Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 12
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
Devanagari script
सेनजिदुवाच का बुद्धि: कि तपो विप्र क: समाधिस्तपोधन । किंज्ञानं कि श्रुतं चैव यत् प्राप्प न विषीदसि
Translation
सेनजिदुवाच—का बुद्धिः किं तपो विप्र कः समाधिस्तपोधन। किं ज्ञानं किं श्रुतं चैव यत् प्राप्य न विषीदसि॥
Word by Word
सेनजित्Senajit (proper name)
सेनजित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेनजित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
काwhat? which?
का:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
बुद्धिःintellect, understanding
बुद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
विप्रO brahmin
विप्र:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कःwhat? which?
कः:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समाधिःconcentration, meditative absorption
समाधिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसमाधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपोधनO one whose wealth is austerity
तपोधन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootतपोधन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
श्रुतम्learning, what has been heard (scriptural study)
श्रुतम्:
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
यत्which (that) (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving obtained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विषीदसिyou grieve, you become despondent
विषीदसि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-सद्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes