזו, אינה זוכה לאושר בלתי נכחד.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds (karma)

• पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by meritorious, virtuous, righteous

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains, reaches, experiences

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, human being (puruṣa)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure

• द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तथावृत्ता (tathāvṛttā) - having such conduct, so behaved, virtuous

• न (na) - not

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains, reaches, experiences

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by meritorious, virtuous, righteous

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, righteous; merit, virtue

Note: Modifies 'karmabhiḥ'

अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains, reaches, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of aś

Root: aś (class 5)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, human being (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort (sukha)

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तथावृत्ता (tathāvṛttā) - having such conduct, so behaved, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tathāvṛtta

tathāvṛtta - having such a course, having such conduct, so behaved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, turn) with 'tathā' (thus, so)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tathā+vṛtta)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, behaved, conducted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, turn)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'Draupadī'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains, reaches, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of aś

Root: aś (class 5)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort (sukha)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying, immutable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vyaya – decay, decline, loss, expenditure
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vy-i' (to go out, pass away)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'sukham'

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