महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-10
बहवस्तनया यत्र सर्वे तत्र समांशिनः ।
ज्येष्ठे राज्याधिकारित्वं तत्तु वंशानुसारतः ॥१०॥
ज्येष्ठे राज्याधिकारित्वं तत्तु वंशानुसारतः ॥१०॥
10. bahavastanayā yatra sarve tatra samāṁśinaḥ ,
jyeṣṭhe rājyādhikāritvaṁ tattu vaṁśānusārataḥ.
jyeṣṭhe rājyādhikāritvaṁ tattu vaṁśānusārataḥ.
10.
bahavaḥ tanayāḥ yatra sarve tatra sama-aṃśinaḥ
jyeṣṭhe rājya-adhikāritvam tat tu vaṃśa-anusārataḥ
jyeṣṭhe rājya-adhikāritvam tat tu vaṃśa-anusārataḥ
10.
yatra bahavaḥ tanayāḥ sarve tatra sama-aṃśinaḥ,
tu jyeṣṭhe rājya-adhikāritvam vaṃśa-anusārataḥ tat
tu jyeṣṭhe rājya-adhikāritvam vaṃśa-anusārataḥ tat
10. Where there are many sons, all of them take equal shares, but the right to the kingdom belongs to the eldest, according to the lineage.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
- तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, offspring
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
- सम-अंशिनः (sama-aṁśinaḥ) - having equal shares, sharers of equal portions
- ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - in the eldest, to the eldest
- राज्य-अधिकारित्वम् (rājya-adhikāritvam) - the right to rule, authority over the kingdom
- तत् (tat) - that
- तु (tu) - but, however
- वंश-अनुसारतः (vaṁśa-anusārataḥ) - according to the lineage, in accordance with the family succession
Words meanings and morphology
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many
तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, offspring
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tanaya
tanaya - son, offspring
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case
(indeclinable)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
(indeclinable)
सम-अंशिनः (sama-aṁśinaḥ) - having equal shares, sharers of equal portions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sama-aṃśin
sama-aṁśin - having an equal share
Compound of sama and aṃśin
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+aṃśin)
- sama – equal, same
adjective (masculine) - aṃśin – having a share, sharer
adjective (masculine)
ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - in the eldest, to the eldest
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, best
राज्य-अधिकारित्वम् (rājya-adhikāritvam) - the right to rule, authority over the kingdom
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya-adhikāritva
rājya-adhikāritva - right to the kingdom, sovereignty
Compound of rājya and adhikāritva
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+adhikāritva)
- rājya – kingdom, rule, sovereignty
noun (neuter) - adhikāritva – right, authority, entitlement
noun (neuter)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
तु (tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
वंश-अनुसारतः (vaṁśa-anusārataḥ) - according to the lineage, in accordance with the family succession
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa-anusāra
vaṁśa-anusāra - following the lineage or family line
Compound of vaṃśa and anusāra with ablative suffix tas
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṃśa+anusāra)
- vaṃśa – lineage, family, bamboo
noun (masculine) - anusāra – following, conformity
noun (masculine)