महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-56, verse-3
राजधर्मान्विशेषेण कथयस्व पितामह ।
सर्वस्य जीवलोकस्य राजधर्माः परायणम् ॥३॥
सर्वस्य जीवलोकस्य राजधर्माः परायणम् ॥३॥
3. rājadharmānviśeṣeṇa kathayasva pitāmaha ,
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam.
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam.
3.
rājadharman viśeṣeṇa kathayasva pitāmaha
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam
3.
pitāmaha,
rājadharman viśeṣeṇa kathayasva.
rājadharmāḥ sarvasya jīvalokasya parāyaṇam (santi).
rājadharman viśeṣeṇa kathayasva.
rājadharmāḥ sarvasya jīvalokasya parāyaṇam (santi).
3.
O Grandfather (pitāmaha), please explain the duties pertaining to a king (rājadharma) in detail, for the king's duties (rājadharma) are the ultimate refuge for all living beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- राजधर्मन् (rājadharman) - The principles and practices a king must follow to maintain order and prosperity. (duties of a king, royal natural law)
- विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - Requests a detailed and focused explanation. (especially, in particular, specifically)
- कथयस्व (kathayasva) - An imperative request from Yudhiṣṭhira to Bhīṣma. (please tell, narrate, explain)
- पितामह (pitāmaha) - Vocative address to Bhīṣma. (O Grandfather)
- सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - Refers to all inhabitants and elements of the world. (of all, of every)
- जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - Encompasses all sentient and non-sentient beings, their environment, and society. (of the world of living beings, of the living world)
- राजधर्माः (rājadharmāḥ) - The principles that uphold and sustain society under royal rule. (the duties of kings, royal natural laws)
- परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - The essential basis or support system for the world's order. (supreme refuge, ultimate resort, main support)
Words meanings and morphology
राजधर्मन् (rājadharman) - The principles and practices a king must follow to maintain order and prosperity. (duties of a king, royal natural law)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rājadharma
rājadharma - the natural law (dharma) or duties of a king
Tatpuruṣa compound: rājan (king) + dharma (natural law/duty).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+dharma)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1) - dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
From root √dhṛ.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: The n ending indicates accusative plural for masculine nouns ending in a.
विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - Requests a detailed and focused explanation. (especially, in particular, specifically)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśeṣa
viśeṣa - distinction, peculiarity, specific feature, special, particular
From √śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
कथयस्व (kathayasva) - An imperative request from Yudhiṣṭhira to Bhīṣma. (please tell, narrate, explain)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kathaya
imperative middle 2nd singular
Causative of √kath (not a primary root, likely derived from katha "how"). Forms its own class 10.
Root: kath (class 10)
पितामह (pitāmaha) - Vocative address to Bhīṣma. (O Grandfather)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather
From pitṛ (father) + mah (great/honorable).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)
- pitṛ – father
noun (masculine) - maha – great, honourable
adjective
Note: The form is identical to nominative singular.
सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - Refers to all inhabitants and elements of the world. (of all, of every)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Demonstrative pronoun.
जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - Encompasses all sentient and non-sentient beings, their environment, and society. (of the world of living beings, of the living world)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvaloka
jīvaloka - the world of living beings, the living world
Tatpuruṣa compound: jīva (living) + loka (world).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+loka)
- jīva – living, alive, life
adjective/noun (masculine)
From root √jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1) - loka – world, realm, people, community
noun (masculine)
From root √lok (to see, to perceive).
Root: lok (class 10)
राजधर्माः (rājadharmāḥ) - The principles that uphold and sustain society under royal rule. (the duties of kings, royal natural laws)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājadharma
rājadharma - the natural law (dharma) or duties of a king
Tatpuruṣa compound: rājan (king) + dharma (natural law/duty).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+dharma)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1) - dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
From root √dhṛ.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - The essential basis or support system for the world's order. (supreme refuge, ultimate resort, main support)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa
parāyaṇa - ultimate aim, chief resort, supreme refuge, principal support
Tatpuruṣa compound: para (supreme) + ayana (going, course, resort).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)
- para – supreme, highest, other, distant
adjective (masculine) - ayana – going, path, resort, course
noun (neuter)
From root √i (to go) + suffix -ana.
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it functions as predicate nominative.