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13,61

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-61, verse-8

यथा दानं तथा भोग इति धर्मेषु निश्चयः ।
संग्रामे वा तनुं जह्याद्दद्याद्वा पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥८॥
8. yathā dānaṁ tathā bhoga iti dharmeṣu niścayaḥ ,
saṁgrāme vā tanuṁ jahyāddadyādvā pṛthivīmimām.
8. yathā dānam tathā bhogaḥ iti dharmeṣu niścayaḥ
saṅgrāme vā tanum jahyāt dadyāt vā pṛthivīm imām
8. yathā dānam tathā bhogaḥ iti dharmeṣu niścayaḥ
saṅgrāme vā tanum jahyāt vā imām pṛthivīm dadyāt
8. As the giving, so is the enjoyment; this is the established principle in matters of natural law (dharma). (One should either) abandon one's body in battle or give away this entire earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)
  • दानम् (dānam) - giving, donation (giving, gift, donation)
  • तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)
  • भोगः (bhogaḥ) - enjoyment, experience (of the fruit of giving) (enjoyment, experience, possession, food)
  • इति (iti) - thus, this is (thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion)
  • धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma) (in matters of dharma, among the natural laws/principles)
  • निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - fixed rule, established principle (certainty, determination, fixed rule, conclusion)
  • सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • तनुम् (tanum) - one's body (body, person, self)
  • जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should abandon, should give up (should abandon, should give up, should sacrifice)
  • दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give (should give, may give)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, land (earth, land)
  • इमाम् (imām) - this (entire) (this (feminine accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
दानम् (dānam) - giving, donation (giving, gift, donation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, donation, liberality
From root dā.
Root: dā (class 3)
तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
भोगः (bhogaḥ) - enjoyment, experience (of the fruit of giving) (enjoyment, experience, possession, food)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession, food, hood of a snake
From root bhuj.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.
इति (iti) - thus, this is (thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion)
(indeclinable)
धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma) (in matters of dharma, among the natural laws/principles)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion
From root dhṛ.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the principles or rules of natural law.
निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - fixed rule, established principle (certainty, determination, fixed rule, conclusion)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, determination, conclusion, fixed rule, conviction
From root ci with upasarga nis-.
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma
saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict, engagement
From root gram with upasarga sam- and ā-.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gram (class 1)
Note: Locative of place.
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
तनुम् (tanum) - one's body (body, person, self)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, person, self, form
Note: Object of jahyāt.
जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should abandon, should give up (should abandon, should give up, should sacrifice)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of hā
optative active third person singular
Parasmaipada.
Root: hā (class 3)
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give (should give, may give)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dā
optative active third person singular
Parasmaipada.
Root: dā (class 3)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, land (earth, land)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world
इमाम् (imām) - this (entire) (this (feminine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one