महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-8

ते त्वया धर्महन्तारो निहताः सपदानुगाः ।
स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्त्वं किं नु शोचसि पाण्डव ।
राजा हि हन्याद्दद्याच्च प्रजा रक्षेच्च धर्मतः ॥८॥

8. te tvayā dharmahantāro nihatāḥ sapadānugāḥ ,
svadharme vartamānastvaṁ kiṁ nu śocasi pāṇḍava ,
rājā hi hanyāddadyācca prajā rakṣecca dharmataḥ.

8. te tvayā dharmahantāraḥ nihatāḥ
sa-padānugāḥ sva-dharme vartamānaḥ tvaṃ
kiṃ nu śocasi pāṇḍava rājā hi hanyāt
dadyāt ca prajā rakṣet ca dharmataḥ

8. pāṇḍava,
te dharmahantāraḥ sa-padānugāḥ tvayā nihatāḥ.
sva-dharme vartamānaḥ tvaṃ kiṃ nu śocasi? hi rājā prajāḥ ca dharmataḥ rakṣet hanyāt dadyāt ca.

8. O Pāṇḍava, those destroyers of dharma along with their followers have been killed by you. Why do you grieve, when you are standing in your own dharma? For a king must protect the subjects righteously, and he should punish and give.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• धर्महन्तारः (dharmahantāraḥ) - destroyers of dharma

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain

• स-पदानुगाः (sa-padānugāḥ) - along with followers, with followers and servants

• स्व-धर्मे (sva-dharme) - in one's own dharma, in one's own duty

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - abiding, standing, engaging

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - why

• नु (nu) - now, indeed, pray

• शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• हि (hi) - for, indeed

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should strike, should punish, should kill

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give

• च (ca) - and

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people

• रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - should protect

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma, righteously

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

धर्महन्तारः (dharmahantāraḥ) - destroyers of dharma

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmahantṛ

dharmahantṛ - destroyer of dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+hantṛ)

• dharma – dharma, law, duty
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihatan

nihatan - killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

From root han with ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

स-पदानुगाः (sa-padānugāḥ) - along with followers, with followers and servants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-padānuga

sa-padānuga - accompanied by followers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+padānuga)

• sa – with
  indeclinable
• padānuga – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)

स्व-धर्मे (sva-dharme) - in one's own dharma, in one's own duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-dharma

sva-dharma - one's own dharma, one's own duty

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – own
  adjective
• dharma – dharma, duty
  noun (masculine)

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - abiding, standing, engaging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, abiding, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

किम् (kim) - why

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, why

नु (nu) - now, indeed, pray

(indeclinable)

शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

हि (hi) - for, indeed

(indeclinable)

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should strike, should punish, should kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, subjects, people

रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - should protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma, righteously

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, law, righteousness

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