महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-8, verse-7
कापालीं नृप पापिष्ठां वृत्तिमास्थाय जीवतः ।
संत्यज्य राज्यमृद्धं ते लोकोऽयं किं वदिष्यति ॥७॥
संत्यज्य राज्यमृद्धं ते लोकोऽयं किं वदिष्यति ॥७॥
7. kāpālīṁ nṛpa pāpiṣṭhāṁ vṛttimāsthāya jīvataḥ ,
saṁtyajya rājyamṛddhaṁ te loko'yaṁ kiṁ vadiṣyati.
saṁtyajya rājyamṛddhaṁ te loko'yaṁ kiṁ vadiṣyati.
7.
kāpālīm nṛpa pāpiṣṭhām vṛttim āsthāya jīvataḥ
saṃtyajya rājyam ṛddham te lokaḥ ayam kim vadiṣyati
saṃtyajya rājyam ṛddham te lokaḥ ayam kim vadiṣyati
7.
nṛpa te ṛddham rājyam saṃtyajya pāpiṣṭhām kāpālīm
vṛttim āsthāya jīvataḥ ayam lokaḥ kim vadiṣyati
vṛttim āsthāya jīvataḥ ayam lokaḥ kim vadiṣyati
7.
O King, having abandoned your prosperous kingdom and adopted this most wicked Kāpālī way of life, what will the world say about you living like this?
Words meanings summery:
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- कापालीम् (kāpālīm) - a mode of life practiced by a Kāpālī ascetic (a Kāpālī's (referring to an ascetic order), skull-bearing)
- नृप (nṛpa) - O King
- पापिष्ठाम् (pāpiṣṭhām) - most wicked, most sinful
- वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - mode of life, profession, conduct
- आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having resorted to, having undertaken
- जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of one living, while living
- संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up completely
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
- ऋद्धम् (ṛddham) - prosperous, rich, thriving
- ते (te) - your, of you
- लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, people
- अयम् (ayam) - this
- किम् (kim) - what, why
- वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will say, will speak
Words meanings and morphology
कापालीम् (kāpālīm) - a mode of life practiced by a Kāpālī ascetic (a Kāpālī's (referring to an ascetic order), skull-bearing)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kāpālī
kāpālī - female Kāpālī ascetic; belonging to or connected with a skull
Feminine of Kāpālin, 'one who holds a skull'
नृप (nṛpa) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
पापिष्ठाम् (pāpiṣṭhām) - most wicked, most sinful
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpiṣṭha
pāpiṣṭha - most wicked, most sinful, most evil
Superlative degree of pāpin (sinful)
वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - mode of life, profession, conduct
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - mode of life, conduct, profession, livelihood, existence
From root vṛt (to turn, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having resorted to, having undertaken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of ā-√sthā (to resort to, adopt)
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of one living, while living
(verbal derivative)
संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up completely
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of sam-√tyaj (to abandon completely)
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, royalty, government, rule
Root: rāj
ऋद्धम् (ṛddham) - prosperous, rich, thriving
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛddha
ṛddha - prosperous, rich, successful, grown
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛdh (to thrive, prosper)
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
ते (te) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people, community
Root: lok (class 1)
अयम् (ayam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
किम् (kim) - what, why
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will say, will speak
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vadiṣyati
Future Tense 3rd person singular
Root: vad (class 1)