महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-238, verse-46

अवश्यमेव नृपते राज्ञो विषयवासिभिः ।
प्रियाण्याचरितव्यानि तत्र का परिदेवना ॥४६॥

46. avaśyameva nṛpate rājño viṣayavāsibhiḥ ,
priyāṇyācaritavyāni tatra kā paridevanā.

46. avaśyam eva nṛpate rājñaḥ viṣayavāsibhiḥ
priyāṇi ācaritavyāni tatra kā paridevanā

46. Indeed, O King, those residing in a king's realm must perform agreeable deeds. What is the point of lamenting about it?

46. הו מלך, בהכרח צריך לעשות את הנעים למלך על ידי תושבי ממלכתו. אז על מה הבכי?

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O King

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• विषयवासिभिः (viṣayavāsibhiḥ) - by those dwelling in the domain/country

• प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant things, dear things

• आचरितव्यानि (ācaritavyāni) - must be done, ought to be performed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• का (kā) - what, which, who

• परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation, wailing, weeping

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

नृपते (nṛpate) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

विषयवासिभिः (viṣayavāsibhiḥ) - by those dwelling in the domain/country

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṣayavāsin

viṣayavāsin - one who dwells in a country/domain, resident

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+vāsin)

• viṣaya – sphere, domain, country, object of sense
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root vas with ṇini affix
  Root: vas (class 1)

प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant things, dear things

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable

आचरितव्यानि (ācaritavyāni) - must be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ācaritavya

ācaritavya - to be done, to be performed, incumbent on one to do

gerundive (future passive participle)

Derived from root car with upasarga ā and tavya affix

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation, wailing, weeping

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paridevanā

paridevanā - lamentation, wailing, weeping, complaint

Previous Verse Next Verse