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12,98

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-98, verse-23

अधर्मः क्षत्रियस्यैष यच्छय्यामरणं भवेत् ।
विसृजञ्श्लेष्मपित्तानि कृपणं परिदेवयन् ॥२३॥
23. adharmaḥ kṣatriyasyaiṣa yacchayyāmaraṇaṁ bhavet ,
visṛjañśleṣmapittāni kṛpaṇaṁ paridevayan.
23. adharmaḥ kṣatriyasya eṣaḥ yat śayyāmaraṇam
bhavet visṛjan śleṣmapittāni kṛpaṇam paridevayan
23. kṣatriyasya eṣaḥ adharmaḥ yat kṛpaṇam visṛjan
śleṣmapittāni paridevayan śayyāmaraṇam bhavet
23. This is an unrighteous act (adharma) for a Kṣatriya (kṣatriya) — that his death should occur in bed, discharging phlegm and bile, and lamenting miserably.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - An act against the natural law (dharma) or proper conduct for a Kṣatriya. (unrighteousness, unconstitutional act, impropriety)
  • क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a Kṣatriya, of a warrior
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
  • यत् (yat) - that, which, what
  • शय्यामरणम् (śayyāmaraṇam) - death in bed
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be
  • विसृजन् (visṛjan) - discharging, emitting, letting go
  • श्लेष्मपित्तानि (śleṣmapittāni) - phlegm and bile
  • कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - miserably, piteously
  • परिदेवयन् (paridevayan) - lamenting, wailing

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - An act against the natural law (dharma) or proper conduct for a Kṣatriya. (unrighteousness, unconstitutional act, impropriety)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, demerit, sin, improper conduct, not according to natural law (dharma)
Negation of dharma (natural law, righteousness).
क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a Kṣatriya, of a warrior
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the Kṣatriya (warrior/ruling) class
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa
eṣa - this, this one
यत् (yat) - that, which, what
(indeclinable)
शय्यामरणम् (śayyāmaraṇam) - death in bed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śayyāmaraṇa
śayyāmaraṇa - death on a bed
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śayyā+maraṇa)
  • śayyā – bed, couch, sleeping
    noun (feminine)
  • maraṇa – death, dying
    noun (neuter)
    From root √mṛ (to die).
    Root: mṛ (class 6)
भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
विसृजन् (visṛjan) - discharging, emitting, letting go
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛjat
visṛjat - discharging, emitting, letting go, abandoning
Present Active Participle
From prefix vi- and root √sṛj (to release, create).
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
श्लेष्मपित्तानि (śleṣmapittāni) - phlegm and bile
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śleṣmapitta
śleṣmapitta - phlegm and bile (two of the three humours in Ayurveda)
Compound type : dvandva (śleṣma+pitta)
  • śleṣma – phlegm, one of the three humours
    noun (masculine)
  • pitta – bile, one of the three humours
    noun (neuter)
कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - miserably, piteously
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛpaṇa
kṛpaṇa - miserable, wretched, pitiable, mean, poor
Note: Functions adverbially here.
परिदेवयन् (paridevayan) - lamenting, wailing
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paridevayat
paridevayat - lamenting, wailing, weeping
Present Active Participle
From prefix pari- and root √dev (to lament, weep).
Prefix: pari
Root: dev (class 1)