महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-74, verse-16
स्त्रियं हत्वा ब्राह्मणं वापि पापः सभायां यत्र लभतेऽनुवादम् ।
राज्ञः सकाशे न बिभेति चापि ततो भयं जायते क्षत्रियस्य ॥१६॥
राज्ञः सकाशे न बिभेति चापि ततो भयं जायते क्षत्रियस्य ॥१६॥
16. striyaṁ hatvā brāhmaṇaṁ vāpi pāpaḥ; sabhāyāṁ yatra labhate'nuvādam ,
rājñaḥ sakāśe na bibheti cāpi; tato bhayaṁ jāyate kṣatriyasya.
rājñaḥ sakāśe na bibheti cāpi; tato bhayaṁ jāyate kṣatriyasya.
16.
striyam hatvā brāhmaṇam vā api
pāpaḥ sabhāyām yatra labhate anuvādam
rājñaḥ sakāśe na bibheti ca api
tataḥ bhayam jāyate kṣatriyasya
pāpaḥ sabhāyām yatra labhate anuvādam
rājñaḥ sakāśe na bibheti ca api
tataḥ bhayam jāyate kṣatriyasya
16.
yadā pāpaḥ striyam vā api brāhmaṇam hatvā sabhāyām anuvādam labhate,
ca rājñaḥ sakāśe api na bibheti,
tataḥ kṣatriyasya bhayam jāyate
ca rājñaḥ sakāśe api na bibheti,
tataḥ kṣatriyasya bhayam jāyate
16.
When a wicked person (pāpaḥ), having killed a woman or even a Brahmin, is merely criticized in an assembly (sabhāyām) and does not show fear even in the king's presence, then fear arises for the ruler (kṣatriya).
Words meanings summery:
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- स्त्रियम् (striyam) - a woman
- हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
- ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin
- वा (vā) - or, either
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- पापः (pāpaḥ) - a sinner, wicked person
- सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the court
- यत्र (yatra) - where
- लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gains
- अनुवादम् (anuvādam) - criticism, verbal reproach (discussion, criticism, repetition, echo)
- राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
- सकाशे (sakāśe) - in the presence, near, before
- न (na) - not, no
- बिभेति (bibheti) - fears, is afraid
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - even, also
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, therefore
- भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread
- जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens
- क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of the kṣatriya, of the warrior/ruler
Words meanings and morphology
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - a woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female, wife
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahman
from brahman
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
पापः (pāpaḥ) - a sinner, wicked person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa
pāpa - wicked, evil, sinner, sin
सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the court
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - assembly, council, court
from sa (with) + bhā (light, splendor) or root bhā (to shine)
यत्र (yatra) - where
(indeclinable)
from yad + tra
लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
अनुवादम् (anuvādam) - criticism, verbal reproach (discussion, criticism, repetition, echo)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anuvāda
anuvāda - repetition, echo, discussion, criticism
from anu-vad (to speak after, repeat)
Prefix: anu
Root: vad (class 1)
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
सकाशे (sakāśe) - in the presence, near, before
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sakāśa
sakāśa - presence, vicinity, proximity
from sa (with) + kāśa (appearance, light)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
बिभेति (bibheti) - fears, is afraid
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhī
Reduplicated root form
Root: bhī (class 3)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, therefore
(indeclinable)
from tad + tas
भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, dread, terror
from root bhī (to fear)
Root: bhī (class 3)
जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Passive or Middle voice form of root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of the kṣatriya, of the warrior/ruler
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class
from kṣatra (rule, dominion)