महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-16, chapter-8, verse-28
अलुप्तधर्मस्तं धर्मं कारयित्वा स फल्गुनः ।
जगाम वृष्णयो यत्र विनष्टा भरतर्षभ ॥२८॥
जगाम वृष्णयो यत्र विनष्टा भरतर्षभ ॥२८॥
28. aluptadharmastaṁ dharmaṁ kārayitvā sa phalgunaḥ ,
jagāma vṛṣṇayo yatra vinaṣṭā bharatarṣabha.
jagāma vṛṣṇayo yatra vinaṣṭā bharatarṣabha.
28.
aluptadharmaḥ tam dharmam kārayitvā saḥ phalgunaḥ
jagāma vṛṣṇayaḥ yatra vinaṣṭāḥ bharatarṣabha
jagāma vṛṣṇayaḥ yatra vinaṣṭāḥ bharatarṣabha
28.
bharatarṣabha saḥ phalgunaḥ aluptadharmaḥ tam
dharmam kārayitvā yatra vṛṣṇayaḥ vinaṣṭāḥ jagāma
dharmam kārayitvā yatra vṛṣṇayaḥ vinaṣṭāḥ jagāma
28.
That Arjuna (Phalguna), whose sense of natural law (dharma) was unfailing, having caused that ritual (dharma) to be performed, then went to the place where the Vṛṣṇis had perished, O best of Bharatas.
Words meanings summery:
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- अलुप्तधर्मः (aluptadharmaḥ) - unfailing in his natural law (dharma) (one whose natural law (dharma) is not lost; unfailing in duty (dharma))
- तम् (tam) - that (ritual) (that)
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - ritual (dharma) (natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, ritual)
- कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be performed (having caused to be made/done/performed)
- सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
- फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a month, also Arjuna's name))
- जगाम (jagāma) - he went
- वृष्णयः (vṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Vṛṣṇi clan members (the Vṛṣṇis (plural))
- यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)
- विनष्टाः (vinaṣṭāḥ) - who had perished (perished, destroyed, lost)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O best of Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
अलुप्तधर्मः (aluptadharmaḥ) - unfailing in his natural law (dharma) (one whose natural law (dharma) is not lost; unfailing in duty (dharma))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aluptadharma
aluptadharma - one whose dharma is not lost
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+lupta+dharma)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - lupta – lost, vanished, broken
adjective
past passive participle
from root lup (to break, to cut)
Root: lup (class 6) - dharma – natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Arjuna (phalgunaḥ)
तम् (tam) - that (ritual) (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to 'dharmam'
धर्मम् (dharmam) - ritual (dharma) (natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness, ritual
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kārayitvā'
कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be performed (having caused to be made/done/performed)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund) of causative
causative stem of kṛ (to do) + tvā suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Denotes prior action by Arjuna
सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
Note: Refers to Arjuna
फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a month, also Arjuna's name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of phalguna
phalguna - Arjuna
Note: Subject of the sentence
जगाम (jagāma) - he went
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam
perfect active 3rd singular
root gam, perfect tense, 3rd person, singular
Root: gam (class 1)
वृष्णयः (vṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Vṛṣṇi clan members (the Vṛṣṇis (plural))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi
vṛṣṇi - name of a Yadava clan
Note: Subject of 'vinaṣṭāḥ'
यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a locative clause
विनष्टाः (vinaṣṭāḥ) - who had perished (perished, destroyed, lost)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vinaṣṭa
vinaṣṭa - perished, destroyed, lost
past passive participle
from root naś (to perish) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Agrees with vṛṣṇayaḥ
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O best of Bharatas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull; best, excellent
noun (masculine)