महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-132, verse-48
प्राणातिपाती यो रौद्रो दण्डहस्तोद्यतस्तथा ।
नित्यमुद्यतदण्डश्च हन्ति भूतगणान्नरः ॥४८॥
नित्यमुद्यतदण्डश्च हन्ति भूतगणान्नरः ॥४८॥
48. prāṇātipātī yo raudro daṇḍahastodyatastathā ,
nityamudyatadaṇḍaśca hanti bhūtagaṇānnaraḥ.
nityamudyatadaṇḍaśca hanti bhūtagaṇānnaraḥ.
48.
prāṇātipātī yaḥ raudraḥ daṇḍahastodyataḥ tathā
nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca hanti bhūtagaṇān naraḥ
nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca hanti bhūtagaṇān naraḥ
48.
yaḥ naraḥ prāṇātipātī raudraḥ daṇḍahastodyataḥ
tathā nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca (saḥ) bhūtagaṇān hanti
tathā nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ ca (saḥ) bhūtagaṇān hanti
48.
The man who is a fierce killer of living beings, always ready with a weapon in hand, constantly holding a raised staff, kills hosts of creatures.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणातिपाती (prāṇātipātī) - one who destroys life, killer of living beings
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)
- रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - fierce, terrible, cruel
- दण्डहस्तोद्यतः (daṇḍahastodyataḥ) - with a staff/weapon raised in hand, ready with a weapon
- तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
- उद्यतदण्डः (udyatadaṇḍaḥ) - having a raised staff or weapon, prepared for punishment
- च (ca) - and
- हन्ति (hanti) - he kills, he strikes
- भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - hosts/groups of living beings/creatures
- नरः (naraḥ) - the man, a person
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणातिपाती (prāṇātipātī) - one who destroys life, killer of living beings
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇātipātin
prāṇātipātin - killer of living beings, one who harms life
agent noun / adjective
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+atipātin)
- prāṇa – breath, life, life-force
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: √an (class 2) - atipātin – one who goes beyond, transgresses, kills, destroys
adjective (masculine)
agent noun / adjective
Derived from ati-√pat 'to fall beyond, to transgress' with agentive suffix '-in'.
Prefix: ati
Root: √pat (class 1)
Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.
यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to 'naraḥ'.
रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - fierce, terrible, cruel
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of raudra
raudra - fierce, terrible, furious, cruel, belonging to Rudra
Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.
दण्डहस्तोद्यतः (daṇḍahastodyataḥ) - with a staff/weapon raised in hand, ready with a weapon
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍahastodyata
daṇḍahastodyata - having a weapon/staff raised in hand
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daṇḍa+hasta+udyata)
- daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, weapon
noun (masculine) - hasta – hand
noun (masculine) - udyata – raised, uplifted, ready, prepared
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of ud-√yam 'to raise, to hold up'.
Prefix: ud
Root: √yam (class 1)
Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects clauses or phrases.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'udyatadaṇḍaḥ'.
उद्यतदण्डः (udyatadaṇḍaḥ) - having a raised staff or weapon, prepared for punishment
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udyatadaṇḍa
udyatadaṇḍa - one with a raised staff or weapon, always prepared to punish
Compound type : bahuvrihi (udyata+daṇḍa)
- udyata – raised, uplifted, ready
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of ud-√yam 'to raise, to hold up'.
Prefix: ud
Root: √yam (class 1) - daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, weapon
noun (masculine)
Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
हन्ति (hanti) - he kills, he strikes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √han
present active
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.
Root: √han (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - hosts/groups of living beings/creatures
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhūtagaṇa
bhūtagaṇa - a multitude of beings/creatures, hosts of spirits
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+gaṇa)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of √bhū 'to be, to become', used substantively.
Root: √bhū (class 1) - gaṇa – multitude, host, group, troop
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'hanti'.
नरः (naraḥ) - the man, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Note: Subject of the sentence.