महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-308, verse-160
योऽप्यत्र परमो धर्मः पवित्रं राजराज्ययोः ।
पृथिवी दक्षिणा यस्य सोऽश्वमेधो न विद्यते ॥१६०॥
पृथिवी दक्षिणा यस्य सोऽश्वमेधो न विद्यते ॥१६०॥
160. yo'pyatra paramo dharmaḥ pavitraṁ rājarājyayoḥ ,
pṛthivī dakṣiṇā yasya so'śvamedho na vidyate.
pṛthivī dakṣiṇā yasya so'śvamedho na vidyate.
160.
yaḥ api atra paramaḥ dharmaḥ pavitram rāja-rājyayoḥ
pṛthivī dakṣiṇā yasya saḥ aśvamedhaḥ na vidyate
pṛthivī dakṣiṇā yasya saḥ aśvamedhaḥ na vidyate
160.
yaḥ api atra rāja-rājyayoḥ pavitram paramaḥ dharmaḥ
yasya pṛthivī dakṣiṇā saḥ aśvamedhaḥ na vidyate
yasya pṛthivī dakṣiṇā saḥ aśvamedhaḥ na vidyate
160.
The supreme natural law (dharma) found here, which purifies both kings and kingdoms, is of such immense value that even a great Vedic ritual (yajña) like the Aśvamedha, with the entire earth as its sacrificial fee, cannot compare to it or be its equal.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
- परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
- पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy
- राज-राज्ययोः (rāja-rājyayoḥ) - of kings and kingdoms, for kings and kingdoms
- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
- दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee, donation
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice ritual)
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is known
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
(indeclinable)
परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, principal
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred, holy
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra
pavitra - pure, holy, sacred, purifying, excellent
Note: Used here as a predicate adjective or adverbially to describe the purifying nature of dharma.
राज-राज्ययोः (rāja-rājyayoḥ) - of kings and kingdoms, for kings and kingdoms
(noun)
Genitive, dual of rājarājya
rājarājya - kings and kingdoms (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (rājan+rājya)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine) - rājya – kingdom, state, realm
noun (neuter)
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee, donation
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, donation, reward, right (side), south
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice ritual)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse sacrifice (a major Vedic ritual/yajña)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is known
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)