महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-137, verse-5
तं चेत्पुत्रात्प्रियतरं प्रतियोत्स्ये धनंजयम् ।
क्षत्रधर्ममनुष्ठाय धिगस्तु क्षत्रजीविकाम् ॥५॥
क्षत्रधर्ममनुष्ठाय धिगस्तु क्षत्रजीविकाम् ॥५॥
5. taṁ cetputrātpriyataraṁ pratiyotsye dhanaṁjayam ,
kṣatradharmamanuṣṭhāya dhigastu kṣatrajīvikām.
kṣatradharmamanuṣṭhāya dhigastu kṣatrajīvikām.
5.
tam cet putrāt priyataraṃ pratiyotsye dhanaṃjayam
kṣatradharmam anuṣṭhāya dhik astu kṣatrajīvikām
kṣatradharmam anuṣṭhāya dhik astu kṣatrajīvikām
5.
cet putrāt priyataraṃ tam dhanaṃjayam pratiyotsye,
(tarhi) kṣatradharmam anuṣṭhāya kṣatrajīvikām dhik astu
(tarhi) kṣatradharmam anuṣṭhāya kṣatrajīvikām dhik astu
5.
If I, having upheld the warrior's code (kṣatradharma), fight against Arjuna, who is dearer to me than a son, then shame be upon this warrior's livelihood!
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - that Arjuna (him, that)
- चेत् (cet) - if, whether
- पुत्रात् (putrāt) - from a son, than a son
- प्रियतरं (priyataraṁ) - dearer, more beloved
- प्रतियोत्स्ये (pratiyotsye) - I will fight against
- धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (lit. 'conqueror of wealth')
- क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya (warrior)
- अनुष्ठाय (anuṣṭhāya) - having performed, having observed, having followed
- धिक् (dhik) - shame, fie, woe
- अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
- क्षत्रजीविकाम् (kṣatrajīvikām) - to the livelihood of a warrior, the warrior's profession
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - that Arjuna (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
चेत् (cet) - if, whether
(indeclinable)
Note: Conditional particle.
पुत्रात् (putrāt) - from a son, than a son
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Ablative of comparison.
प्रियतरं (priyataraṁ) - dearer, more beloved
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of priyatara
priyatara - dearer, more beloved (comparative of priya)
Note: Adjective modifying Arjuna.
प्रतियोत्स्ये (pratiyotsye) - I will fight against
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh
Prefix: prati
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Future Tense, Ātmanepada, 1st person singular.
धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (lit. 'conqueror of wealth')
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna
Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)
- dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter) - jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
noun (masculine)
Root: ji (class 1)
क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya (warrior)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma
kṣatradharma - the duty (dharma) or law (dharma) of the warrior class (kṣatra)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma)
- kṣatra – warrior, kshatriya class, rule, power
noun (neuter) - dharma – righteous conduct, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अनुष्ठाय (anuṣṭhāya) - having performed, having observed, having followed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root sthā (class 1) with prefix anu.
Prefix: anu
Root: sthā (class 1)
धिक् (dhik) - shame, fie, woe
(indeclinable)
अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.
क्षत्रजीविकाम् (kṣatrajīvikām) - to the livelihood of a warrior, the warrior's profession
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣatrajīvikā
kṣatrajīvikā - the livelihood or profession of a kṣatriya (warrior)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+jīvikā)
- kṣatra – warrior, kshatriya class, rule, power
noun (neuter) - jīvikā – livelihood, subsistence, profession
noun (feminine)
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Governed by 'dhik'.