महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-15

स्वर्गं ह्येव समास्थाय रणयज्ञेषु दीक्षिताः ।
यजन्ते क्षत्रिया लोकांस्तद्विद्धि मगधाधिप ॥१५॥

15. svargaṁ hyeva samāsthāya raṇayajñeṣu dīkṣitāḥ ,
yajante kṣatriyā lokāṁstadviddhi magadhādhipa.

15. svargam hi eva samāsthāya raṇayajñeṣu dīkṣitāḥ
yajante kṣatriyāḥ lokān tat viddhi magadhādhipa

15. O ruler of Magadha, know this: kṣatriyas, who are consecrated (dīkṣita) for the Vedic rituals (yajña) of war and have their minds firmly set on attaining heaven, indeed achieve (celestial) worlds.

15. דע, הו אדון מַגַדְהַא, שהלוחמים, שהוקדשו לטקסי הקרב הוודיים, מקיימים טקס לעולמות השמימיים מתוך שהם נשענים על השמים.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having firmly fixed their minds on (having resorted to, having fixed upon, having established)

• रणयज्ञेषु (raṇayajñeṣu) - in war-sacrifices

• दीक्षिताः (dīkṣitāḥ) - consecrated for sacrifices (initiated, consecrated)

• यजन्ते (yajante) - they attain (worlds) through their actions (like sacrifice) (they sacrifice, they worship, they offer)

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriyas, warriors

• लोकान् (lokān) - celestial worlds, realms of bliss (worlds, regions, people)

• तत् (tat) - this (fact) (that, this)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know

• मगधाधिप (magadhādhipa) - O ruler of Magadha

Words meanings and morphology

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having firmly fixed their minds on (having resorted to, having fixed upon, having established)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefixes `sam-` and `ā-`.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

रणयज्ञेषु (raṇayajñeṣu) - in war-sacrifices

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of raṇayajña

raṇayajña - war-sacrifice, the sacrifice of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+yajña)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

दीक्षिताः (dīkṣitāḥ) - consecrated for sacrifices (initiated, consecrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīkṣita

dīkṣita - initiated, consecrated, prepared for a sacrifice

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dīkṣ` (to consecrate, initiate)

Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

यजन्ते (yajante) - they attain (worlds) through their actions (like sacrifice) (they sacrifice, they worship, they offer)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yaj

Present tense, middle voice

Root: yaj (class 1)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, warrior

लोकान् (lokān) - celestial worlds, realms of bliss (worlds, regions, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

तत् (tat) - this (fact) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

neuter singular nominative/accusative

विद्धि (viddhi) - know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative, active voice

From root `vid` (to know), 2nd class, Atmanepada in some forms, Parasmaipada here.

Root: vid (class 2)

मगधाधिप (magadhādhipa) - O ruler of Magadha

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of magadhādhipa

magadhādhipa - ruler of Magadha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (magadha+adhipa)

• magadha – Magadha (an ancient kingdom in India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

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