महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-70

न भयेभ्यो भयं तस्य न पापेभ्यो न राजतः ।
आ देहपतनाद्गङ्गामुपास्ते यः पुमानिह ॥७०॥

70. na bhayebhyo bhayaṁ tasya na pāpebhyo na rājataḥ ,
ā dehapatanādgaṅgāmupāste yaḥ pumāniha.

70. na bhayebhyaḥ bhayam tasya na pāpebhyah na
rājataḥ ā dehepatanāt gaṅgām upāste yaḥ pumān iha

70. iha yaḥ pumān ā dehepatanāt gaṅgām upāste,
tasya bhayebhyaḥ bhayam na,
pāpebhyah na,
rājataḥ na.

70. Here, the man who reveres Gaṅgā until his body falls (death) has no fear from dangers, no fear from sins, nor any from the king.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• भयेभ्यः (bhayebhyaḥ) - from dangers (from fears, for fears)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, to him)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• पापेभ्यह् (pāpebhyah) - from sins (from sins, for sins)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• राजतः (rājataḥ) - from the king

• आ (ā) - until (up to, until, towards)

• देहेपतनात् (dehepatanāt) - until the falling of the body (death) (from the falling of the body)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā (Ganges river))

• उपास्ते (upāste) - reveres (worships, attends, serves)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• पुमान् (pumān) - the man (man, person)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भयेभ्यः (bhayebhyaḥ) - from dangers (from fears, for fears)

(noun)

neuter, plural of bhaya

bhaya - fear, danger, dread

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Ablative case indicating source of fear.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, danger, dread

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yaḥ pumān'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पापेभ्यह् (pāpebhyah) - from sins (from sins, for sins)

(noun)

neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, vice, wicked

Note: Ablative case indicating source of fear.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

राजतः (rājataḥ) - from the king

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

tas suffix for ablative, from rājan (king) to rājatas.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Formed with tas suffix.

आ (ā) - until (up to, until, towards)

(indeclinable)

Functions as a preposition with the ablative.

Note: Used with 'dehepatanāt'.

देहेपतनात् (dehepatanāt) - until the falling of the body (death) (from the falling of the body)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dehepatana

dehepatana - falling of the body, death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+patana)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• patana – falling, descent, decline
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'ā'.

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā (Ganges river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - The Ganges river

Note: Object of 'upāste'.

उपास्ते (upāste) - reveres (worships, attends, serves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upās

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

From upa (prefix) + ās (to sit)

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पुमान् (pumān) - the man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puman

puman - man, person, male, human being

n-stem masculine noun.

Note: Subject for 'upāste'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time.

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