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12,76

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-17

तत्र मेध्येष्वरण्येषु न्यस्तदण्डो जितेन्द्रियः ।
धर्ममाराधयिष्यामि मुनिर्मूलफलाशनः ॥१७॥
17. tatra medhyeṣvaraṇyeṣu nyastadaṇḍo jitendriyaḥ ,
dharmamārādhayiṣyāmi munirmūlaphalāśanaḥ.
17. tatra medhyeṣu araṇyeṣu nyastadaṇḍaḥ jitendriyaḥ
dharmam ārādhayiṣyāmi muniḥ mūlaphalāśanaḥ
17. tatra medhyeṣu araṇyeṣu nyastadaṇḍaḥ jitendriyaḥ
muniḥ mūlaphalāśanaḥ dharmam ārādhayiṣyāmi
17. There, in sacred forests, having laid down violence and conquered my senses, I will practice natural law (dharma) as a sage, subsisting on roots and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • मेध्येषु (medhyeṣu) - in sacred, in pure
  • अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in forests, in wildernesses
  • न्यस्तदण्डः (nyastadaṇḍaḥ) - one who has laid down violence/punishment, a renunciate
  • जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered senses, self-controlled
  • धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness
  • आराधयिष्यामि (ārādhayiṣyāmi) - I will practice, I will worship, I will strive for
  • मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic
  • मूलफलाशनः (mūlaphalāśanaḥ) - one who subsists on roots and fruits, eating roots and fruits

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
मेध्येषु (medhyeṣu) - in sacred, in pure
(adjective)
Locative, plural of medhya
medhya - sacred, pure, fit for sacrifice, suitable, proper
Gerundive
From root 'medh' (to be fat, clean) or 'medh' (sacrifice).
Root: medh
अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in forests, in wildernesses
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of araṇya
araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert, remote place
न्यस्तदण्डः (nyastadaṇḍaḥ) - one who has laid down violence/punishment, a renunciate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nyastadaṇḍa
nyastadaṇḍa - one who has laid down the staff (symbolizing punishment or authority), a renunciate, an ascetic
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nyasta+daṇḍa)
  • nyasta – laid down, placed, thrown, put down, deposited
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Prefix: ni
    Root: as (class 4)
  • daṇḍa – staff, stick, punishment, authority, violence, scepter
    noun (masculine)
जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered senses, self-controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya
jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled, ascetic
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)
  • jita – conquered, won, vanquished, controlled
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, energy, power
    noun (neuter)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, order
Root: dhṛ
आराधयिष्यामि (ārādhayiṣyāmi) - I will practice, I will worship, I will strive for
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ārādh
Causative from √rādh
Prefix: ā
Root: rādh (class 5)
मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - a sage, a seer, an ascetic, a silent one, a holy man
Root: man
मूलफलाशनः (mūlaphalāśanaḥ) - one who subsists on roots and fruits, eating roots and fruits
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūlaphalāśana
mūlaphalāśana - one who subsists on roots and fruits
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mūla+phala+aśana)
  • mūla – root, origin, foundation, base
    noun (neuter)
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
    noun (neuter)
  • aśana – eating, food, eater
    noun (neuter)
    Root: aś (class 9)