महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-19

उताहो त्वं मन्यसे सर्वमेव राज्ञां युद्धे वर्तते धर्मतन्त्रम् ।
अयुद्धे वा वर्तते धर्मतन्त्रं तथैव ते वाचमिमां शृणोमि ॥१९॥

19. utāho tvaṁ manyase sarvameva; rājñāṁ yuddhe vartate dharmatantram ,
ayuddhe vā vartate dharmatantraṁ; tathaiva te vācamimāṁ śṛṇomi.

19. uta aho tvam manyase sarvam eva
rājñām yuddhe vartate dharmatantram
| ayuddhe vā vartate dharmatantram
tathā eva te vācam imām śṛṇomi

19. Or do you believe that the entire system of natural law (dharma-tantram) applies only to the warfare of kings? Or does the system of natural law (dharma-tantram) prevail in states of non-war? I hear this statement of yours just so.

19. או שאתה סבור שכל מערכת הכללים של המלכים חלה במלחמה, או שהיא חלה בהיעדר מלחמה. כך אני שומע את דבריך.

Words meanings summery:

• उत (uta) - or (or, and, moreover)

• अहो (aho) - indeed (oh, alas, indeed)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you believe (you think, you believe, you consider)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, whole, entire)

• एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - to the warfare (in war, in battle)

• वर्तते (vartate) - applies (it exists, it prevails, it occurs)

• धर्मतन्त्रम् (dharmatantram) - system of natural law (dharma-tantram) (system of dharma, law system)

• अयुद्धे (ayuddhe) - in states of non-war (in non-war, in peace)

• वा (vā) - or

• वर्तते (vartate) - prevails (it exists, it prevails, it occurs)

• धर्मतन्त्रम् (dharmatantram) - system of natural law (dharma-tantram) (system of dharma, law system)

• तथा (tathā) - just so (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• ते (te) - your (your, of you)

• वाचम् (vācam) - statement (speech, word)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear

Words meanings and morphology

उत (uta) - or (or, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अहो (aho) - indeed (oh, alas, indeed)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

मन्यसे (manyase) - you believe (you think, you believe, you consider)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, whole, entire)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - to the warfare (in war, in battle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

past passive participle (used as noun)

Root: yudh (class 4)

वर्तते (vartate) - applies (it exists, it prevails, it occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मतन्त्रम् (dharmatantram) - system of natural law (dharma-tantram) (system of dharma, law system)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmatantra

dharmatantra - system of law, religious system, constitutional system

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+tantra)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tantra – system, doctrine, rule, loom, main part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tan (class 8)

अयुद्धे (ayuddhe) - in states of non-war (in non-war, in peace)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ayuddha

ayuddha - non-war, peace, absence of conflict

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• yuddha – war, battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - prevails (it exists, it prevails, it occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मतन्त्रम् (dharmatantram) - system of natural law (dharma-tantram) (system of dharma, law system)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmatantra

dharmatantra - system of law, religious system, constitutional system

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+tantra)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tantra – system, doctrine, rule, loom, main part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tan (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - just so (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वाचम् (vācam) - statement (speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

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