महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-80, verse-6

स राजा सिंहविक्रान्तो युवा विषयगोचरः ।
अविरोधेन धर्मस्य चचार सुखमुत्तमम् ॥६॥

6. sa rājā siṁhavikrānto yuvā viṣayagocaraḥ ,
avirodhena dharmasya cacāra sukhamuttamam.

6. saḥ rājā siṃhavikrāntaḥ yuvā viṣayagocaraḥ
avirodhena dharmasya cacāra sukham uttamam

6. That king, valorous as a lion and youthful, indulged in worldly pleasures and experienced supreme happiness, all without contradicting dharma.

6. אותו מלך, צעיר ואמיץ כאריה, שקוע בעולם החושים, נהנה מאושר עליון בלי לסתור את חוק היושר.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• सिंहविक्रान्तः (siṁhavikrāntaḥ) - lion-valorous, having the prowess of a lion

• युवा (yuvā) - young, youthful

• विषयगोचरः (viṣayagocaraḥ) - moving in the sphere of objects of sense, indulging in sensual pleasures

• अविरोधेन (avirodhena) - without opposition, without conflict, without violation

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of righteousness

• चचार (cacāra) - he enjoyed, he practiced, he moved

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, joy

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Yayati.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

सिंहविक्रान्तः (siṁhavikrāntaḥ) - lion-valorous, having the prowess of a lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhavikrānta

siṁhavikrānta - having the prowess or courage of a lion, lion-valorous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+vikrānta)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vikrānta – valorous, mighty, powerful, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kram (क्रम्) with upasarga vi (वि)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

युवा (yuvā) - young, youthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young man, youth, youthful

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

विषयगोचरः (viṣayagocaraḥ) - moving in the sphere of objects of sense, indulging in sensual pleasures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣayagocara

viṣayagocara - within the range of senses, indulging in sensual pleasures, moving among objects of sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+gocara)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sensual pleasure, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• gocara – range, sphere, object, pasture land
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

अविरोधेन (avirodhena) - without opposition, without conflict, without violation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avirodha

avirodha - absence of conflict, non-opposition, harmony

Derived from virodha (opposition) with negative prefix a-

Prefix: a

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Expresses the manner of action.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct, duty, law, virtue, fundamental principle

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'avirodhena' (without conflict of dharma).

चचार (cacāra) - he enjoyed, he practiced, he moved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of car

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of the root car (चर्)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ rājā'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, joy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

Note: Object of 'cacāra' (enjoyed happiness).

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - supreme, excellent, highest, best

Note: Qualifies 'sukham'.

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