महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-119, verse-4
किं मया मनसा ध्यातमशुभं धर्मदूषणम् ।
येनाहं चलितः स्थानादिति राजा व्यचिन्तयत् ॥४॥
येनाहं चलितः स्थानादिति राजा व्यचिन्तयत् ॥४॥
4. kiṁ mayā manasā dhyātamaśubhaṁ dharmadūṣaṇam ,
yenāhaṁ calitaḥ sthānāditi rājā vyacintayat.
yenāhaṁ calitaḥ sthānāditi rājā vyacintayat.
4.
kim mayā manasā dhyātam aśubham dharmadūṣaṇam |
yena aham calitaḥ sthānāt iti rājā vyacintayat
yena aham calitaḥ sthānāt iti rājā vyacintayat
4.
"What inauspicious act, what defilement of natural law (dharma), did I contemplate with my mind, that I have been displaced from my position?" Thus, the king pondered.
Words meanings summery:
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- किम् (kim) - What (inauspicious thing/act)? (what?, why?)
- मया (mayā) - by me
- मनसा (manasā) - by the mind
- ध्यातम् (dhyātam) - meditated upon, thought, contemplated
- अशुभम् (aśubham) - an inauspicious thing or act (inauspicious, evil, bad)
- धर्मदूषणम् (dharmadūṣaṇam) - a violation or corruption of his natural law (dharma) as a king (defilement of natural law (dharma), corruption of duty)
- येन (yena) - by which, through which
- अहम् (aham) - I
- चलितः (calitaḥ) - displaced from his position (moved, displaced, shaken)
- स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from his royal position/seat (from the place, from the position)
- इति (iti) - marks the end of the king's direct speech/thought (thus, so)
- राजा (rājā) - the king
- व्यचिन्तयत् (vyacintayat) - pondered, thought, reflected
Words meanings and morphology
किम् (kim) - What (inauspicious thing/act)? (what?, why?)
(interrogative pronoun)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of mad
mad - I
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
Note: The agent in the passive construction ('dhyātam').
ध्यातम् (dhyātam) - meditated upon, thought, contemplated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāta
dhyāta - meditated upon, thought, contemplated, imagined
Past Passive Participle
From √dhyā (to meditate, think)
Root: dhyā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'kim', 'aśubham', and 'dharmadūṣaṇam'.
अशुभम् (aśubham) - an inauspicious thing or act (inauspicious, evil, bad)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha
aśubha - inauspicious, evil, bad, unpropitious
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)
- a – not, non-
prefix - śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
adjective (neuter)
Note: Functions as a noun in this context, the object of 'dhyātam'.
धर्मदूषणम् (dharmadūṣaṇam) - a violation or corruption of his natural law (dharma) as a king (defilement of natural law (dharma), corruption of duty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmadūṣaṇa
dharmadūṣaṇa - defilement of natural law (dharma), corruption of religious duty/righteousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+dūṣaṇa)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
From √dhṛ (to support, uphold)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - dūṣaṇa – defiling, spoiling, corrupting, pollution
noun (neuter)
From √dūṣ (to spoil, corrupt)
Root: dūṣ (class 4)
Note: Appositional to 'aśubham', or another object of 'dhyātam'.
येन (yena) - by which, through which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, who
Note: Refers to the 'inauspicious thought/act' ('kim aśubham dharmadūṣaṇam dhyātam').
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of mad
mad - I
चलितः (calitaḥ) - displaced from his position (moved, displaced, shaken)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of calita
calita - moved, shaken, displaced, departed
Past Passive Participle
From √cal (to move, shake)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Acts as predicative adjective to 'aham'.
स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from his royal position/seat (from the place, from the position)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sthāna
sthāna - place, position, abode, standing
From √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
इति (iti) - marks the end of the king's direct speech/thought (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - the king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
Note: The subject of 'vyacintayat'.
व्यचिन्तयत् (vyacintayat) - pondered, thought, reflected
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of vicint
Imperfect Active
From vi-√cint (to think), 10th class (curādi), Imperfect (Laṅ)
Prefix: vi
Root: cint (class 10)