महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-3

धृतिमान्देशकालज्ञः सर्वधर्मविधानवित् ।
क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ पृथिवीमनुशास्ति वै ॥३॥

3. dhṛtimāndeśakālajñaḥ sarvadharmavidhānavit ,
kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyaśreṣṭha pṛthivīmanuśāsti vai.

3. dhṛtimān deśakālajñaḥ sarvadharmavidhānavit
kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyaśreṣṭha pṛthivīm anuśāsti vai

3. O best among warriors, a steadfast warrior who understands the appropriate place and time, and knows all the principles (dharma) and ordinances, truly governs the earth.

3. הו הטוב שבלוחמים, לוחם בעל התמדה, היודע מקום וזמן ומכיר את כל סדרי חוק היושר, הוא השולט בארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm, resolute, courageous

• देशकालज्ञः (deśakālajñaḥ) - one who knows time and place, discerning of circumstances

• सर्वधर्मविधानवित् (sarvadharmavidhānavit) - one who knows all principles and ordinances

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste

• क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ (kṣatriyaśreṣṭha) - O best of warriors

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - governs, rules, directs

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast, firm, resolute, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - possessing firmness, resolute, courageous

देशकालज्ञः (deśakālajñaḥ) - one who knows time and place, discerning of circumstances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśakālajña

deśakālajña - knower of place and time

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+jña)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वधर्मविधानवित् (sarvadharmavidhānavit) - one who knows all principles and ordinances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmavidhānavit

sarvadharmavidhānavit - knower of all principles (dharma) and ordinances

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+vidhāna+vit)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, principle
  noun (masculine)
• vidhāna – ordinance, rule, arrangement, disposition, creation
  noun (neuter)
• vit – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste

क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ (kṣatriyaśreṣṭha) - O best of warriors

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyaśreṣṭha

kṣatriyaśreṣṭha - best among kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+śreṣṭha)

• kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, land

अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - governs, rules, directs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anuśās

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

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