महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-28

प्रमादाद्धि स्खलेद्राजा स्खलिते नास्ति जीवितम् ।
अग्निं दीप्तमिवासीदेद्राजानमुपशिक्षितः ॥२८॥

28. pramādāddhi skhaledrājā skhalite nāsti jīvitam ,
agniṁ dīptamivāsīdedrājānamupaśikṣitaḥ.

28. pramādāt hi skhalet rājā skhalite na asti jīvitam
agnim dīptam iva āsīdet rājānam upaśikṣitaḥ

28. rājā hi pramādāt skhalet,
skhalite jīvitam na asti,
upaśikṣitaḥ dīptam agnim iva rājānam āsīdet

28. For a king may stumble through heedlessness, and once he has slipped, life is no more, so one who is well-trained should approach a king just as one approaches a blazing fire.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to a mistake or lack of vigilance (from heedlessness, from carelessness, from error)

• हि (hi) - truly, indeed, for

• स्खलेत् (skhalet) - might stumble, might slip, might err

• राजा (rājā) - king, sovereign

• स्खलिते (skhalite) - when stumbled, when slipped, in the event of a slip

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, burning, shining

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आसीदेत् (āsīdet) - should approach, should sit near, should attend upon

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king, sovereign

• उपशिक्षितः (upaśikṣitaḥ) - one who is disciplined and well-versed in court etiquette (one who is well-trained, one who has learned, instructed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to a mistake or lack of vigilance (from heedlessness, from carelessness, from error)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - heedlessness, carelessness, error, negligence

pra + mād

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

हि (hi) - truly, indeed, for

(indeclinable)

स्खलेत् (skhalet) - might stumble, might slip, might err

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of skhal

Root: skhal (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king, sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

स्खलिते (skhalite) - when stumbled, when slipped, in the event of a slip

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of skhalita

skhalita - stumbled, slipped, fallen

Past Passive Participle

from root skhal

Root: skhal (class 1)

Note: used as an absolute locative

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living

Past Passive Participle used as noun

from root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, burning, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, luminous

Past Passive Participle

from root dīp

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आसीदेत् (āsīdet) - should approach, should sit near, should attend upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āsad

ā + sad

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king, sovereign

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

उपशिक्षितः (upaśikṣitaḥ) - one who is disciplined and well-versed in court etiquette (one who is well-trained, one who has learned, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśikṣita

upaśikṣita - trained, instructed, learned

Past Passive Participle

upa + śikṣ

Prefix: upa

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

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