महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-47, verse-43
प्रणीतमृषिभिर्ज्ञात्वा धर्मं शाश्वतमव्ययम् ।
लुप्यमानाः स्वधर्मेण क्षत्रियो रक्षति प्रजाः ॥४३॥
लुप्यमानाः स्वधर्मेण क्षत्रियो रक्षति प्रजाः ॥४३॥
43. praṇītamṛṣibhirjñātvā dharmaṁ śāśvatamavyayam ,
lupyamānāḥ svadharmeṇa kṣatriyo rakṣati prajāḥ.
lupyamānāḥ svadharmeṇa kṣatriyo rakṣati prajāḥ.
43.
praṇītam ṛṣibhiḥ jñātvā dharmam śāśvatam avyayam
lupyamanāḥ svadharmeṇa kṣatriyaḥ rakṣati prajāḥ
lupyamanāḥ svadharmeṇa kṣatriyaḥ rakṣati prajāḥ
43.
ṛṣibhiḥ praṇītam śāśvatam avyayam dharmam jñātvā
kṣatriyaḥ svadharmeṇa lupyamanāḥ prajāḥ rakṣati
kṣatriyaḥ svadharmeṇa lupyamanāḥ prajāḥ rakṣati
43.
Having understood the eternal, imperishable natural law (dharma) promulgated by the sages, a kṣatriya protects the people when they are suffering harm, by adhering to his own intrinsic nature (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - promulgated, established, led forth, composed
- ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law, duty, righteousness
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, indeclinable
- लुप्यमनाः (lupyamanāḥ) - being destroyed, being violated, being lost
- स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by one's own intrinsic nature, by one's duty
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya social class, a king
- रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards, preserves
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny, creatures
Words meanings and morphology
प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - promulgated, established, led forth, composed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇīta
praṇīta - promulgated, established, composed, led forth, performed
Past Passive Participle
from pra + √nī
Prefix: pra
Root: nī (class 1)
ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - a sage, an inspired poet, a seer
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood
(indeclinable)
absolutive
from √jñā + tvā
Root: jñā (class 9)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law, duty, righteousness
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
from dhṛ + man
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, indeclinable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, indeclinable
from a + vi + √i + ya
Prefix: vi
Root: ī (class 2)
लुप्यमनाः (lupyamanāḥ) - being destroyed, being violated, being lost
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of lupyamanā
lupyamanā - being destroyed, being harmed, being lost (feminine form of lupyaman)
Present Passive Participle
from √lup (to break, disturb)
Root: lup (class 6)
Note: Agreeing with the implied subject 'prajāḥ' in sense, though not in grammatical case (prajāḥ is accusative).
स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - by one's own intrinsic nature, by one's duty
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadharma
svadharma - one's own intrinsic nature, one's own duty or law
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)
- sva – own, self
pronoun - dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
from dhṛ + man
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya social class, a king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya social class, a ruler
रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards, preserves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of rakṣ
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny, creatures
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - subjects, people, progeny, creatures
from pra + √jan (to be born)
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)