महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-11

जङ्गमाजङ्गमं सर्वमविहिंसंश्चतुर्विधम् ।
स्वासु प्रजास्विव सदा समः प्राणभृतां प्रति ॥११॥

11. jaṅgamājaṅgamaṁ sarvamavihiṁsaṁścaturvidham ,
svāsu prajāsviva sadā samaḥ prāṇabhṛtāṁ prati.

11. jaṅgamājaṅgamam sarvam avihiṃsan caturvidham
svāsu prajāsu iva sadā samaḥ prāṇabhṛtām prati

11. Not harming any of the four kinds of moving and non-moving beings, always impartial towards all living creatures, just as one would be towards one's own offspring.

11. לא אפגע באף אחד מארבעת סוגי היצורים, בין נעים ובין עומדים במקומם, ואתייחס אל כל בעל נשמה בשוויון תמידי, כמו אל ילדיי שלי.

Words meanings summery:

• जङ्गमाजङ्गमम् (jaṅgamājaṅgamam) - moving and non-moving (creation)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• अविहिंसन् (avihiṁsan) - not harming, not injuring

• चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - fourfold, of four kinds

• स्वासु (svāsu) - in one's own, among one's own

• प्रजासु (prajāsu) - among offspring, among subjects, among creatures

• इव (iva) - as, like, similar to

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, impartial, same, alike

• प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings, of animated creatures

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

Words meanings and morphology

जङ्गमाजङ्गमम् (jaṅgamājaṅgamam) - moving and non-moving (creation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgamājaṅgama

jaṅgamājaṅgama - moving and non-moving (creation or beings)

Compound type : dvandva (jaṅgama+ajaṅgama)

• jaṅgama – moving, mobile, animated
  adjective
  root gam (to go) with intens. prefix jaṅ-
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ajaṅgama – non-moving, immobile, inanimate
  adjective
  negative prefix a-

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, entire, whole, every

अविहिंसन् (avihiṁsan) - not harming, not injuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avihiṃsat

avihiṁsat - not harming, not injuring

Present Active Participle

root hiṃs (to harm) with a- (neg.) and vi

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - fourfold, of four kinds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

स्वासु (svāsu) - in one's own, among one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own

प्रजासु (prajāsu) - among offspring, among subjects, among creatures

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people, creatures

root jan (to be born) with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - as, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

(indeclinable)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, impartial, same, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, impartial, same, alike, even

प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings, of animated creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - living being, animated creature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining, possessing
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  root bhṛ, class 3
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

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