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5,142

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-142, verse-5

राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रोऽयं वयोवृद्धो न शाम्यति ।
मत्तः पुत्रमदेनैव विधर्मे पथि वर्तते ॥५॥
5. rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭro'yaṁ vayovṛddho na śāmyati ,
mattaḥ putramadenaiva vidharme pathi vartate.
5. rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ayam vayovṛddhaḥ na śāmyati
mattaḥ putramadena eva vidharme pathi vartate
5. ayam rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ vayovṛddhaḥ tu putramadena eva mattaḥ (san) na śāmyati,
(saḥ) vidharme pathi vartate.
5. But this King Dhritarashtra, despite his old age, does not become peaceful. Intoxicated by the arrogance of his sons, he is acting on a path contrary to natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
  • तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
  • धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhritarashtra, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this, he
  • वयोवृद्धः (vayovṛddhaḥ) - aged, old
  • (na) - not, no
  • शाम्यति (śāmyati) - he calms down, becomes peaceful, is pacified
  • मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, maddened, proud, arrogant
  • पुत्रमदेन (putramadena) - by the pride/intoxication of his sons
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
  • विधर्मे (vidharme) - in unrighteousness, on a path contrary to natural law (dharma)
  • पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way
  • वर्तते (vartate) - he acts, he proceeds, he exists, he behaves

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, prince, sovereign
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhritarashtra, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king); one who upholds the kingdom
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)
  • dhṛta – held, supported, sustained, firm; kept, preserved
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country, empire
    noun (neuter)
अयम् (ayam) - this, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, he, she, it
वयोवृद्धः (vayovṛddhaḥ) - aged, old
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vayovṛddha
vayovṛddha - aged, old; grown in age
Compound type : tatpurusha (vayas+vṛddha)
  • vayas – age, youth, vigor, strength
    noun (neuter)
  • vṛddha – grown, old, aged, increased, augmented
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शाम्यति (śāmyati) - he calms down, becomes peaceful, is pacified
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śam
Root: śam (class 4)
मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, maddened, proud, arrogant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of matta
matta - intoxicated, drunken, mad, arrogant, proud
Past Passive Participle
From root √mad (to be intoxicated, delighted, proud)
Root: mad (class 4)
पुत्रमदेन (putramadena) - by the pride/intoxication of his sons
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of putramada
putramada - pride or intoxication caused by having sons
Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+mada)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
  • mada – intoxication, arrogance, pride, delight, passion
    noun (masculine)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
विधर्मे (vidharme) - in unrighteousness, on a path contrary to natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vidharma
vidharma - unrighteousness, wickedness, breach of natural law (dharma)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vi+dharma)
  • vi – prefix indicating separation, distinctness, opposition, negation
    indeclinable
  • dharma – natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty, virtue, moral law
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pathin
pathin - path, road, way, course
वर्तते (vartate) - he acts, he proceeds, he exists, he behaves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)