महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-62

धैर्यं त्यक्त्वा महीपाल दारुणे युगसंक्षये ।
विकर्माणि करिष्यन्ति शूद्राणां परिचारकाः ॥६२॥

62. dhairyaṁ tyaktvā mahīpāla dāruṇe yugasaṁkṣaye ,
vikarmāṇi kariṣyanti śūdrāṇāṁ paricārakāḥ.

62. dhairyam tyaktvā mahīpāla dāruṇe yugasaṃkṣaye
vikarmāṇi kariṣyanti śūdrāṇām paricārakāḥ

62. O King, in the dreadful dissolution of the age (yuga), those who serve śūdras will abandon their fortitude and commit unlawful deeds (vikarma).

62. (ואז) הו שליט הארץ, בקץ היוּגַה הנורא, אחרי שוויתרו על האומץ, יעשו (הבְּרַהְמִינים) מעשים לא ראויים, בהיותם משרתי בני השׁוּדְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - patience, fortitude, courage

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth

• दारुणे (dāruṇe) - in the dreadful, in the terrible

• युगसंक्षये (yugasaṁkṣaye) - at the end of the Kali Yuga (yuga) (in the dissolution of the age, at the end of the yuga)

• विकर्माणि (vikarmāṇi) - unlawful deeds (vikarma) (wrong actions, unlawful deeds, prohibited acts)

• करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will perform

• शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras

• परिचारकाः (paricārakāḥ) - servants, attendants

Words meanings and morphology

धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - patience, fortitude, courage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - firmness, patience, fortitude

From `dhīra` (firm, steady) + `ṣyañ` suffix forming abstract noun.

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `√tyaj` (to abandon) + `ktvā` suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound of `mahī` (earth) and `pāla` (protector).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mah
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From `√pā` (to protect) + `ṇal` suffix.
  Root: pā (class 2)

दारुणे (dāruṇe) - in the dreadful, in the terrible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, harsh

From `dāru` (wood, hard) or `√dṝ` (to tear, split) + `ūṇa` suffix.

युगसंक्षये (yugasaṁkṣaye) - at the end of the Kali Yuga (yuga) (in the dissolution of the age, at the end of the yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugasaṃkṣaya

yugasaṁkṣaya - dissolution of an age, end of a yuga

Compound of `yuga` (age, era) and `saṃkṣaya` (destruction, dissolution).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yuga+saṃkṣaya)

• yuga – age, epoch, yuga
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• saṃkṣaya – destruction, dissolution, decrease
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam` (with, completely) + `kṣaya` (loss, destruction), from `√kṣi` (to decay).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Specifies the time.

विकर्माणि (vikarmāṇi) - unlawful deeds (vikarma) (wrong actions, unlawful deeds, prohibited acts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vikarma

vikarma - forbidden act, wrong action, bad deed

Compound of `vi` (negative, bad) and `karma` (action, deed).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vi+karma)

• vi – against, without, apart, bad
  indeclinable
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  From `√kṛ` (to do) + `man` suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `kariṣyanti`.

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense

3rd person, plural, future active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Its subject is `paricārakāḥ`.

शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - member of the fourth varṇa (social class)

Note: Possessive, indicating who the servants serve.

परिचारकाः (paricārakāḥ) - servants, attendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paricāraka

paricāraka - attendant, servant, follower

Agent Noun

From `pari` (around) + `√car` (to move, serve) + `ṇaka` suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

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