महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-48
अल्पायुषो दरिद्राश्च धर्मिष्ठा मानवास्तदा ।
दीर्घायुषः समृद्धाश्च विधर्माणो युगक्षये ॥४८॥
दीर्घायुषः समृद्धाश्च विधर्माणो युगक्षये ॥४८॥
48. alpāyuṣo daridrāśca dharmiṣṭhā mānavāstadā ,
dīrghāyuṣaḥ samṛddhāśca vidharmāṇo yugakṣaye.
dīrghāyuṣaḥ samṛddhāśca vidharmāṇo yugakṣaye.
48.
alpāyuṣaḥ daridrāḥ ca dharmiṣṭhāḥ mānavāḥ tadā
dīrghāyuṣaḥ samṛddhāḥ ca vidharmāṇaḥ yuga-kṣaye
dīrghāyuṣaḥ samṛddhāḥ ca vidharmāṇaḥ yuga-kṣaye
48.
Then, at the decline of the age (yuga), human beings who are committed to natural law (dharma) will be short-lived and poor, while those devoid of natural law (dharma) will be long-lived and prosperous.
Words meanings summery:
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- अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived, having a short life
- दरिद्राः (daridrāḥ) - poor, indigent, destitute
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ) - human beings who are committed to natural law (dharma) (most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to natural law (dharma))
- मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - long-lived, having a long life
- समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - prosperous, rich, thriving
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- विधर्माणः (vidharmāṇaḥ) - those devoid of natural law (dharma) (unrighteous, lawless, devoid of natural law (dharma))
- युग-क्षये (yuga-kṣaye) - at the decline of the age (yuga) (at the end of the age, at the decline of the yuga)
Words meanings and morphology
अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived, having a short life
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural 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)
दरिद्राः (daridrāḥ) - poor, indigent, destitute
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daridra
daridra - poor, indigent, destitute
from root √daridrā (to be poor)
Root: daridrā (class 2)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ) - human beings who are committed to natural law (dharma) (most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to natural law (dharma))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmiṣṭha
dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to natural law (dharma)
superlative degree of `dharmin` (righteous, possessing dharma)
मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human being, man, descendant of Manu
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - long-lived, having a long life
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrghāyuṣ
dīrghāyuṣ - long-lived, having a long life
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+āyuṣ)
- dīrgha – long
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - āyuṣ – life, vital power
noun (neuter)
समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - prosperous, rich, thriving
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samṛddha
samṛddha - prosperous, rich, thriving, accomplished
Past Passive Participle
from root √ṛdh (to prosper, to grow) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
विधर्माणः (vidharmāṇaḥ) - those devoid of natural law (dharma) (unrighteous, lawless, devoid of natural law (dharma))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vidharman
vidharman - unrighteous, lawless, devoid of natural law (dharma), wicked
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dharman)
- vi – without, devoid of, apart, in different directions
indeclinable - dharman – natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty
noun (masculine)
युग-क्षये (yuga-kṣaye) - at the decline of the age (yuga) (at the end of the age, at the decline of the yuga)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yuga-kṣaya
yuga-kṣaya - end of an age, decline of an age, destruction of a yuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+kṣaya)
- yuga – age, epoch, yoke
noun (neuter) - kṣaya – end, destruction, decline, loss
noun (masculine)
action noun
from root √kṣi (to waste, to destroy)
Root: kṣi (class 1)