महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-22

स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्य सापवादेऽपि भारत ।
एवमात्मपरित्यागस्तव राजन्न शोभनः ॥२२॥

22. svadharme vartamānasya sāpavāde'pi bhārata ,
evamātmaparityāgastava rājanna śobhanaḥ.

22. svadharme vartamānasya sa-pavāde api bhārata
evam ātma-parityāgaḥ tava rājan na śobhanaḥ

22. bhārata rājan sapavāde api svadharme vartamānasya
tava evam ātma-parityāgaḥ na śobhanaḥ

22. O Bhārata, O king, abandoning your own self is not proper for you, even while remaining established in your dharma, though it is subject to blame.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in one's own dharma, in one's own essential nature, in one's own duty

• वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of one existing, of one abiding, of one remaining

• स-पवादे (sa-pavāde) - with blame, with censure, subject to criticism

• अपि (api) - even, also, moreover

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing king Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आत्म-परित्यागः (ātma-parityāgaḥ) - giving up one's life or self-destruction (abandonment of the self, self-abandonment, suicide)

• तव (tava) - of you, your

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not

• शोभनः (śobhanaḥ) - proper, beautiful, good, right

Words meanings and morphology

स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in one's own dharma, in one's own essential nature, in one's own duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own dharma, one's own essential nature, one's own duty

sva (own) + dharma (dharma)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – dharma, essential nature, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of one existing, of one abiding, of one remaining

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, abiding, present

Present Active Participle

from vṛt root

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स-पवादे (sa-pavāde) - with blame, with censure, subject to criticism

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sa-pavāda

sa-pavāda - with blame, with censure

sa (with) + pavāda (blame)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+pavāda)

• sa – with
  indeclinable
• pavāda – blame, censure, exception
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + vad
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vad (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing king Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आत्म-परित्यागः (ātma-parityāgaḥ) - giving up one's life or self-destruction (abandonment of the self, self-abandonment, suicide)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-parityāga

ātma-parityāga - abandonment of the self, self-abandonment

ātman (self) + parityāga (abandonment)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+parityāga)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• parityāga – abandonment, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  pari + tyāga
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

तव (tava) - of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शोभनः (śobhanaḥ) - proper, beautiful, good, right

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, bright, proper, good

Root: śubh (class 1)

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