महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-67, verse-13
गान्धर्वराक्षसौ क्षत्रे धर्म्यौ तौ मा विशङ्किथाः ।
पृथग्वा यदि वा मिश्रौ कर्तव्यौ नात्र संशयः ॥१३॥
पृथग्वा यदि वा मिश्रौ कर्तव्यौ नात्र संशयः ॥१३॥
13. gāndharvarākṣasau kṣatre dharmyau tau mā viśaṅkithāḥ ,
pṛthagvā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau nātra saṁśayaḥ.
pṛthagvā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau nātra saṁśayaḥ.
13.
gāndharvarākṣasau kṣatre dharmyau tau mā viśaṅkithāḥ
pṛthak vā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau na atra saṃśayaḥ
pṛthak vā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau na atra saṃśayaḥ
13.
For a kṣatriya, the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage are righteous; do not have any doubt about them. They may be performed either separately or combined; there is no doubt about this.
Words meanings summery:
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- गान्धर्वराक्षसौ (gāndharvarākṣasau) - the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage (dual nominative) (the Gandharva and Rākṣasa (forms of marriage))
- क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - for the kṣatriya (class) (in the kṣatriya, in the ruling class)
- धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (dual) (righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma)
- तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the Gandharva and Rākṣasa marriages) (those two (masculine))
- मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
- विशङ्किथाः (viśaṅkithāḥ) - you (sg) should doubt (do not doubt) (you (sg) should doubt, you should fear)
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
- वा (vā) - or
- यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case that)
- वा (vā) - or
- मिश्रौ (miśrau) - combined (dual nominative) (mixed, combined (dual))
- कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to the forms of marriage) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
- संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)
Words meanings and morphology
गान्धर्वराक्षसौ (gāndharvarākṣasau) - the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage (dual nominative) (the Gandharva and Rākṣasa (forms of marriage))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gāndharvarākṣasa
gāndharvarākṣasa - Gandharva and Rākṣasa (referring to types of marriage)
Compound type : dvandva (gāndharva+rākṣasa)
- gāndharva – relating to Gandharvas; a type of marriage (love marriage where consent is spontaneous)
adjective (masculine) - rākṣasa – relating to Rākṣasas; a type of marriage (forcible abduction of a bride)
adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to two forms of marriage.
क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - for the kṣatriya (class) (in the kṣatriya, in the ruling class)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - dominion, power, sovereignty, kṣatriya class, warrior caste
धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (dual) (righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmya
dharmya - righteous, lawful, customary, conforming to dharma
Derived from dharma with -ya suffix.
Note: Agrees with 'gāndharvarākṣasau'.
तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the Gandharva and Rākṣasa marriages) (those two (masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Agrees with 'gāndharvarākṣasau'.
मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
(indeclinable)
विशङ्किथाः (viśaṅkithāḥ) - you (sg) should doubt (do not doubt) (you (sg) should doubt, you should fear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of śaṅk
Aorist
Root śaṅk (1A) with upasarga vi-; aorist, second person singular, middle voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: śaṅk (class 1)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case that)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
मिश्रौ (miśrau) - combined (dual nominative) (mixed, combined (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of miśra
miśra - mixed, combined, blended, mingled
Note: Agrees with (implied) 'vivāhau' (marriages).
कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to the forms of marriage) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action
Gerundive
Derived from the root kṛ (to do, to make) with the suffix -tavya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion
From sam-śī, root śī (to lie, to doubt) or śī (to sharpen/observe with sam).
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)