महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-8

हृते पशौ तदा देवास्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ ।
मा परस्वमभिद्रोग्धा मा धर्मान्सकलान्नशीः ॥८॥

8. hṛte paśau tadā devāstamūcurbharatarṣabha ,
mā parasvamabhidrogdhā mā dharmānsakalānnaśīḥ.

8. hṛte paśau tadā devāḥ tam ūcuḥ bharatarṣabha |
mā parasvam abhidrogdhā mā dharmān sakalān naśīḥ

8. O best of Bharatas, when the animal was stolen, the gods then said to him: "Do not steal others' property, and do not violate all natural laws (dharma)."

8. כשהבהמה נלקחה, אמרו לו האלים אז, הו אדם דגול מצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, אל תפגע ברכוש זולתך ואל תאבד את כל חוקי היושר שלך.

Words meanings summery:

• हृते (hṛte) - having been stolen, when stolen

• पशौ (paśau) - in the animal, regarding the animal

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• तम् (tam) - referring to Rudra (him, that)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• परस्वम् (parasvam) - others' property

• अभिद्रोग्धा (abhidrogdhā) - do not steal ((you should not) harm, injure, steal from)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - moral principles or universal laws (natural laws, duties, principles)

• सकलान् (sakalān) - all, complete, entire

• नशीः (naśīḥ) - do not lose sight of or violate ((you should not) destroy, lose, perish)

Words meanings and morphology

हृते (hṛte) - having been stolen, when stolen

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - stolen, carried away, taken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (to carry, take, steal) with suffix -ta.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

पशौ (paśau) - in the animal, regarding the animal

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -dā.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

तम् (tam) - referring to Rudra (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect stem √uc, 3rd plural.

Root: vac (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive mood for prohibition.

परस्वम् (parasvam) - others' property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parasva

parasva - property of another, belonging to another

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+sva)

• para – other, another, alien
  adjective (masculine)
• sva – own property, wealth
  noun (neuter)

अभिद्रोग्धा (abhidrogdhā) - do not steal ((you should not) harm, injure, steal from)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (Luṅ) of abhidruh

Injunctive / Aorist 2nd singular active

From `abhi` + `√druh` (to injure, harm). Form `abhidrogdhā` is 2nd sg. aorist injunctive.

Prefix: abhi

Root: druh (class 4)

Note: This is an injunctive verb form, equivalent to a command 'do not (you) harm'.

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive mood for prohibition.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - moral principles or universal laws (natural laws, duties, principles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सकलान् (sakalān) - all, complete, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sakala

sakala - all, whole, complete, entire

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kala – part, portion, digit of the moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `dharmān`.

नशीः (naśīḥ) - do not lose sight of or violate ((you should not) destroy, lose, perish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (Luṅ) of naś

Injunctive / Aorist 2nd singular active

From √naś (to perish, destroy). Form `naśīḥ` is 2nd sg. aorist injunctive.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: This is an injunctive verb form, equivalent to a command 'do not (you) destroy/lose'.

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