महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-117, verse-32
युध्यस्व निरहंकारो बलवीर्यव्यपाश्रयः ।
धर्मो हि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥३२॥
धर्मो हि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥३२॥
32. yudhyasva nirahaṁkāro balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ ,
dharmo hi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate.
dharmo hi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate.
32.
yudhyasva nirahaṃkāraḥ balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ dharmaḥ
hi yuddhāt śreyaḥ anyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
hi yuddhāt śreyaḥ anyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
32.
nirahaṃkāraḥ balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ yudhyasva hi
kṣatriyasya yuddhāt anyat śreyaḥ dharmaḥ na vidyate
kṣatriyasya yuddhāt anyat śreyaḥ dharmaḥ na vidyate
32.
Fight without ego (ahaṅkāra), relying on strength and valor. For indeed, for a kshatriya, there is no other course of action (dharma) superior to battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight, wage war
- निरहंकारः (nirahaṁkāraḥ) - without ego (ahaṅkāra), free from pride
- बलवीर्यव्यपाश्रयः (balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ) - relying on strength and valor
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law (dharma)
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than battle, from battle
- श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, more excellent, welfare, auspiciousness
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
- क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya, for a kshatriya
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists
Words meanings and morphology
युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight, wage war
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
निरहंकारः (nirahaṁkāraḥ) - without ego (ahaṅkāra), free from pride
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirahaṃkāra
nirahaṁkāra - without ego, humble
Compound nis (without) + ahaṃkāra (ego)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ahaṃkāra)
- nis – without, out, apart
indeclinable - ahaṃkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the implied subject "you".
बलवीर्यव्यपाश्रयः (balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ) - relying on strength and valor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavīryavyapāśraya
balavīryavyapāśraya - relying on strength and valor
Compound bala (strength) + vīrya (valor) + vyapāśraya (reliance)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bala+vīrya+vyapāśraya)
- bala – strength, power
noun (neuter) - vīrya – valor, heroism, energy
noun (neuter) - vyapāśraya – reliance, dependence
noun (masculine)
From vi-apa-śri (to rely upon)
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Refers to the implied subject "you".
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, virtue (dharma)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than battle, from battle
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, war, fight
Derived from root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Used with śreyas for comparison ('better than').
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, more excellent, welfare, auspiciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - better, more excellent, superior, welfare, happiness
comparative degree of praśasya (excellent)
Note: Here, śreyas dharmaḥ (better duty).
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Modifies śreyas dharmaḥ.
क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya, for a kshatriya
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling caste, kshatriya
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates vidyate.
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)