Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
12,107

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-107, verse-1

राजपुत्र उवाच ।
न निकृत्या न दम्भेन ब्रह्मन्निच्छामि जीवितुम् ।
नाधर्मयुक्तानिच्छेयमर्थान्सुमहतोऽप्यहम् ॥१॥
1. rājaputra uvāca ,
na nikṛtyā na dambhena brahmannicchāmi jīvitum ,
nādharmayuktāniccheyamarthānsumahato'pyaham.
1. rājaputraḥ uvāca na nikṛtyā na dambhena brahman icchāmi
jīvitum na adharmayuktān iccheyam arthān sumahataḥ api aham
1. The prince said, 'O Brahmana, I do not wish to live by deceit or hypocrisy (dambha). Nor would I desire even very great gains that are associated with unrighteousness (adharma).'

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - the prince, the king's son
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • (na) - not, no
  • निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by dishonesty, by fraud, by deceit
  • (na) - not, no
  • दम्भेन (dambhena) - by hypocrisy, by deceit, by ostentation
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmana, O venerable one
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to subsist
  • (na) - not, no
  • अधर्मयुक्तान् (adharmayuktān) - connected with unrighteousness, associated with injustice
  • इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I would desire, I should wish
  • अर्थान् (arthān) - objects, purposes, gains, wealth
  • सुमहतः (sumahataḥ) - very great, exceedingly mighty
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - the prince, the king's son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra
rājaputra - king's son, prince
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • putra – son, offspring
    noun (masculine)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Root: vac (class 2)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by dishonesty, by fraud, by deceit
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti
nikṛti - dishonesty, fraud, deceit, contempt
From ni-√kṛ (to injure, disgrace)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
दम्भेन (dambhena) - by hypocrisy, by deceit, by ostentation
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dambha
dambha - hypocrisy, deceit, pride, ostentation
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmana, O venerable one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmana, priest, spiritual seeker, the Absolute (Brahman)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Active
Root: iṣ (class 4)
जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to subsist
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Root: jīv (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अधर्मयुक्तान् (adharmayuktān) - connected with unrighteousness, associated with injustice
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adharmayukta
adharmayukta - connected with adharma, unrighteous, unjust
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+yukta)
  • adharma – unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, vice
    noun (masculine)
    Negative prefix 'a-' + dharma
  • yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, suitable, proper
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √yuj (to join, to connect)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I would desire, I should wish
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of iṣ
Optative Active
Root: iṣ (class 4)
अर्थान् (arthān) - objects, purposes, gains, wealth
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of artha
artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, gain
सुमहतः (sumahataḥ) - very great, exceedingly mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sumahat
sumahat - very great, very mighty, extremely large
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, mighty, important
    adjective (masculine)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we