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13,132

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-51

निरयं याति हिंसात्मा याति स्वर्गमहिंसकः ।
यातनां निरये रौद्रां स कृच्छ्रां लभते नरः ॥५१॥
51. nirayaṁ yāti hiṁsātmā yāti svargamahiṁsakaḥ ,
yātanāṁ niraye raudrāṁ sa kṛcchrāṁ labhate naraḥ.
51. nirayam yāti hiṃsātman yāti svargam ahiṃsakaḥ
yātanām niraye raudrām sa kṛcchrām labhate naraḥ
51. hiṃsātman nirayam yāti.
ahiṃsakaḥ svargam yāti.
sa naraḥ niraye raudrām kṛcchrām yātanām labhate.
51. A violent (hiṃsātman) person goes to hell (niraya), while a non-violent (ahiṃsaka) person goes to heaven. Such a man endures terrible and difficult torment in hell.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निरयम् (nirayam) - hell (niraya), underworld
  • याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds
  • हिंसात्मन् (hiṁsātman) - a violent person, one whose nature is violence
  • याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds
  • स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise
  • अहिंसकः (ahiṁsakaḥ) - non-violent, harmless
  • यातनाम् (yātanām) - torment, torture, pain
  • निरये (niraye) - in hell (niraya)
  • रौद्राम् (raudrām) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
  • (sa) - he, that
  • कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - difficult, painful, severe
  • लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gains
  • नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

निरयम् (nirayam) - hell (niraya), underworld
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya
niraya - hell, infernal region, underworld
From 'nir' (down, out) + 'i' (to go) + 'aya' suffix.
Prefix: nir
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Object of 'yāti'.
याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Active
Root 'yā' (to go).
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Verb for 'goes'.
हिंसात्मन् (hiṁsātman) - a violent person, one whose nature is violence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hiṃsātman
hiṁsātman - violent, injurious, cruel-hearted, one whose self (ātman) is violence
Bahuvrīhi compound of 'hiṃsā' (violence, injury) + 'ātman' (self, soul).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiṃsā+ātman)
  • hiṃsā – violence, injury, harm
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'hiṃs' (to injure)
    Root: hiṃs (class 7)
  • ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Active
Root 'yā' (to go).
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Verb for 'goes'.
स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga
svarga - heaven, celestial abode, paradise
From 'su' (good) + 'gam' (to go), literally "good going".
Note: Object of 'yāti'.
अहिंसकः (ahiṁsakaḥ) - non-violent, harmless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahiṃsaka
ahiṁsaka - non-violent, harmless, practicing non-injury
From 'a' (not) + 'hiṃsaka' (injurer, violent).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsaka)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle
  • hiṃsaka – injurer, causing harm, violent
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root 'hiṃs' (to injure) with suffix -aka.
    Root: hiṃs (class 7)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
यातनाम् (yātanām) - torment, torture, pain
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yātanā
yātanā - torment, torture, pain, punishment
From root 'yat' (to strive, to inflict).
Root: yat (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
निरये (niraye) - in hell (niraya)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of niraya
niraya - hell, infernal region, underworld
From 'nir' (down, out) + 'i' (to go) + 'aya' suffix.
Prefix: nir
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Indicates location.
रौद्राम् (raudrām) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of raudra
raudra - terrible, dreadful, fierce, violent, Shiva's aspect
Derived from 'rudra' (a name of Shiva, associated with storm and fury).
Note: Qualifies 'yātanām'.
(sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to 'naraḥ'.
कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - difficult, painful, severe
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛcchra
kṛcchra - difficult, painful, severe, hard, troublesome
Note: Qualifies 'yātanām'.
लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Present Active
Root 'labh' (to obtain).
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: The verb for the second part of the verse.
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
Note: Subject of 'labhate'.