महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-10

राजानो हि महात्मानो योनिकर्मविशोधिताः ।
उद्धरन्ति प्रजाः सर्वास्तप आस्थाय पुष्कलम् ॥१०॥

10. rājāno hi mahātmāno yonikarmaviśodhitāḥ ,
uddharanti prajāḥ sarvāstapa āsthāya puṣkalam.

10. rājānaḥ hi mahātmānaḥ yonikarmaviśodhitāḥ
uddharanti prajāḥ sarvāḥ tapaḥ āsthāya puṣkalam

10. Indeed, kings (rājan), who are great-souled (mahātman) and purified by their lineage and deeds (karma), uplift all their subjects by undertaking extensive spiritual discipline (tapas).

10. מלכים נעלי נפש, שנטהרו בלידתם ובפעולותיהם, מרוממים את כל נתיניהם בכך שהם מתבססים על תרגול עוצמה רוחנית רב.

Words meanings summery:

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• योनिकर्मविशोधिताः (yonikarmaviśodhitāḥ) - purified by their lineage and deeds (karma) (purified by birth and actions)

• उद्धरन्ति (uddharanti) - they uplift, they deliver (they uplift, they raise, they deliver)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, progeny, people, creatures)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - extensive spiritual discipline (tapas) (austerity, spiritual discipline, heat)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - by undertaking, having resorted to (having resorted to, having undertaken, having adopted)

• पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - extensive (abundant, extensive, complete, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'uddharanti'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphasizer.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

योनिकर्मविशोधिताः (yonikarmaviśodhitāḥ) - purified by their lineage and deeds (karma) (purified by birth and actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yonikarmaviśodhita

yonikarmaviśodhita - purified by birth and action/rite

Past Passive Participle

Compound with PPP 'viśodhita'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoni+karma+viśodhita)

• yoni – source, origin, birth, womb, lineage
  noun (feminine)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
• viśodhita – purified, cleansed
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śudh' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)

उद्धरन्ति (uddharanti) - they uplift, they deliver (they uplift, they raise, they deliver)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of uddhṛ

Present Active

From root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, progeny, people, creatures)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people, creatures

Note: Object of 'uddharanti'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

तपः (tapaḥ) - extensive spiritual discipline (tapas) (austerity, spiritual discipline, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - by undertaking, having resorted to (having resorted to, having undertaken, having adopted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - extensive (abundant, extensive, complete, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkala

puṣkala - abundant, extensive, complete, excellent, rich

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