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5,178

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-178, verse-22

न भयाद्वासवस्यापि धर्मं जह्यां महाद्युते ।
प्रसीद मा वा यद्वा ते कार्यं तत्कुरु माचिरम् ॥२२॥
22. na bhayādvāsavasyāpi dharmaṁ jahyāṁ mahādyute ,
prasīda mā vā yadvā te kāryaṁ tatkuru māciram.
22. na bhayāt vāsavasya api dharmam jahyām mahādyute
prasīda mā vā yat vā te kāryam tat kuru mā ciram
22. mahādyute vāsavasya bhayāt api dharmam na jahyām
prasīda vā mā yat vā te kāryam tat māciram kuru
22. O greatly resplendent one, I would not abandon my natural law (dharma) even from fear of Indra (Vāsava). Be pleased, or not; whatever your task is, accomplish it without delay.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, owing to fear
  • वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava, of Indra
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • धर्मम् (dharmam) - my natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)
  • जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would abandon, I would give up
  • महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly resplendent one, O mighty radiance
  • प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious, be calm
  • मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • यत् (yat) - whatever, which
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • ते (te) - your, to you
  • कार्यम् (kāryam) - your task (task, to be done, duty)
  • तत् (tat) - that (task) (that, that one)
  • कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
  • मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)
  • चिरम् (ciram) - delay (for a long time, long)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, owing to fear
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, dread, terror
Derived from root √bhī (3P), 'to fear'.
Root: bhī (class 3)
वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava, of Indra
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - Indra, a king of gods
Derived from Vasu (father of Indra).
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - my natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature
Derived from root √dhṛ (1U), 'to hold, support'.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would abandon, I would give up
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √hā
Root √hā (3P), 'to abandon'.
Root: hā (class 3)
महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly resplendent one, O mighty radiance
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti
mahādyuti - greatly resplendent, mighty radiance
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
  • dyuti – splendor, radiance, light
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root √dyut (1A), 'to shine'.
    Root: dyut (class 1)
प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious, be calm
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √sad
Derived from root √sad (1P), 'to sit, settle', with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)
मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'vā' to express 'or not'.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - whatever, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whoever, whatever
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कार्यम् (kāryam) - your task (task, to be done, duty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, duty, task, business
Gerundive (future passive participle)
Derived from root √kṛ (8U), 'to do, make'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तत् (tat) - that (task) (that, that one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ
Root √kṛ (8U), 'to do'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
Note: Part of the compound 'māciram'.
चिरम् (ciram) - delay (for a long time, long)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially. Part of the compound 'māciram'.