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3,83

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-108

यथा ययातिर्धर्मात्मा यथा राजा पुरूरवाः ।
तथा त्वं कुरुशार्दूल स्वेन धर्मेण शोभसे ॥१०८॥
108. yathā yayātirdharmātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ ,
tathā tvaṁ kuruśārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase.
108. yathā yayātiḥ dharma-ātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ
tathā tvam kuru-śārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase
108. Just as Yayāti, who was righteous in spirit (dharma-ātman), and just as King Purūravas, so too you, O tiger among the Kurus, shine through your own natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that
  • ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (a legendary king) (Yayāti)
  • धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - righteous in spirit, whose essence is righteousness
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that
  • राजा (rājā) - king
  • पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - King Purūravas (a legendary king) (Purūravas)
  • तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way, thus
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • कुरु-शार्दूल (kuru-śārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus, O best of the Kurus
  • स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by your own
  • धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness
  • शोभसे (śobhase) - you shine, you are beautiful, you are resplendent

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (a legendary king) (Yayāti)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti
yayāti - Yayāti (a legendary king of the Lunar dynasty)
धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - righteous in spirit, whose essence is righteousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-ātman
dharma-ātman - righteous, pious, having dharma as one's nature/self
Compound (Bahuvrīhi)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - King Purūravas (a legendary king) (Purūravas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of purūravas
purūravas - Purūravas (a legendary king, ancestor of the Lunar dynasty)
तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way, thus
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कुरु-शार्दूल (kuru-śārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus, O best of the Kurus
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-śārdūla
kuru-śārdūla - tiger among the Kurus, best of the Kurus
Compound (Tatpurusha, comparison)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śārdūla)
  • kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, belonging to the Kuru family
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śārdūla – tiger; excellent, chief, best among
    noun (masculine)
स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by your own
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own
Note: Agrees with dharmeṇa
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
शोभसे (śobhase) - you shine, you are beautiful, you are resplendent
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh
verb stem
Root: śubh (class 1)