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5,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-4

निवर्तय मनः पापात्परदाराभिमर्शनात् ।
देवराजोऽसि भद्रं ते प्रजा धर्मेण पालय ॥४॥
4. nivartaya manaḥ pāpātparadārābhimarśanāt ,
devarājo'si bhadraṁ te prajā dharmeṇa pālaya.
4. nivartaya manaḥ pāpāt paradārābhimarśanāt
devarājaḥ asi bhadram te prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālay
4. Restrain your mind from sin, from violating another's wife. You are the king of gods; may good fortune be yours. Protect your subjects according to righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • निवर्तय (nivartaya) - Restrain (Restrain, turn back, cause to desist)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - Mind (Mind, intellect, consciousness)
  • पापात् (pāpāt) - From sin (From sin, from evil)
  • परदाराभिमर्शनात् (paradārābhimarśanāt) - From violating another's wife
  • देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - King of gods (King of gods, lord of deities)
  • असि (asi) - You are
  • भद्रम् (bhadram) - Good fortune (Goodness, welfare, auspiciousness)
  • ते (te) - Yours, for you (To you, for you, your)
  • प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - Subjects (Subjects, people, progeny, creatures)
  • धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - According to righteousness (dharma) (By (natural law/righteousness/duty))
  • पालय् (pālay) - Protect (Protect, govern, rule)

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तय (nivartaya) - Restrain (Restrain, turn back, cause to desist)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt
Causative Imperative 2nd Person Singular
From root vṛt with upasarga ni. The causative stem is vartay.
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मनः (manaḥ) - Mind (Mind, intellect, consciousness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - Mind, intellect, spirit, heart
s-ending neuter noun.
Root: man (class 4)
पापात् (pāpāt) - From sin (From sin, from evil)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - Evil, bad, wicked, sin, vice
a-ending neuter noun.
परदाराभिमर्शनात् (paradārābhimarśanāt) - From violating another's wife
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of paradārābhimarśana
paradārābhimarśana - Violation of another's wife, illicit contact with another's wife
Compound. para (another) + dāra (wife) + abhimarśana (touching, violating).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+dāra+abhimarśana)
  • para – Other, another
    adjective (masculine)
  • dāra – Wife
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dṛ
  • abhimarśana – Touching, handling, seizing, violating
    noun (neuter)
    Action Noun
    From root mṛś with upasarga abhi.
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: mṛś (class 6)
देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - King of gods (King of gods, lord of deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāja
devarāja - King of gods (often an epithet for Indra)
Compound: deva (god) + rāja (king).
Compound type : şaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan)
  • deva – God, deity
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div
  • rājan – King, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    n-ending masculine noun.
    Root: rāj (class 1)
असि (asi) - You are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present 2nd Person Singular
From root as, class 2.
Root: as (class 2)
भद्रम् (bhadram) - Good fortune (Goodness, welfare, auspiciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra
bhadra - Good, auspicious, blessed, welfare, good fortune
a-ending neuter noun.
Root: bhadr
ते (te) - Yours, for you (To you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvad
tvad - You (2nd person pronoun)
Enclitic form of yuṣmad.
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - Subjects (Subjects, people, progeny, creatures)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - Offspring, progeny, subjects, people, creatures
ā-ending feminine noun.
Root: jan (class 4)
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - According to righteousness (dharma) (By (natural law/righteousness/duty))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - Natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution, religious ordinance
a-ending masculine noun.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
पालय् (pālay) - Protect (Protect, govern, rule)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pāl
Imperative 2nd Person Singular
Denominative verb from pāla (protector) or root pāl (class 10).
Root: pāl (class 10)