महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-99, verse-26
ब्रह्मस्वे ह्रियमाणे यः प्रियां युद्धे तनुं त्यजेत् ।
आत्मानं यूपमुच्छ्रित्य स यज्ञोऽनन्तदक्षिणः ॥२६॥
आत्मानं यूपमुच्छ्रित्य स यज्ञोऽनन्तदक्षिणः ॥२६॥
26. brahmasve hriyamāṇe yaḥ priyāṁ yuddhe tanuṁ tyajet ,
ātmānaṁ yūpamucchritya sa yajño'nantadakṣiṇaḥ.
ātmānaṁ yūpamucchritya sa yajño'nantadakṣiṇaḥ.
26.
brahma_sve hriyamāṇe yaḥ priyām yuddhe tanum tyajet
ātmānam yūpam uc_ch_ritya saḥ yajñaḥ ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ
ātmānam yūpam uc_ch_ritya saḥ yajñaḥ ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ
26.
yaḥ brahma_sve hriyamāṇe yuddhe priyām tanum tyajet
ātmānam yūpam uc_ch_ritya saḥ ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ yajñaḥ
ātmānam yūpam uc_ch_ritya saḥ ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ yajñaḥ
26.
He who, when a Brahmin's property is being stolen, abandons his dear body in battle, having erected himself as the sacrificial post (yūpa), performs a Vedic ritual (yajña) with infinite offerings (dakṣiṇā).
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्म_स्वे (brahma_sve) - in Brahmin's property
- ह्रियमाणे (hriyamāṇe) - being stolen, being carried away
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved
- युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
- तनुम् (tanum) - life, self (body, person)
- त्यजेत् (tyajet) - may abandon, should abandon, sacrifices
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)
- यूपम् (yūpam) - sacrificial post
- उच्_छ्_रित्य (uc_ch_ritya) - having erected, having raised
- सः (saḥ) - that, he
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice
- अनन्त_दक्षिणः (ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ) - having infinite sacrificial fees/gifts
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्म_स्वे (brahma_sve) - in Brahmin's property
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahma_sva
brahma_sva - property of a Brahmin, sacred property
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+sva)
- brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), sacred text, the Absolute
noun (masculine) - sva – one's own property, wealth
noun (neuter)
ह्रियमाणे (hriyamāṇe) - being stolen, being carried away
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of hriyamāṇa
hriyamāṇa - being stolen, being carried off, being seized
present passive participle
from √hṛ (to seize, steal); present passive participle, locative singular neuter
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Locative absolute construction, 'when it is being stolen'
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of priya
priya - dear, beloved, pleasing
Note: Feminine accusative singular, agreeing with tanuṃ
युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
past passive participle (used as noun)
from √yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
तनुम् (tanum) - life, self (body, person)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, person, form, self
त्यजेत् (tyajet) - may abandon, should abandon, sacrifices
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tyaj
optative active
from √tyaj (to abandon); 3rd person singular optative active
Root: tyaj (class 1)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
यूपम् (yūpam) - sacrificial post
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yūpa
yūpa - sacrificial post (to which the victim is bound)
उच्_छ्_रित्य (uc_ch_ritya) - having erected, having raised
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
from ud-√śri (to raise, elevate)
Prefix: ud
Root: śri (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - that, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, sacrifice
from √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
अनन्त_दक्षिणः (ananta_dakṣiṇaḥ) - having infinite sacrificial fees/gifts
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta_dakṣiṇa
ananta_dakṣiṇa - having infinite gifts or fees (given to priests at a yajña)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+dakṣiṇā)
- ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
adjective (masculine)
a- (not) + anta (end)
Prefix: a - dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, reward, offering
noun (feminine)