महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-181, verse-37
ये धर्ममेव प्रथमं चरन्ति धर्मेण लब्ध्वा च धनानि काले ।
दारानवाप्य क्रतुभिर्यजन्ते तेषामयं चैव परश्च लोकः ॥३७॥
दारानवाप्य क्रतुभिर्यजन्ते तेषामयं चैव परश्च लोकः ॥३७॥
37. ye dharmameva prathamaṁ caranti; dharmeṇa labdhvā ca dhanāni kāle ,
dārānavāpya kratubhiryajante; teṣāmayaṁ caiva paraśca lokaḥ.
dārānavāpya kratubhiryajante; teṣāmayaṁ caiva paraśca lokaḥ.
37.
ye dharmam eva prathamam caranti
dharmeṇa labdhvā ca dhanāni kāle
dārān avāpya kratubhiḥ yajante
teṣām ayam ca eva paraḥ ca lokaḥ
dharmeṇa labdhvā ca dhanāni kāle
dārān avāpya kratubhiḥ yajante
teṣām ayam ca eva paraḥ ca lokaḥ
37.
For those who first practice `dharma` (natural law), and having acquired wealth through `dharma` (natural law) at the right time, and having obtained wives, perform sacrifices (`yajña`), both this world (loka) and the next belong to them.
Words meanings summery:
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- ये (ye) - those persons who (those who, which)
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, surely
- प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost, primarily
- चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice (dharma) (they practice, perform, follow, move)
- धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through (dharma) (natural law) (by duty, by righteousness, through natural law)
- लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained, having received
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- धनानि (dhanāni) - wealths, riches, possessions
- काले (kāle) - at the right time (at the time, in due season, at the proper moment)
- दारान् (dārān) - wives
- अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained
- क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices (yajña) (with sacrifices, by means of rituals)
- यजन्ते (yajante) - they perform sacrifices (yajña) (they sacrifice, worship, offer)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them
- अयम् (ayam) - this (world) (this, he, it)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, surely
- परः (paraḥ) - the other (world), the next (world) (the other, supreme, next, highest)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- लोकः (lokaḥ) - world or realm (world, realm, people)
Words meanings and morphology
ये (ye) - those persons who (those who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution, cosmic order
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, surely
(indeclinable)
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost, primarily
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama
prathama - first, foremost, primary; at first, firstly
Note: Functions adverbially
चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice (dharma) (they practice, perform, follow, move)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car
Root: car (class 1)
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through (dharma) (natural law) (by duty, by righteousness, through natural law)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution, cosmic order
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained, having received
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle expressing prior action
Root: labh (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
धनानि (dhanāni) - wealths, riches, possessions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, money, property
Root: dhā (class 3)
काले (kāle) - at the right time (at the time, in due season, at the proper moment)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, period, proper time
दारान् (dārān) - wives
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra
dāra - wife (often used in plural form to mean 'wife' or 'wives')
अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle from root āp with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices (yajña) (with sacrifices, by means of rituals)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu
kratu - sacrifice, ritual, ceremony; power, intellect
यजन्ते (yajante) - they perform sacrifices (yajña) (they sacrifice, worship, offer)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
अयम् (ayam) - this (world) (this, he, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, surely
(indeclinable)
परः (paraḥ) - the other (world), the next (world) (the other, supreme, next, highest)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - other, another; superior, higher, supreme; distant, subsequent
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
लोकः (lokaḥ) - world or realm (world, realm, people)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, space, people, community
Root: lok (class 1)