महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-109, verse-23
त्वया नृशंसकर्तारः पापाचाराश्च मानवाः ।
निग्राह्याः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ त्रिवर्गपरिवर्जिताः ॥२३॥
निग्राह्याः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ त्रिवर्गपरिवर्जिताः ॥२३॥
23. tvayā nṛśaṁsakartāraḥ pāpācārāśca mānavāḥ ,
nigrāhyāḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha trivargaparivarjitāḥ.
nigrāhyāḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha trivargaparivarjitāḥ.
23.
tvayā nṛśaṃsakartāraḥ pāpācārāḥ ca mānavāḥ |
nigrāhyāḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha trivargaparivarjitāḥ
nigrāhyāḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha trivargaparivarjitāḥ
23.
O best of kings, you must restrain those cruel and sinful human beings who have abandoned the three aims of life (righteous conduct (dharma), prosperity, and pleasure).
Words meanings summery:
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- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- नृशंसकर्तारः (nṛśaṁsakartāraḥ) - doers of cruel acts, cruel perpetrators
- पापाचाराः (pāpācārāḥ) - those of sinful conduct
- च (ca) - and
- मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
- निग्राह्याः (nigrāhyāḥ) - should be restrained, ought to be punished
- पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ (pārthivaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings, O noblest of rulers
- त्रिवर्गपरिवर्जिताः (trivargaparivarjitāḥ) - those who have abandoned the three aims of life
Words meanings and morphology
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvad
tvad - you
नृशंसकर्तारः (nṛśaṁsakartāraḥ) - doers of cruel acts, cruel perpetrators
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛśaṃsakartṛ
nṛśaṁsakartṛ - doer of cruel acts
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛśaṃsa+kartṛ)
- nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked
adjective (masculine) - kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
noun (masculine)
agent noun
derived from root kṛ + tṛc suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पापाचाराः (pāpācārāḥ) - those of sinful conduct
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpācāra
pāpācāra - sinful conduct, evil behavior
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+ācāra)
- pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
noun (neuter) - ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu
निग्राह्याः (nigrāhyāḥ) - should be restrained, ought to be punished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nigrāhya
nigrāhya - to be restrained, to be punished
Gerundive
root grah with prefix ni + ṇyat suffix
Prefix: ni
Root: grah (class 9)
पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ (pārthivaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings, O noblest of rulers
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivaśreṣṭha
pārthivaśreṣṭha - best of kings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+śreṣṭha)
- pārthiva – earthly, king, prince
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
adjective (masculine)
superlative of praśasya (good)
त्रिवर्गपरिवर्जिताः (trivargaparivarjitāḥ) - those who have abandoned the three aims of life
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of trivargaparivarjita
trivargaparivarjita - excluded from the three aims of life
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trivarga+parivarjita)
- trivarga – the group of three (dharma, artha, kāma)
noun (masculine) - parivarjita – abandoned, excluded, forsaken
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root vṛj with prefix pari + kta suffix
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛj (class 10)