महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-94, verse-4
साहसप्रकृतिर्यत्र कुरुते किंचिदुल्बणम् ।
अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति ॥४॥
अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति ॥४॥
4. sāhasaprakṛtiryatra kurute kiṁcidulbaṇam ,
aśāstralakṣaṇo rājā kṣiprameva vinaśyati.
aśāstralakṣaṇo rājā kṣiprameva vinaśyati.
4.
sāhasaprakṛtiḥ yatra kurute kiñcit ulbaṇam
aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
4.
yatra sāhasaprakṛtiḥ kiñcit ulbaṇam kurute,
aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
4.
When a king, whose intrinsic nature (prakṛti) is violent, performs something excessive, that ruler, whose characteristics are not in accordance with the scriptures, swiftly meets destruction.
Words meanings summery:
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- साहसप्रकृतिः (sāhasaprakṛtiḥ) - a ruler of violent nature (prakṛti) (one whose nature is violent, one having a daring disposition)
- यत्र (yatra) - when (where, in which case, when)
- कुरुते (kurute) - he performs (he does, he makes, he performs)
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, a little, any)
- उल्बणम् (ulbaṇam) - excessive (excessive, violent, prominent)
- अशास्त्रलक्षणः (aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ) - whose characteristics are not in accordance with the scriptures (one whose characteristics are not in accordance with scriptures, one whose marks are not sanctioned by holy texts)
- राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
- क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly (quickly, swiftly, soon)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just, very)
- विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - he perishes, he meets destruction (he perishes, he is destroyed, he is lost)
Words meanings and morphology
साहसप्रकृतिः (sāhasaprakṛtiḥ) - a ruler of violent nature (prakṛti) (one whose nature is violent, one having a daring disposition)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāhasaprakṛti
sāhasaprakṛti - having a violent or daring nature
Compound of sāhasa and prakṛti.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāhasa+prakṛti)
- sāhasa – violence, rashness, daring
noun (neuter)
Derived from sahasā 'violently, suddenly'.
Root: sah - prakṛti – nature, intrinsic nature, original form
noun (feminine)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ
Note: Compound adjective describing the implicit king.
यत्र (yatra) - when (where, in which case, when)
(indeclinable)
Derived from yad.
कुरुते (kurute) - he performs (he does, he makes, he performs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, a little, any)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - something, anything, a little, somewhat
Combination of kim and cit.
उल्बणम् (ulbaṇam) - excessive (excessive, violent, prominent)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ulbaṇa
ulbaṇa - excessive, abundant, prominent, violent, terrific
अशास्त्रलक्षणः (aśāstralakṣaṇaḥ) - whose characteristics are not in accordance with the scriptures (one whose characteristics are not in accordance with scriptures, one whose marks are not sanctioned by holy texts)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśāstralakṣaṇa
aśāstralakṣaṇa - having no scriptural marks or characteristics, not following scripture
Compound of a, śāstra, and lakṣaṇa.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+śāstra+lakṣaṇa)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, doctrine
noun (neuter)
Root: śās - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ
Note: Describes the king (rājā).
राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Root: rāj
Note: Subject of vinaśyati.
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly (quickly, swiftly, soon)
(indeclinable)
Root: kṣip
Note: Adverbial form.
एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just, very)
(indeclinable)
विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - he perishes, he meets destruction (he perishes, he is destroyed, he is lost)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vināś
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)