महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-15

यस्तु स्यात्कामवृत्तोऽपि राजा तापत्य संगरे ।
जयेन्नक्तंचरान्सर्वान्स पुरोहितधूर्गतः ॥१५॥

15. yastu syātkāmavṛtto'pi rājā tāpatya saṁgare ,
jayennaktaṁcarānsarvānsa purohitadhūrgataḥ.

15. yaḥ tu syāt kāmavṛttaḥ api rājā tāpatya saṅgare
jayet naktaṃcarān sarvān saḥ purohita-dhūr-gataḥ

15. O son of Tapati, even a king whose conduct is self-willed (kāmavṛtta) will conquer all the night-roaming demons (naktaṃcara) in battle, provided he is supported by a priest (purohita).

15. אך מלך, גם אם הוא נוהג כרצונו, הו טָאפַּטְיַה, ינצח בקרב את כל הנודדים בלילה אם פּוּרוֹהִיטַה (כהן החצר והיועץ הרוחני של המלך) עומד בראשו.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

• कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - whose conduct is according to desire, self-willed, acting as one pleases

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

• सङ्गरे (saṅgare) - in battle, in conflict

• जयेत् (jayet) - he would conquer, he should conquer

• नक्तंचरान् (naktaṁcarān) - night-roamers, demons, rakṣasas

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पुरोहित-धूर्-गतः (purohita-dhūr-gataḥ) - supported by a priest, having a priest's guidance

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - whose conduct is according to desire, self-willed, acting as one pleases

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmavṛtta

kāmavṛtta - whose conduct is according to desire, self-willed, acting as one pleases

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+vṛtta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• vṛtta – conduct, course, behavior; happened, occurred
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt- with suffix -ta
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpatya

tāpatya - descendant of Tapati, son of Tapati (a solar princess)

सङ्गरे (saṅgare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgara

saṅgara - battle, war, conflict

Root: gṛ (class 1)

जयेत् (jayet) - he would conquer, he should conquer

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

नक्तंचरान् (naktaṁcarān) - night-roamers, demons, rakṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naktaṃcara

naktaṁcara - one who moves at night; night-roamer, demon

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (naktaṃ+cara)

• naktaṃ – by night, at night
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going; a mover, follower
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car with suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरोहित-धूर्-गतः (purohita-dhūr-gataḥ) - supported by a priest, having a priest's guidance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita-dhūr-gata

purohita-dhūr-gata - one who is supported or guided by a priest (purohita)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (purohita+dhūr+gata)

• purohita – priest, royal chaplain
  noun (masculine)
• dhūr – yoke, burden, responsibility, leadership, guidance
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, obtained, reached, supported
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam- with suffix -ta
  Root: gam (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse