महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-70, verse-31
यस्यां भवन्ति भूतानि तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ ।
एष एव परो धर्मो यद्राजा दण्डनीतिमान् ॥३१॥
एष एव परो धर्मो यद्राजा दण्डनीतिमान् ॥३१॥
31. yasyāṁ bhavanti bhūtāni tadviddhi bharatarṣabha ,
eṣa eva paro dharmo yadrājā daṇḍanītimān.
eṣa eva paro dharmo yadrājā daṇḍanītimān.
31.
yasyām bhavanti bhūtāni tat viddhi bharatarṣabha
eṣaḥ eva paraḥ dharmaḥ yat rājā daṇḍanītimān
eṣaḥ eva paraḥ dharmaḥ yat rājā daṇḍanītimān
31.
bharatarṣabha,
yasyām bhūtāni bhavanti,
tat viddhi.
eṣaḥ eva paraḥ dharmaḥ yat rājā daṇḍanītimān
yasyām bhūtāni bhavanti,
tat viddhi.
eṣaḥ eva paraḥ dharmaḥ yat rājā daṇḍanītimān
31.
Know this, O best of Bharatas, that (state) in which all beings flourish. This indeed is the supreme natural law (dharma): that the king possesses and upholds the science of governance (daṇḍanīti).
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (in which, wherein)
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - flourish (exist, are, become, come into being)
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements)
- तत् (tat) - this (referring to the condition) (that, it)
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
- परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, other)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - supreme natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature (dharma))
- यत् (yat) - that (that (conjunction), which)
- राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
- दण्डनीतिमान् (daṇḍanītimān) - possesses and upholds the science of governance (possessing the science of governance, endowed with justice)
Words meanings and morphology
यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (in which, wherein)
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Refers to daṇḍanīti or the state of affairs created by it.
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - flourish (exist, are, become, come into being)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
present indicative active 3rd plural
Root: bhū (class 1)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past (as noun); become, been (as participle)
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of bhavanti.
तत् (tat) - this (referring to the condition) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Object of viddhi.
विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
imperative active 2nd singular
Root: vid (class 2)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, India
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
noun (masculine)
Note: An epithet for Arjuna or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahābhārata, used to address a distinguished descendant of Bharata.
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Refers to the following statement about dharma.
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.
परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, other)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant
Note: Agrees with dharmaḥ.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - supreme natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature (dharma))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature (dharma)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative.
यत् (yat) - that (that (conjunction), which)
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Note: Subject of the clause.
दण्डनीतिमान् (daṇḍanītimān) - possesses and upholds the science of governance (possessing the science of governance, endowed with justice)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍanītimat
daṇḍanītimat - possessing daṇḍanīti, administering justice, having a penal code
suffixed -mat to daṇḍanīti
Compound type : matup-adjective (daṇḍanīti+mat)
- daṇḍanīti – science of government, polity, administration of justice
noun (feminine) - mat – possessing, having, endowed with (suffix)
suffix
Possessive suffix
Note: Predicate adjective for rājā. Implies an implicit 'asti'.