महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-45

तथा च पृथिवीपाल यो भवेद्धर्मसंयुतः ।
अल्पायुः स हि मन्तव्यो न हि धर्मोऽस्ति कश्चन ॥४५॥

45. tathā ca pṛthivīpāla yo bhaveddharmasaṁyutaḥ ,
alpāyuḥ sa hi mantavyo na hi dharmo'sti kaścana.

45. tathā ca pṛthivīpāla yaḥ bhavet dharma-saṃyutaḥ
alpāyuḥ saḥ hi mantavyaḥ na hi dharmaḥ asti kaścana

45. And so, O protector of the earth, whoever is connected with natural law (dharma) should be considered short-lived, for indeed, no natural law (dharma) whatsoever exists (to protect them).

45. וכך, הו שליט הארץ, מי שיחיה לפי דרך היושר ייחשב לקצר ימים, שכן לא תהיה דרך יושר בשום מקום.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O protector of the earth, O king)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who, which

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• धर्म-संयुतः (dharma-saṁyutaḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous)

• अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

• मन्तव्यः (mantavyaḥ) - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (natural law) whatsoever (anyone, whatsoever)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्म-संयुतः (dharma-saṁyutaḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-saṃyuta

dharma-saṁyuta - endowed with natural law (dharma), righteous, joined with dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃyuta)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyuta – joined, connected, endowed, possessed of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √yuj (to join, to connect) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpāyuṣ

alpāyuṣ - short-lived, having a short life

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+āyuṣ)

• alpa – small, little, short
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• āyuṣ – life, vital power
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

मन्तव्यः (mantavyaḥ) - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantavya

mantavya - to be considered, should be thought, worthy of being thought

Gerundive

from root √man (to think, to consider)

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (natural law) whatsoever (anyone, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, whatsoever, some

pronominal stem `kim` + indeclinable particle `cana`

Compound type : indeclinable compound (kim+cana)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• cana – any, even, at all (used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns)
  indeclinable

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