महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-140, verse-25
अजोऽश्वः क्षत्रमित्येतत्सदृशं ब्रह्मणा कृतम् ।
तस्मान्नतीक्ष्णभूतानां यात्रा काचित्प्रसिध्यति ॥२५॥
तस्मान्नतीक्ष्णभूतानां यात्रा काचित्प्रसिध्यति ॥२५॥
25. ajo'śvaḥ kṣatramityetatsadṛśaṁ brahmaṇā kṛtam ,
tasmānnatīkṣṇabhūtānāṁ yātrā kācitprasidhyati.
tasmānnatīkṣṇabhūtānāṁ yātrā kācitprasidhyati.
25.
ajaḥ aśvaḥ kṣatram iti etat sadṛśam brahmaṇā kṛtam
tasmāt na atīkṣṇabhūtānām yātrā kācit prasidhyati
tasmāt na atīkṣṇabhūtānām yātrā kācit prasidhyati
25.
ajaḥ aśvaḥ kṣatram iti etat brahmaṇā sadṛśam kṛtam
tasmāt atīkṣṇabhūtānām kācit yātrā na prasidhyati
tasmāt atīkṣṇabhūtānām kācit yātrā na prasidhyati
25.
The nature of a goat, a horse, and the warrior class (kṣatra) itself are made similar by divine ordinance (brahman). Therefore, for those who are not fierce, no undertaking (yātrā) whatsoever succeeds.
Words meanings summery:
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- अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, the unborn, a leader
- अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - a horse
- क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - sovereignty, valor, the warrior class
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or quotation, end of an enumeration
- एतत् (etat) - this (neuter singular nominative/accusative)
- सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, alike
- ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the Veda, by divine ordinance
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, established
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- न (na) - not, no
- अतीक्ष्णभूतानाम् (atīkṣṇabhūtānām) - of those who are not sharp or fierce
- यात्रा (yātrā) - undertaking, journey, expedition, campaign
- काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine singular nominative)
- प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers
Words meanings and morphology
अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, the unborn, a leader
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - goat, unborn, leader, primitive soul
अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - a horse
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva
aśva - horse, stallion
क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - sovereignty, valor, the warrior class
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - rule, dominion, power, sovereignty, a warrior, the warrior caste
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or quotation, end of an enumeration
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (neuter singular nominative/accusative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, alike
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa
sadṛśa - like, similar, resembling
ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the Veda, by divine ordinance
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, creator god Brahma
कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, established
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, created
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Note: Ablative case form functioning adverbially.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अतीक्ष्णभूतानाम् (atīkṣṇabhūtānām) - of those who are not sharp or fierce
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of atīkṣṇabhūta
atīkṣṇabhūta - not sharp, not fierce, mild-natured
Compound type : Nañ-Bahuvrīhi (a+tīkṣṇa+bhūta)
- a – not, non-
prefix
Negation prefix. - tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, fierce, severe
adjective - bhūta – being, existing, nature, inherent quality
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (when verb-derived)
Root: bhū (class 1)
यात्रा (yātrā) - undertaking, journey, expedition, campaign
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yātrā
yātrā - journey, procession, expedition, undertaking, means of subsistence
काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine singular nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - any, some, a certain
प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-sidh
Prefix: pra
Root: sidh (class 4)