महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-19

अथाभिपत्तिर्लोकस्य कर्तव्या शुभपापयोः ।
अभिपन्नतमं लोके राज्ञामुद्यतदण्डनम् ॥१९॥

19. athābhipattirlokasya kartavyā śubhapāpayoḥ ,
abhipannatamaṁ loke rājñāmudyatadaṇḍanam.

19. atha abhipattiḥ lokasya kartavyā śubhapāpayoḥ
abhipannatamam loke rājñām udyatadaṇḍanam

19. atha lokasya śubhapāpayoḥ abhipattiḥ kartavyā
loke rājñām udyatadaṇḍanam abhipannatamam

19. Now, the responsibility for the good and bad deeds of the world falls upon the king, who holds the upraised staff of punishment as the most encompassing refuge in the world.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• अभिपत्तिः (abhipattiḥ) - approach, refuge, recourse, taking responsibility

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people

• कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - to be done, to be performed, to be undertaken

• शुभपापयोः (śubhapāpayoḥ) - of good and bad deeds, of virtue and sin

• अभिपन्नतमम् (abhipannatamam) - most approached, most fallen upon, most afflicted, most completely dependent or sheltered

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

• उद्यतदण्डनम् (udyatadaṇḍanam) - having an upraised staff (of punishment)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अभिपत्तिः (abhipattiḥ) - approach, refuge, recourse, taking responsibility

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhipatti

abhipatti - resort, refuge, approach

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - to be done, to be performed, to be undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, obligatory

Gerundive

kr root with tavya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुभपापयोः (śubhapāpayoḥ) - of good and bad deeds, of virtue and sin

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of śubhapāpa

śubhapāpa - good and bad deeds

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+pāpa)

• śubha – auspicious, good
  adjective (neuter)
• pāpa – sin, bad
  adjective (neuter)

अभिपन्नतमम् (abhipannatamam) - most approached, most fallen upon, most afflicted, most completely dependent or sheltered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhipannatama

abhipannatama - most dependent or most fallen upon

Superlative of abhipanna

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

उद्यतदण्डनम् (udyatadaṇḍanam) - having an upraised staff (of punishment)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udyatadaṇḍana

udyatadaṇḍana - holding an upraised staff

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udyata+daṇḍa)

• udyata – raised, lifted up, prepared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  ud + yam
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)

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