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12,128

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-128, verse-23

तस्य कोशबलज्यान्या सर्वलोकपराभवः ।
भैक्षचर्या न विहिता न च विट्शूद्रजीविका ॥२३॥
23. tasya kośabalajyānyā sarvalokaparābhavaḥ ,
bhaikṣacaryā na vihitā na ca viṭśūdrajīvikā.
23. tasya kośabalajyānyā sarvalokaparābhavaḥ
bhaikṣacaryā na vihitā na ca viṭśūdra-jīvikā
23. tasya kośabalajyānyā sarvalokaparābhavaḥ (bhavati)
bhaikṣacaryā na vihitā ca viṭśūdra-jīvikā na (vihitā)
23. Through the loss of his treasury (kośa) and army, there is the complete defeat of all people. Neither the practice of mendicancy (bhikṣacaryā) nor the livelihood of a Vaiśya or a Śūdra is prescribed (as a righteous course of action, dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)
  • कोशबलज्यान्या (kośabalajyānyā) - by the loss of his treasury and army (by the loss of treasury and army)
  • सर्वलोकपराभवः (sarvalokaparābhavaḥ) - the complete defeat of all people (defeat of all people, total humiliation)
  • भैक्षचर्या (bhaikṣacaryā) - the practice of mendicancy (bhikṣacaryā) (practice of begging, mendicancy)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed (as dharma) (prescribed, enjoined, arranged, performed)
  • (na) - nor (not, no)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • विट्शूद्र-जीविका (viṭśūdra-jīvikā) - the livelihood of a Vaiśya or a Śūdra (livelihood of a Vaiśya or Śūdra)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
कोशबलज्यान्या (kośabalajyānyā) - by the loss of his treasury and army (by the loss of treasury and army)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of kośabalajyāni
kośabalajyāni - loss of treasury and army
Compound of kośa (treasury), bala (army), and jyāni (loss)
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kośa+bala+jyāni)
  • kośa – treasury, store-room, sheath
    noun (masculine)
  • bala – strength, power, army
    noun (neuter)
  • jyāni – loss, diminution, injury
    noun (feminine)
    from root √jyā (to diminish)
    Root: jyā (class 9)
सर्वलोकपराभवः (sarvalokaparābhavaḥ) - the complete defeat of all people (defeat of all people, total humiliation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokaparābhava
sarvalokaparābhava - defeat/humiliation of all people
Compound of sarvaloka (all people) and parābhava (defeat)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvaloka+parābhava)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • loka – world, people, region
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 10)
  • parābhava – defeat, humiliation, contempt
    noun (masculine)
    from prefix parā- + root √bhū
    Prefix: parā
    Root: bhū (class 1)
भैक्षचर्या (bhaikṣacaryā) - the practice of mendicancy (bhikṣacaryā) (practice of begging, mendicancy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaikṣacaryā
bhaikṣacaryā - begging, mendicancy, practice of a bhikṣu
Compound of bhaikṣa (begging) and caryā (conduct, practice)
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (bhaikṣa+caryā)
  • bhaikṣa – begging, alms
    noun (neuter)
    from bhikṣā (alms)
    Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
  • caryā – conduct, practice, custom
    noun (feminine)
    from root √car
    Root: car (class 1)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed (as dharma) (prescribed, enjoined, arranged, performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vihita
vihita - prescribed, enjoined, arranged, performed
Past Passive Participle
from prefix vi- + root √dhā (3rd class)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
(na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
विट्शूद्र-जीविका (viṭśūdra-jīvikā) - the livelihood of a Vaiśya or a Śūdra (livelihood of a Vaiśya or Śūdra)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viṭśūdrajīvikā
viṭśūdrajīvikā - livelihood of a Vaiśya or Śūdra
Compound of viṭ (Vaiśya), śūdra (Śūdra), and jīvikā (livelihood)
Compound type : dvandva-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (viś+śūdra+jīvikā)
  • viś – Vaiśya, common people, clan
    noun (masculine)
    (from original viś 'settlement, people')
  • śūdra – Śūdra, member of the fourth varna
    noun (masculine)
  • jīvikā – livelihood, means of subsistence, profession
    noun (feminine)
    from root √jīv (to live)
    Root: jīv (class 1)