महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-93, verse-9
ते पुत्रास्तव कौरव्य दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ।
धर्मार्थौ पृष्ठतः कृत्वा प्रचरन्ति नृशंसवत् ॥९॥
धर्मार्थौ पृष्ठतः कृत्वा प्रचरन्ति नृशंसवत् ॥९॥
9. te putrāstava kauravya duryodhanapurogamāḥ ,
dharmārthau pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pracaranti nṛśaṁsavat.
dharmārthau pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pracaranti nṛśaṁsavat.
9.
te putrāḥ tava kauravya duryodhanapurūgamāḥ
dharmārthau pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pracaranti nṛśaṃsavat
dharmārthau pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pracaranti nṛśaṃsavat
9.
O descendant of Kuru, your sons, with Duryodhana as their leader, behave cruelly, having completely disregarded natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha).
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - those, they
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Kuru, O scion of Kuru)
- दुर्योधनपुरूगमाः (duryodhanapurūgamāḥ) - with Duryodhana as their chief, led by Duryodhana
- धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material gain/purpose (artha)
- पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - having disregarded/ignored (from behind, behind, having put behind, ignoring)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having put aside, having disregarded (having done, having made, having put)
- प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they act, they behave, they proceed, they roam
- नृशंसवत् (nṛśaṁsavat) - cruelly, like a cruel person, ruthlessly
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - those, they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Kuru, O scion of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru
दुर्योधनपुरूगमाः (duryodhanapurūgamāḥ) - with Duryodhana as their chief, led by Duryodhana
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of duryodhanapurūgama
duryodhanapurūgama - having Duryodhana as chief, led by Duryodhana
Compound type : bahuvrihi (duryodhana+purūgama)
- duryodhana – Duryodhana (eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
proper noun (masculine) - purūgama – going before, leading, chief
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
From 'puras' (before) + 'gama' (going)
Prefix: puras
Root: gam (class 1)
धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material gain/purpose (artha)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha
dharmārtha - righteousness and wealth/purpose
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine) - artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object
noun (masculine)
पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - having disregarded/ignored (from behind, behind, having put behind, ignoring)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'pṛṣṭha' (back) with the suffix 'tas'
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having put aside, having disregarded (having done, having made, having put)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'kṛ' with the suffix 'tvā'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they act, they behave, they proceed, they roam
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car
Prefix: pra
Root: car (class 1)
नृशंसवत् (nṛśaṁsavat) - cruelly, like a cruel person, ruthlessly
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'nṛśaṃsa' (cruel) with the suffix '-vat'