महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-33

इमाञ्शकुनिकान्राजन्हन्ति वैतंसिको यथा ।
एतद्रूपमधर्मस्य भूतेषु च विहिंसताम् ॥३३॥

33. imāñśakunikānrājanhanti vaitaṁsiko yathā ,
etadrūpamadharmasya bhūteṣu ca vihiṁsatām.

33. imān śakunikān rājan hanti vaitaṃsikaḥ yathā
etat rūpam adharmasya bhūteṣu ca vihiṃsatām

33. O King, just as a fowler kills these birds, this indeed is the nature of unrighteousness (adharma) and of those who inflict violence towards creatures.

33. הו מלך, כשם שצייד ציפורים הורג את הציפורים האלה, כך נראה העדר היושר אצל אלה שפוגעים ביצורים.

Words meanings summery:

• इमान् (imān) - these

• शकुनिकान् (śakunikān) - birds

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills

• वैतंसिकः (vaitaṁsikaḥ) - a fowler, bird-catcher

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एतत् (etat) - this

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

• अधर्मस्य (adharmasya) - of unrighteousness, of immorality

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among living beings, regarding creatures

• च (ca) - and

• विहिंसताम् (vihiṁsatām) - of those who inflict violence, of violent ones

Words meanings and morphology

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

शकुनिकान् (śakunikān) - birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śakunika

śakunika - bird, fowl

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

हन्ति (hanti) - kills

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

वैतंसिकः (vaitaṁsikaḥ) - a fowler, bird-catcher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaitaṃsika

vaitaṁsika - fowler, bird-catcher

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, nature, figure

अधर्मस्य (adharmasya) - of unrighteousness, of immorality

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, violation of natural law

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among living beings, regarding creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विहिंसताम् (vihiṁsatām) - of those who inflict violence, of violent ones

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vihiṃsat

vihiṁsat - inflicting violence, harming, injuring

Present Active Participle

from root hiṃs with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: hiṃs (class 10)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'of those who inflict violence'.

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