महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-34, verse-21
क्लीबे दारक्रिया यादृगन्धे वा रूपदर्शनम् ।
अराज्ञो राजवत्पूजा तथा ते मधुसूदन ॥२१॥
अराज्ञो राजवत्पूजा तथा ते मधुसूदन ॥२१॥
21. klībe dārakriyā yādṛgandhe vā rūpadarśanam ,
arājño rājavatpūjā tathā te madhusūdana.
arājño rājavatpūjā tathā te madhusūdana.
21.
klībe dārakriyā yādṛk andhe vā rūpadarśanam
| arājñaḥ rājavat pūjā tathā te madhusūdana
| arājñaḥ rājavat pūjā tathā te madhusūdana
21.
O Madhusudana (madhusūdana), just as the act of marriage (dārakriyā) is for an impotent man, or seeing a beautiful form (rūpadarśanam) is for a blind man, so too is king-like worship (pūjā) for one who is not a king for you.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्लीबे (klībe) - for an impotent man, for a eunuch
- दारक्रिया (dārakriyā) - the act of marriage, taking a wife
- यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, just as, of what kind
- अन्धे (andhe) - for a blind man
- वा (vā) - or
- रूपदर्शनम् (rūpadarśanam) - the seeing of beauty/form, sight of an image
- अराज्ञः (arājñaḥ) - for one who is not a king, of one who is not a king
- राजवत् (rājavat) - like a king, king-like
- पूजा (pūjā) - worship, honor, respect
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
- ते (te) - for you
- मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O killer of Madhu, O Krishna
Words meanings and morphology
क्लीबे (klībe) - for an impotent man, for a eunuch
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of klība
klība - impotent, eunuch; a eunuch, an impotent man
Note: Used as a substantive.
दारक्रिया (dārakriyā) - the act of marriage, taking a wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dārakriyā
dārakriyā - the act of marrying, nuptials, marriage ceremony
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāra+kriyā)
- dāra – wife; wives (often used in plural sense)
noun (masculine) - kriyā – action, act, deed, performance; ritual, ceremony
noun (feminine)
From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'yā'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, just as, of what kind
(indeclinable)
Note: Serves as a conjunction introducing a comparison.
अन्धे (andhe) - for a blind man
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of andha
andha - blind; a blind man
Note: Used as a substantive.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
रूपदर्शनम् (rūpadarśanam) - the seeing of beauty/form, sight of an image
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpadarśana
rūpadarśana - sight of a form, seeing beauty, perception of form
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+darśana)
- rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty, image
noun (neuter) - darśana – seeing, observing, perceiving; sight, view, vision
noun (neuter)
action noun
From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ana'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अराज्ञः (arājñaḥ) - for one who is not a king, of one who is not a king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of arājan
arājan - one who is not a king, without a king, a non-king
Negative compound ('nañ-tatpuruṣa') of 'a' (not) and 'rājan' (king).
राजवत् (rājavat) - like a king, king-like
(indeclinable)
From 'rājan' (king) + suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).
पूजा (pūjā) - worship, honor, respect
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjā
pūjā - worship, honor, reverence, adoration
Root: pūj (class 10)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - for you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O killer of Madhu, O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana
madhusūdana - killer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna