महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-54, verse-35

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जन्मप्रभृति ते कश्चिद्वृजिनं न ददर्श ह ।
ज्ञातारमनुधर्माणां त्वां विदुः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥३५॥

35. janmaprabhṛti te kaścidvṛjinaṁ na dadarśa ha ,
jñātāramanudharmāṇāṁ tvāṁ viduḥ sarvapārthivāḥ.

35. janmaprabhṛti te kaścit vṛjinam na dadarśa ha
jñātāram anudharmāṇām tvām viduḥ sarvapārthivāḥ

35. janmaprabhṛti kascit te vṛjinam na dadarśa ha;
sarvapārthivāḥ tvām anudharmāṇām jñātāram viduḥ

35. Indeed, no one has ever seen any transgression (vṛjina) of yours since your birth. All kings consider you a knower of the various natural laws (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards, since birth

ते (te) - your, of you (genitive singular)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - evil, sin, wrong, transgression

न (na) - not, no

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

ज्ञातारम् (jñātāram) - knower, one who knows

अनुधर्माणाम् (anudharmāṇām) - of the various natural laws (dharma), of established duties

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all kings, all rulers of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards, since birth

(indeclinable)

compound adverb, janman + prabhṛti

Compound type : avyayībhāva (janman+prabhṛti)

janman – birth, origin, existence
noun (neuter)
prabhṛti – beginning, onwards from, and so forth
indeclinable
often used as an ablative postposition or part of compound

ते (te) - your, of you (genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of `tava`.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - any, some, certain (indefinite pronoun)

compound of `kim` (interrogative pronoun) and `cit` (indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

kim – who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
pronoun (neuter)
cit – a certain, some, even (indefinite particle)
indeclinable
particle imparting indefiniteness

वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - evil, sin, wrong, transgression

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛjina

vṛjina - crooked, deceitful, wicked, evil, sin, transgression, misfortune

from √vṛj (to turn, bend, avoid)

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Object of `na dadarśa`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negation particle

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

perfect tense (liṭ)

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is `kaścit`.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

ज्ञातारम् (jñātāram) - knower, one who knows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñātṛ

jñātṛ - knower, cognizer

agent noun

from √jñā (to know) + -tṛ suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate accusative with `tvām` (they know you as a knower).

अनुधर्माणाम् (anudharmāṇām) - of the various natural laws (dharma), of established duties

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anudharma

anudharma - secondary duty, established custom, minor law, rule following another

compound of anu- + dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+dharma)

anu – after, along, near, according to, subordinate
indeclinable
prefix
dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religious or moral ordinance
noun (masculine)

Note: Object of knowledge for `jñātāram`.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (perfect form) (liṭ (used as laṭ)) of vid

perfect tense (liṭ)

Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural. Often used with a present tense meaning ('they know').

Root: vid (class 2)