महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-228, verse-6
यदि वा धार्मिको यज्वा यदि वा पापकृत्तमः ।
यदि वा पुरुषव्याघ्रो यदि वा क्लैब्यधारिता ॥६॥
यदि वा पुरुषव्याघ्रो यदि वा क्लैब्यधारिता ॥६॥
6. yadi vā dhārmiko yajvā yadi vā pāpakṛttamaḥ ,
yadi vā puruṣavyāghro yadi vā klaibyadhāritā.
yadi vā puruṣavyāghro yadi vā klaibyadhāritā.
6.
yadi vā dhārmikaḥ yajvā yadi vā pāpakṛttamaḥ
yadi vā puruṣavyāghraḥ yadi vā klaibyadhāritā
yadi vā puruṣavyāghraḥ yadi vā klaibyadhāritā
6.
yadi vā dhārmikaḥ vā yajvā yadi vā pāpakṛttamaḥ
vā puruṣavyāghraḥ yadi vā klaibyadhāritā
vā puruṣavyāghraḥ yadi vā klaibyadhāritā
6.
Whether one is righteous or a performer of Vedic rituals (yajña); whether one is the greatest of sinners; whether one is a tiger among men or overcome by weakness.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - one who follows natural law (dharma) or is righteous (righteous, virtuous, adhering to dharma)
- यज्वा (yajvā) - one who performs Vedic rituals (yajña) (performer of Vedic rituals, sacrificer)
- पापकृत्तमः (pāpakṛttamaḥ) - one who commits the most evil actions (karma) (the worst sinner, most evil-doer)
- पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - a man of great prowess or strength (tiger among men, excellent man, foremost man)
- क्लैब्यधारिता (klaibyadhāritā) - overcome by weakness or impotence (state of being held by impotence/weakness, effeminacy)
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - one who follows natural law (dharma) or is righteous (righteous, virtuous, adhering to dharma)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika
dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, observing natural law (dharma)
Derived from 'dharma' + 'ika' suffix.
यज्वा (yajvā) - one who performs Vedic rituals (yajña) (performer of Vedic rituals, sacrificer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajvan
yajvan - one who performs Vedic rituals, sacrificer
From root 'yaj' (to worship, offer) + 'van' suffix.
Root: yaj (class 1)
पापकृत्तमः (pāpakṛttamaḥ) - one who commits the most evil actions (karma) (the worst sinner, most evil-doer)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakṛttama
pāpakṛttama - one who commits the most sin, worst sinner
Compound of 'pāpa' (sin) + 'kṛt' (doer) + 'tama' (superlative suffix).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpakṛt) + taddhita (tama) (pāpa+kṛt+tama)
- pāpa – sin, evil, bad
noun/adjective (neuter) - kṛt – doer, maker, performing
adjective/noun (masculine)
From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
suffix
Superlative suffix.
पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - a man of great prowess or strength (tiger among men, excellent man, foremost man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - a man who is a tiger (metaphorically), a pre-eminent man
Compound of 'puruṣa' (man, person) + 'vyāghra' (tiger). A type of tatpuruṣa compound (specifically upamitam or saptamī-tatpuruṣa depending on interpretation) where 'vyāghra' functions as an honorific simile.
Compound type : upamā-tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)
- puruṣa – man, human being, person, spirit (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
क्लैब्यधारिता (klaibyadhāritā) - overcome by weakness or impotence (state of being held by impotence/weakness, effeminacy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of klaibyadhāritā
klaibyadhāritā - the state of being held or possessed by impotence or weakness
Compound of 'klaibya' (impotence, weakness, effeminacy) + 'dhāritā' (state of being held/borne). 'dhāritā' from root 'dhṛ' (to hold) + suffix 'tā'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (klaibya+dhāritā)
- klaibya – impotence, effeminacy, weakness
noun (neuter)
From 'klība' (impotent, eunuch) + 'ya' suffix. - dhāritā – state of being held, borne, supported
noun (feminine)
From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear) + 'ta' (PPP) + 'tā' (abstract noun suffix).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)