महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-17, verse-11
को हि राज्यं परित्यज्य सर्वस्वं चात्मना सह ।
प्रव्रज्यायैव दीव्येत विना दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् ॥११॥
प्रव्रज्यायैव दीव्येत विना दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् ॥११॥
11. ko hi rājyaṁ parityajya sarvasvaṁ cātmanā saha ,
pravrajyāyaiva dīvyeta vinā durdyūtadevinam.
pravrajyāyaiva dīvyeta vinā durdyūtadevinam.
11.
kaḥ hi rājyam parityajya sarvasvam ca ātmanā saha
pravrajyāya eva dīvyeta vinā durdyūtadevinam
pravrajyāya eva dīvyeta vinā durdyūtadevinam
11.
Who indeed, after abandoning his kingdom and all his possessions along with himself, would gamble (or stake) for the sake of renunciation (pravrajyā) alone, unless he were a disastrous gambler?
Words meanings summery:
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- कः (kaḥ) - who
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty
- परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up
- सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all possessions, everything
- च (ca) - and
- आत्मना (ātmanā) - with one's own self (ātman) (by self, with self)
- सह (saha) - with, together with
- प्रव्रज्याय (pravrajyāya) - for the sake of renunciation (pravrajyā) (for renunciation, for asceticism)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed
- दीव्येत (dīvyeta) - would gamble, would play
- विना (vinā) - without, except
- दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् (durdyūtadevinam) - an evil gambler
Words meanings and morphology
कः (kaḥ) - who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
(indeclinable)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Object of "parityajya".
परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive of root tyaj (1st class) with prefix pari, formed with -ya suffix
Prefix: pari
Root: tyaj (class 1)
सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all possessions, everything
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvasva
sarvasva - all property, everything one possesses
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sva)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - sva – one's own property, wealth
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of "parityajya".
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आत्मना (ātmanā) - with one's own self (ātman) (by self, with self)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Used with "saha".
सह (saha) - with, together with
(indeclinable)
प्रव्रज्याय (pravrajyāya) - for the sake of renunciation (pravrajyā) (for renunciation, for asceticism)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of pravrajyā
pravrajyā - going forth, renunciation, asceticism, (pravrajyā)
Abstract Noun
Derived from root vraj (1st class) with prefix pra, denoting the act of going forth
Prefix: pra
Root: vraj (class 1)
Note: Indicates purpose.
एव (eva) - only, indeed
(indeclinable)
दीव्येत (dīvyeta) - would gamble, would play
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of div
Optative Mood
Optative 3rd person singular of the root div (4th class)
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Expresses potentiality or hypothetical action.
विना (vinā) - without, except
(indeclinable)
दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् (durdyūtadevinam) - an evil gambler
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durdyūtadevin
durdyūtadevin - evil gambler, one devoted to unfortunate gambling
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+dyūta+devin)
- dur – bad, difficult, evil
indeclinable - dyūta – gambling, play with dice
noun (neuter)
Root: dyut (class 1) - devin – gambler, player
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root div (4th class), 'to play, gamble'
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Object of "vinā".