महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-73, verse-21
देवा मनुष्याः पितरो गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः ।
यज्ञमेवोपजीवन्ति नास्ति चेष्टमराजके ॥२१॥
यज्ञमेवोपजीवन्ति नास्ति चेष्टमराजके ॥२१॥
21. devā manuṣyāḥ pitaro gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ ,
yajñamevopajīvanti nāsti ceṣṭamarājake.
yajñamevopajīvanti nāsti ceṣṭamarājake.
21.
devāḥ manuṣyāḥ pitaraḥ gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ
yajñam eva upajīvanti na asti ca iṣṭam arājake
yajñam eva upajīvanti na asti ca iṣṭam arājake
21.
devāḥ manuṣyāḥ pitaraḥ gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ
eva yajñam upajīvanti ca arājake iṣṭam na asti
eva yajñam upajīvanti ca arājake iṣṭam na asti
21.
Gods, humans, ancestors, Gandharvas, Uragas, and Rakshasas all subsist solely on sacrificial offerings (yajña). Furthermore, there is nothing desirable (or no sacrifice performed) in an anarchic state.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, mankind
- पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
- गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः (gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ) - Gandharvas, Uragas (Nagas), and Rakshasas (as a collective noun)
- यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual offering (yajña)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
- उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they subsist on, they live by
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- च (ca) - and, also
- इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired object, sacrifice, anything offered in sacrifice
- अराजके (arājake) - in an anarchic state, in a state without a king
Words meanings and morphology
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, mankind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - human being, man
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः (gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ) - Gandharvas, Uragas (Nagas), and Rakshasas (as a collective noun)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvoragarākṣasa
gandharvoragarākṣasa - a collective term for Gandharvas, Uragas (Nagas), and Rakshasas
Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+uraga+rākṣasa)
- gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demigods
noun (masculine) - uraga – snake, serpent, Naga (a mythical serpent-being)
noun (masculine) - rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, a class of supernatural beings
noun (masculine)
यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual offering (yajña)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they subsist on, they live by
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upajīv
Prefix: upa
Root: jīv (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired object, sacrifice, anything offered in sacrifice
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - desired, wished, worshipped, sacrificed; a sacrifice, an offering
Past Passive Participle
From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship) with prefix iṣṭa-form
Root: yaj (class 1)
अराजके (arājake) - in an anarchic state, in a state without a king
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of arājaka
arājaka - anarchic, kingless, without a ruler
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rājaka)
- a – not, un-, non- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - rājaka – having a king, belonging to a king, a king (rare)
adjective (masculine)