महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-181, verse-11
कामभोगप्रियास्तीक्ष्णाः क्रोधनाः प्रियसाहसाः ।
त्यक्तस्वधर्मा रक्ताङ्गास्ते द्विजाः क्षत्रतां गताः ॥११॥
त्यक्तस्वधर्मा रक्ताङ्गास्ते द्विजाः क्षत्रतां गताः ॥११॥
11. kāmabhogapriyāstīkṣṇāḥ krodhanāḥ priyasāhasāḥ ,
tyaktasvadharmā raktāṅgāste dvijāḥ kṣatratāṁ gatāḥ.
tyaktasvadharmā raktāṅgāste dvijāḥ kṣatratāṁ gatāḥ.
11.
kāma-bhoga-priyāḥ tīkṣṇāḥ krodhanāḥ priya-sāhasāḥ
tyakta-svadharmāḥ rakta-aṅgāḥ te dvijāḥ kṣatratām gatāḥ
tyakta-svadharmāḥ rakta-aṅgāḥ te dvijāḥ kṣatratām gatāḥ
11.
te dvijāḥ kāma-bhoga-priyāḥ tīkṣṇāḥ krodhanāḥ
priya-sāhasāḥ tyakta-svadharmāḥ rakta-aṅgāḥ kṣatratām gatāḥ
priya-sāhasāḥ tyakta-svadharmāḥ rakta-aṅgāḥ kṣatratām gatāḥ
11.
Those twice-born (dvija) who are fond of sensual pleasures, fierce, prone to anger, fond of daring acts, who have abandoned their own inherent duty (svadharma), and whose bodies display passion, attain the state of being a warrior (kṣatra-hood).
Words meanings summery:
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- काम-भोग-प्रियाः (kāma-bhoga-priyāḥ) - fond of sensual pleasures
- तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp, fierce, intense
- क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - angry, prone to anger, irritable
- प्रिय-साहसाः (priya-sāhasāḥ) - fond of daring acts, courageous
- त्यक्त-स्वधर्माः (tyakta-svadharmāḥ) - who have abandoned their own duty (svadharma)
- रक्त-अङ्गाः (rakta-aṅgāḥ) - whose bodies display passion or aggression (red-bodied, passionate-bodied)
- ते (te) - those, they
- द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - referring to members of the three upper social classes (Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas) (twice-born)
- क्षत्रताम् (kṣatratām) - kṣatriya-hood, the state of being a warrior/ruler
- गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached
Words meanings and morphology
काम-भोग-प्रियाः (kāma-bhoga-priyāḥ) - fond of sensual pleasures
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāma-bhoga-priya
kāma-bhoga-priya - fond of sensual pleasures
Bahuvrīhi compound: one for whom kāma-bhoga is priya
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+bhoga+priya)
- kāma – desire, love, sensual pleasure
noun (masculine) - bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience
noun (masculine) - priya – dear, beloved, fond of
adjective
तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp, fierce, intense
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, ardent, severe
क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - angry, prone to anger, irritable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of krodhana
krodhana - angry, wrathful, prone to anger
प्रिय-साहसाः (priya-sāhasāḥ) - fond of daring acts, courageous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of priya-sāhasa
priya-sāhasa - fond of daring deeds, courageous, adventurous
Bahuvrīhi compound: one for whom sāhasa is priya
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+sāhasa)
- priya – dear, beloved, fond of
adjective - sāhasa – daring, enterprise, violence, force
noun (neuter)
त्यक्त-स्वधर्माः (tyakta-svadharmāḥ) - who have abandoned their own duty (svadharma)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tyakta-svadharma
tyakta-svadharma - one who has abandoned their own duty (svadharma)
Bahuvrīhi compound: one by whom svadharma is tyakta
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+svadharma)
- tyakta – abandoned, forsaken, given up
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: tyaj (class 1) - svadharma – one's own duty, inherent nature (dharma)
noun (masculine)
रक्त-अङ्गाः (rakta-aṅgāḥ) - whose bodies display passion or aggression (red-bodied, passionate-bodied)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rakta-aṅga
rakta-aṅga - red-bodied, passionate-bodied
Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose aṅga is rakta
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+aṅga)
- rakta – red, colored, passionate, attached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: rañj (class 1) - aṅga – limb, body, part
noun (neuter)
ते (te) - those, they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - referring to members of the three upper social classes (Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas) (twice-born)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), bird, tooth
क्षत्रताम् (kṣatratām) - kṣatriya-hood, the state of being a warrior/ruler
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣatratā
kṣatratā - the state of being a kṣatriya, warrior status, sovereignty
गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, attained, reached, become
Past Passive Participle
Root: gam (class 1)