महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-87, verse-19
बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं चैव पौरजानपदं जनम् ।
चारैः सुविदितं कृत्वा ततः कर्म प्रयोजयेत् ॥१९॥
चारैः सुविदितं कृत्वा ततः कर्म प्रयोजयेत् ॥१९॥
19. bāhyamābhyantaraṁ caiva paurajānapadaṁ janam ,
cāraiḥ suviditaṁ kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet.
cāraiḥ suviditaṁ kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet.
19.
bāhyamābhyantaram ca eva paurajānapadam janam
| cāraiḥ suviditam kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet
| cāraiḥ suviditam kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet
19.
cāraiḥ bāhyamābhyantaram ca eva paurajānapadam
janam suviditam kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet
janam suviditam kṛtvā tataḥ karma prayojayet
19.
Having thoroughly ascertained the external and internal populace, both urban and rural, through spies, the king should then initiate actions (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरम् (bāhyamābhyantaram) - external and internal (populace) (external and internal)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- पौरजानपदम् (paurajānapadam) - urban and rural (populace) (urban and rural, pertaining to cities and countryside)
- जनम् (janam) - populace (people, person, populace)
- चारैः (cāraiḥ) - through spies (by spies, through scouts)
- सुविदितम् (suviditam) - thoroughly ascertained/understood (well-known, thoroughly ascertained, perfectly understood)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made/rendered, having ascertained (having done, having made)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)
- कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, work, duty)
- प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - should then initiate (should set in motion, should initiate, should employ)
Words meanings and morphology
बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरम् (bāhyamābhyantaram) - external and internal (populace) (external and internal)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhyābhyantara
bāhyābhyantara - external and internal
Dvandva compound of bāhya and ābhyantara.
Compound type : Dvandva (bāhya+ābhyantara)
- bāhya – external, outer, foreign
adjective (masculine)
From bahis (outside) + -ya suffix. - ābhyantara – internal, inner, intimate, domestic
adjective (masculine)
From abhyantara (inside) + suffix -a.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Used twice in the verse, linking adjectives.
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
पौरजानपदम् (paurajānapadam) - urban and rural (populace) (urban and rural, pertaining to cities and countryside)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paurajānapada
paurajānapada - pertaining to city and country, urban and rural
Dvandva compound: paura (citizen) + jānapada (country dweller).
Compound type : Dvandva (paura+jānapada)
- paura – citizen, urban, town-dweller
adjective (masculine)
From pura (city). - jānapada – country, rural, provincial, pertaining to a country
adjective (masculine)
From janapada (country, district).
जनम् (janam) - populace (people, person, populace)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - man, person, people, creature, populace
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
चारैः (cāraiḥ) - through spies (by spies, through scouts)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāra
cāra - spy, scout, emissary, wanderer
From root car (to move, to walk, to wander).
Root: car (class 1)
सुविदितम् (suviditam) - thoroughly ascertained/understood (well-known, thoroughly ascertained, perfectly understood)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of suvidita
suvidita - well-known, properly understood, thoroughly ascertained
Past Passive Participle
From su (well) + vidita (known). Root vid (to know).
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+vidita)
- su – well, good, excellent, easy
indeclinable
Prefix/adverb. - vidita – known, understood, perceived
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Predicative participle.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made/rendered, having ascertained (having done, having made)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle formed with suffix -tvā.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
From pronoun tad (that) + -tas suffix.
कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, work, duty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, consequence of action (karma)
From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix -man.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of prayojayet.
प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - should then initiate (should set in motion, should initiate, should employ)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prayuj
Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice (causative stem)
Causative stem from pra (forth) + root yuj (to join, apply) + causative suffix -i.
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)