महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-126, verse-36

एकाह्ना पृथिवी तेन धर्मनित्येन धीमता ।
निर्जिता शासनादेव सरत्नाकरपत्तना ॥३६॥

36. ekāhnā pṛthivī tena dharmanityena dhīmatā ,
nirjitā śāsanādeva saratnākarapattanā.

36. ekāhnā pṛthivī tena dharmanityena dhīmatā
nirjitā śāsanāt eva saratnākarapattanā

36. In a single day, that wise one, who was always devoted to righteousness (dharma), conquered the entire earth—including its oceans and cities—merely by his command.

36. הוא היה נאמן תמיד לחוק היושר ובעל תבונה, ובמשך יום אחד כבש את כל הארץ בפקודה בלבד, עם אוצרות הימים והערים שלה.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, by one day

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth

• तेन (tena) - by him

• धर्मनित्येन (dharmanityena) - by the one always devoted to righteousness/natural law

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise one, by the intelligent one

• निर्जिता (nirjitā) - conquered, subdued

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from a command, by command

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• सरत्नाकरपत्तना (saratnākarapattanā) - along with its oceans and cities

Words meanings and morphology

एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, by one day

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ekāhan

ekāhan - one day

Compound type : dvigu (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration/time.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

Root: pṛth (class 6)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'nirjitā'.

धर्मनित्येन (dharmanityena) - by the one always devoted to righteousness/natural law

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmanitya

dharmanitya - always devoted to righteousness, constantly practicing dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'tena'.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise one, by the intelligent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Possessive suffix -mat

Root: dhī

Note: Qualifies 'tena'.

निर्जिता (nirjitā) - conquered, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, subdued, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji ('to conquer') with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivī'.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from a command, by command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, rule, decree, instruction

action noun

Derived from root śās ('to rule, command')

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'śāsanāt'.

सरत्नाकरपत्तना (saratnākarapattanā) - along with its oceans and cities

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saratnākarapattana

saratnākarapattana - having oceans and cities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratnākara+pattana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ratnākara – ocean (mine of jewels), treasure house
  noun (masculine)
• pattana – city, port town
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pṛthivī'.

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