महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-20

क्रोधाद्दण्डान्मनुष्येषु विविधान्पुरुषो नयन् ।
भ्रश्यते शीघ्रमैश्वर्यात्प्राणेभ्यः स्वजनादपि ॥२०॥

20. krodhāddaṇḍānmanuṣyeṣu vividhānpuruṣo nayan ,
bhraśyate śīghramaiśvaryātprāṇebhyaḥ svajanādapi.

20. krodhāt daṇḍān manuṣyeṣu vividhān puruṣaḥ nayan
bhraśyate śīghram aiśvaryāt prāṇebhyaḥ svajanāt api

20. A man who, out of anger, inflicts various punishments upon others quickly loses his sovereignty, his very life, and even his own relatives.

20. אדם שמטיל בכעס עונשים שונים על בני אדם, מאבד במהרה את שלטונו, את חייו ואפילו את בני משפחתו.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to anger

• दण्डान् (daṇḍān) - punishments, staffs

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, on men

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person

• नयन् (nayan) - inflicting (punishments) (leading, carrying, inflicting)

• भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - falls from, is deprived of, perishes

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from sovereignty, from power, from dominion

• प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - from his very life (from life, from vital breaths)

• स्वजनात् (svajanāt) - from one's own people, from relatives

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

Root: krudh (class 4)

दण्डान् (daṇḍān) - punishments, staffs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, scepter, fine

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, on men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds of

Note: Agrees with daṇḍān

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person; cosmic person (puruṣa)

नयन् (nayan) - inflicting (punishments) (leading, carrying, inflicting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nayat

nī - to lead, to carry, to guide, to bring, to inflict

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle from root nī

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ

भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - falls from, is deprived of, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhraṃś

present tense, middle voice

3rd person, singular, present tense, middle voice, from root bhraṃś

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from sovereignty, from power, from dominion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, power, wealth

Derived from īśvara (lord, master)

प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - from his very life (from life, from vital breaths)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, life-force; one of the five vital airs (prāṇa)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

स्वजनात् (svajanāt) - from one's own people, from relatives

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, relatives, kinsmen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

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