महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-111, verse-8
आहवेषु च ये शूरास्त्यक्त्वा मरणजं भयम् ।
धर्मेण जयमिच्छन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥८॥
धर्मेण जयमिच्छन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥८॥
8. āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāstyaktvā maraṇajaṁ bhayam ,
dharmeṇa jayamicchanto durgāṇyatitaranti te.
dharmeṇa jayamicchanto durgāṇyatitaranti te.
8.
āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāḥ tyaktvā maraṇajam bhayam
dharmeṇa jayam icchantaḥ durgāṇi atitaranti te
dharmeṇa jayam icchantaḥ durgāṇi atitaranti te
8.
ye ca śūrāḥ āhaveṣu maraṇajam bhayam tyaktvā
dharmeṇa jayam icchantaḥ te durgāṇi atitaranti
dharmeṇa jayam icchantaḥ te durgāṇi atitaranti
8.
And those brave warriors who, in battles, abandon the fear born of death and desire victory through their adherence to natural law (dharma), they overcome all difficulties.
Words meanings summery:
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- आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in encounters)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors (brave, valiant, heroic; heroes, warriors)
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having left)
- मरणजम् (maraṇajam) - born of death (born of death, arising from death)
- भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread, danger)
- धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through their adherence to natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by natural law, by intrinsic nature, by righteousness)
- जयम् (jayam) - victory (victory, conquest, triumph)
- इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring (desiring, wishing, wanting)
- दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - all difficulties (difficulties, obstacles, fortresses (hard to access))
- अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - they overcome (they overcome, they cross over, they surmount)
- ते (te) - they (they, those)
Words meanings and morphology
आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in encounters)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of āhava
āhava - battle, war, conflict, encounter
derived from root hu 'to sacrifice, to offer' with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors (brave, valiant, heroic; heroes, warriors)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, a warrior
Root: śūr
Note: functions as a noun here, referring to 'heroes' or 'warriors'
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having left)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root tyaj with suffix -tvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
मरणजम् (maraṇajam) - born of death (born of death, arising from death)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇaja
maraṇaja - born of death, arising from death
compound of 'maraṇa' (death) and 'ja' (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (maraṇa+ja)
- maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
derived from root mṛ 'to die'
Root: mṛ (class 6) - ja – born, produced, arising from
adjective (masculine/neuter)
derived from root jan 'to be born'
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: agrees with 'bhayam'
भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread, danger)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, dread, danger
derived from root bhī 'to fear'
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: object of 'tyaktvā'
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through their adherence to natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by natural law, by intrinsic nature, by righteousness)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice, religious merit
derived from root dhṛ 'to uphold, support'
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: indicates the means or instrument
जयम् (jayam) - victory (victory, conquest, triumph)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - victory, conquest, triumph, success
derived from root ji 'to conquer'
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: object of 'icchantaḥ'
इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring (desiring, wishing, wanting)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of icchant
icchant - desiring, wishing
present active participle
from root iṣ (P. icchati) with agentive suffix -at
Root: iṣ (class 6)
दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - all difficulties (difficulties, obstacles, fortresses (hard to access))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of durga
durga - difficult to pass, inaccessible, impenetrable; a difficulty, an obstacle; a fortress, a stronghold
compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'ga' (going)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+ga)
- dur – difficult, bad, hard, ill
indeclinable
prefix - ga – going, moving; one who goes
adjective (masculine)
from root gam 'to go'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: object of 'atitaranti'
अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - they overcome (they overcome, they cross over, they surmount)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of atitar
present active
from root tṛ 'to cross' with prefix ati-
Prefix: ati
Root: tṛ (class 1)
ते (te) - they (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they