महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-15, chapter-9, verse-11
प्रातरुत्थाय तान्राजन्पूजयित्वा यथाविधि ।
कृत्यकाले समुत्पन्ने पृच्छेथाः कार्यमात्मनः ॥११॥
कृत्यकाले समुत्पन्ने पृच्छेथाः कार्यमात्मनः ॥११॥
11. prātarutthāya tānrājanpūjayitvā yathāvidhi ,
kṛtyakāle samutpanne pṛcchethāḥ kāryamātmanaḥ.
kṛtyakāle samutpanne pṛcchethāḥ kāryamātmanaḥ.
11.
prātaḥ utthāya tān rājan pūjayitvā yathāvidhi
kṛtyakāle samutpanne pṛcchethāḥ kāryam ātmanaḥ
kṛtyakāle samutpanne pṛcchethāḥ kāryam ātmanaḥ
11.
O king, after rising in the morning and honoring them (the wise) according to the prescribed rites, when a matter of duty arises, you should inquire about your own task (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning (early in the morning, at dawn)
- उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen (having risen, having stood up)
- तान् (tān) - them (referring to the 'vidyāvṛddhān' mentioned in the previous verse) (those (masculine plural accusative))
- राजन् (rājan) - O king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)
- पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored (having honored, having worshipped)
- यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed rites (according to rule, duly, properly)
- कृत्यकाले (kṛtyakāle) - when a matter of duty arises (at the time of duty, when a task arises)
- समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - when arisen, occurred (when arisen, having arisen, occurred)
- पृच्छेथाः (pṛcchethāḥ) - you should inquire (you should ask, you should inquire)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - your own task (karma) (duty, task, action to be done)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own (of oneself, of the self)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning (early in the morning, at dawn)
(indeclinable)
उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen (having risen, having stood up)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
from ut + sthā + lyap suffix
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
तान् (tān) - them (referring to the 'vidyāvṛddhān' mentioned in the previous verse) (those (masculine plural accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
राजन् (rājan) - O king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored (having honored, having worshipped)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
from root pūj (class 10, or causative of class 1) + ktvā suffix
Root: pūj (class 10)
यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed rites (according to rule, duly, properly)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)
- yathā – as, just as
indeclinable - vidhi – rule, rite, manner
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
कृत्यकाले (kṛtyakāle) - when a matter of duty arises (at the time of duty, when a task arises)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtyakāla
kṛtyakāla - time for duty, appropriate time for an action
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṛtya+kāla)
- kṛtya – duty, action to be done, task
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
From root kṛ + -tya suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kāla – time
noun (masculine)
समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - when arisen, occurred (when arisen, having arisen, occurred)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of samutpanna
samutpanna - arisen, occurred, produced
Past Passive Participle
From sam + ut + pad (to go, occur) + kta suffix
Prefixes: sam+ut
Root: pad (class 4)
पृच्छेथाः (pṛcchethāḥ) - you should inquire (you should ask, you should inquire)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of prach
Optative
2nd person singular middle optative, from root prach (class 6)
Root: prach (class 6)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - your own task (karma) (duty, task, action to be done)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, task
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own (of oneself, of the self)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature