महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-117
युयुत्सा गर्हिता सन्धौ सम्मानैः सन्धिरुत्तमा ।
मृत्युर्जयो वा युद्धेषु राजन्यानां वरानने ॥११७॥
मृत्युर्जयो वा युद्धेषु राजन्यानां वरानने ॥११७॥
117. yuyutsā garhitā sandhau sammānaiḥ sandhiruttamā ,
mṛtyurjayo vā yuddheṣu rājanyānāṁ varānane.
mṛtyurjayo vā yuddheṣu rājanyānāṁ varānane.
117.
yuyutsā garhitā sandhau sammānaiḥ sandhiḥ uttamā
mṛtyuḥ jayaḥ vā yuddheṣu rājanyānāṃ varānane
mṛtyuḥ jayaḥ vā yuddheṣu rājanyānāṃ varānane
117.
varānane sandhau yuyutsā garhitā,
sammānaiḥ sandhiḥ uttamā,
yuddheṣu vā mṛtyuḥ jayaḥ rājanyānām
sammānaiḥ sandhiḥ uttamā,
yuddheṣu vā mṛtyuḥ jayaḥ rājanyānām
117. O beautiful-faced one, going to war is censured when a treaty can be made with honor, but an honorable treaty is best, while in battles either death or victory belongs to kṣatriyas.
Words meanings summery:
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- युयुत्सा (yuyutsā) - desire for war, aggressiveness
- गर्हिता (garhitā) - censured, reproached, condemned
- सन्धौ (sandhau) - in a treaty, in peace, in alliance
- सम्मानैः (sammānaiḥ) - with honors, with marks of respect
- सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - treaty, alliance, peace
- उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, highest, excellent
- मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
- जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph
- वा (vā) - or
- युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles, in wars
- राजन्यानाम् (rājanyānām) - of kṣatriyas, of kings and warriors
- वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one
Words meanings and morphology
युयुत्सा (yuyutsā) - desire for war, aggressiveness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yuyutsā
yuyutsā - desire for war, pugnacity
feminine nominal form from desiderative of root yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
गर्हिता (garhitā) - censured, reproached, condemned
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of garhita
garhita - censured, despised, blameworthy
Past Passive Participle
from root garh
Root: garh (class 1)
सन्धौ (sandhau) - in a treaty, in peace, in alliance
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sandhi
sandhi - junction, union, treaty, peace agreement
from prefix sam + dhā
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
सम्मानैः (sammānaiḥ) - with honors, with marks of respect
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sammāna
sammāna - honor, respect, regard
from sam + mā
Prefix: sam
Root: mā (class 3)
सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - treaty, alliance, peace
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sandhi
sandhi - junction, union, treaty, peace agreement
from prefix sam + dhā
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - uppermost, best, excellent
मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death
from root mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - conquest, victory
from root ji
Root: ji (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles, in wars
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of yuddha
yuddha - battle, war, fight
from root yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
राजन्यानाम् (rājanyānām) - of kṣatriyas, of kings and warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rājanya
rājanya - man of the royal or military class, kṣatriya
from rājan
वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of varānana
varānana - one who has a beautiful face
compound of vara (best/beautiful) + ānana (face)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+ānana)
- vara – best, excellent, beautiful
adjective (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)