महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-26

क्षत्रियस्यैतदेवाहुर्धर्म्यं कृष्णोपजीवनम् ।
विक्रम्य वशमानीय कामतो यत्समाचरेत् ॥२६॥

26. kṣatriyasyaitadevāhurdharmyaṁ kṛṣṇopajīvanam ,
vikramya vaśamānīya kāmato yatsamācaret.

26. kṣatriyasya etat eva āhuḥ dharmyam kṛṣṇopajīvanam
vikramya vaśam ānīya kāmataḥ yat samācaret

26. They say that for a kṣatriya, this alone is the righteous (dharmya) way of life for a warrior: to act as one desires after displaying valor and bringing others under control.

26. הו קְרְשְׁנַה, אומרים שזה מותר ללוחם ומהווה לו פרנסה, כשהוא כובש בגבורה, מכניע, ועושה בהם כרצונו.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, consistent with natural law (dharma)

• कृष्णोपजीवनम् (kṛṣṇopajīvanam) - way of life of a warrior, living by warfare

• विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having overcome

• वशम् (vaśam) - under control, power

• आनीय (ānīya) - having brought, having led

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to one's desire, willingly

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should do, one should perform

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a kṣatriya

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (used as present) (liṭ) of brū

Root brū (2nd class), form 'āhuḥ' is an irregular perfect 3rd plural, often used with present meaning for general statements.

Root: brū (class 2)

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, consistent with natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, just, lawful, consistent with natural law (dharma)

Derived from "dharma" with suffix "ya" meaning 'related to' or 'fit for'.

कृष्णोपजीवनम् (kṛṣṇopajīvanam) - way of life of a warrior, living by warfare

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇopajīvana

kṛṣṇopajīvana - living by battle/warfare, warrior's livelihood, livelihood from Kṛṣṇa (less common interpretation in this context)

'kṛṣṇa' (here meaning war/battle, possibly derived from root kṛṣ 'to draw/drag' referring to drawing weapons or battle lines) + 'upajīvana' (livelihood).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛṣṇa+upajīvana)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, war, battle
  noun (masculine)
  Can mean 'battle' in some contexts, possibly from 'kṛṣ' (to plough, to drag, to fight).
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• upajīvana – livelihood, subsistence, way of living
  noun (neuter)
  From upa-jīv (to live upon, subsist by).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, having overcome

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From vi-kram (to step, go), with suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

वशम् (vaśam) - under control, power

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Root: vaś (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially with 'ānīya' meaning 'bringing into one's power/control'.

आनीय (ānīya) - having brought, having led

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From ā-nī (to bring) with suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to one's desire, willingly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kāma' (desire) with suffix 'tas' (adverbial).

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, here used as neuter singular nominative/accusative.

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should do, one should perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car

From sam-ā-car (to behave, perform completely). Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

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