Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 3
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
Devanagari script
यस्मिन् यस्मिंस्तु विषये यो यो याति विनिश्चयम् | स तमेवाभिजानाति नान््यं भरतसत्तम
Translation
Ô le plus éminent des Bhārata : l’homme qui, en quelque domaine que ce soit, parvient à une résolution entière (certain que par elle il obtiendra l’accomplissement souhaité), tient cela même pour son devoir, et non autre chose.
Word by Word
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विषयेin a matter/topic
विषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho (each one)
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यातिgoes/attains
याति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
विनिश्चयम्a definite conclusion/ascertainment
विनिश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (one/thing)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवonly/indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिजानातिrecognizes/understands
अभिजानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-ज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यम्another (one/thing)
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तम:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootभरत-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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