महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-75, verse-22
नित्योदको ब्राह्मणः स्यान्नित्यशस्त्रश्च क्षत्रियः ।
तयोर्हि सर्वमायत्तं यत्किंचिज्जगतीगतम् ॥२२॥
तयोर्हि सर्वमायत्तं यत्किंचिज्जगतीगतम् ॥२२॥
22. nityodako brāhmaṇaḥ syānnityaśastraśca kṣatriyaḥ ,
tayorhi sarvamāyattaṁ yatkiṁcijjagatīgatam.
tayorhi sarvamāyattaṁ yatkiṁcijjagatīgatam.
22.
nitya-udakaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ syāt nitya-śastraḥ ca kṣatriyaḥ
| tayoḥ hi sarvam āyattam yat kiṃcit jagatī-gatam
| tayoḥ hi sarvam āyattam yat kiṃcit jagatī-gatam
22.
brāhmaṇaḥ nitya-udakaḥ syāt,
ca kṣatriyaḥ nitya-śastraḥ (syāt) hi yat kiṃcit jagatī-gatam sarvam tayoḥ āyattam
ca kṣatriyaḥ nitya-śastraḥ (syāt) hi yat kiṃcit jagatī-gatam sarvam tayoḥ āyattam
22.
A Brahmin should always be prepared with water (for rituals), and a Kshatriya should always be ready with weapons. For indeed, all that exists in the world depends upon these two.
Words meanings summery:
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- नित्य-उदकः (nitya-udakaḥ) - always prepared with water (for rituals) (one who has water constantly (for purification, rituals))
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- नित्य-शस्त्रः (nitya-śastraḥ) - always ready with weapons (one who has weapons constantly, always armed)
- च (ca) - and
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - in these two (Brahmin and Kshatriya) (of these two, in these two)
- हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
- आयत्तम् (āyattam) - depends upon (dependent, resting on)
- यत् (yat) - whatever, which
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, whatever
- जगती-गतम् (jagatī-gatam) - existing on earth / belonging to the world (that which is on earth/in the world)
Words meanings and morphology
नित्य-उदकः (nitya-udakaḥ) - always prepared with water (for rituals) (one who has water constantly (for purification, rituals))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nityodaka
nityodaka - having water always, constantly supplied with water (for rituals)
Compound 'nitya' (constant) + 'udaka' (water)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nitya+udaka)
- nitya – constant, perpetual, eternal
adjective (masculine) - udaka – water
noun (neuter)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahman (brahman) or Brahma
derived from 'brahman'
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
optative active
3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice
Root: as (class 2)
नित्य-शस्त्रः (nitya-śastraḥ) - always ready with weapons (one who has weapons constantly, always armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nityaśastra
nityaśastra - having weapons always, constantly armed
Compound 'nitya' (constant) + 'śastra' (weapon)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nitya+śastra)
- nitya – constant, perpetual, eternal
adjective (masculine) - śastra – weapon, instrument
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, related to kṣatra (power)
derived from 'kṣatra'
तयोः (tayoḥ) - in these two (Brahmin and Kshatriya) (of these two, in these two)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
demonstrative pronoun
हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
particle
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Subject of 'āyattam'.
आयत्तम् (āyattam) - depends upon (dependent, resting on)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyatta
āyatta - dependent, resting on, in one's power, stretched, attained
Past Passive Participle
from root 'yam' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
यत् (yat) - whatever, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
relative pronoun
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, whatever
(indeclinable)
formed from 'kim' (what) + 'cit' (particle)
Note: As an indeclinable it can still refer to an implied neuter noun like 'anything'.
जगती-गतम् (jagatī-gatam) - existing on earth / belonging to the world (that which is on earth/in the world)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatīgata
jagatīgata - gone to the earth, existing on earth, worldly
compound 'jagatī' (earth) + 'gata' (gone, existing)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagatī+gata)
- jagatī – earth, world
noun (feminine) - gata – gone, arrived, situated, existing
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)