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12,56

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-3

राजधर्मान्विशेषेण कथयस्व पितामह ।
सर्वस्य जीवलोकस्य राजधर्माः परायणम् ॥३॥
3. rājadharmānviśeṣeṇa kathayasva pitāmaha ,
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam.
3. rājadharman viśeṣeṇa kathayasva pitāmaha
sarvasya jīvalokasya rājadharmāḥ parāyaṇam
3. pitāmaha,
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.