महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-159, verse-15
ते तथा पारयन्तश्च ह्रीमन्तश्च विशेषतः ।
स्वधर्ममनुपश्यन्तो न जहुः स्वामनीकिनीम् ॥१५॥
स्वधर्ममनुपश्यन्तो न जहुः स्वामनीकिनीम् ॥१५॥
15. te tathā pārayantaśca hrīmantaśca viśeṣataḥ ,
svadharmamanupaśyanto na jahuḥ svāmanīkinīm.
svadharmamanupaśyanto na jahuḥ svāmanīkinīm.
15.
te tathā pārayantaḥ ca hrīmantaḥ ca viśeṣataḥ |
svadharmam anupaśyantaḥ na jahuḥ svām anīkinīm
svadharmam anupaśyantaḥ na jahuḥ svām anīkinīm
15.
tathā te pārayantaḥ ca hrīmantaḥ ca viśeṣataḥ
svadharmam anupaśyantaḥ svām anīkinīm na jahuḥ
svadharmam anupaśyantaḥ svām anīkinīm na jahuḥ
15.
Thus, they, particularly those who were enduring and conscientious, considering their own natural law (dharma), did not abandon their army.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
- पारयन्तः (pārayantaḥ) - enduring the hardships of battle (enduring, accomplishing, capable of)
- च (ca) - and
- ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - referring to warriors who upheld their honor and duty (conscientious, modest, honorable, endowed with shame)
- च (ca) - and
- विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
- स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - the specific duty of a kṣatriya warrior to fight and not abandon their post or army (their own natural law (dharma); one's own duty)
- अनुपश्यन्तः (anupaśyantaḥ) - considering or reflecting upon their duty (observing, seeing, considering)
- न (na) - not
- जहुः (jahuḥ) - abandoned, gave up
- स्वाम् (svām) - their own
- अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
पारयन्तः (pārayantaḥ) - enduring the hardships of battle (enduring, accomplishing, capable of)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pārayant
pārayant - enduring, accomplishing, capable of, bringing to an end
present active participle (causative of √pṛ)
From root pṛ (to fill, to cross, to protect), causative form pārayati
Root: pṛ (class 3)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - referring to warriors who upheld their honor and duty (conscientious, modest, honorable, endowed with shame)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hrīmat
hrīmat - modest, bashful, conscientious, honorable, endowed with shame
Derived from hrī (shame, modesty) + matup suffix
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
(indeclinable)
from viśeṣa with -tas suffix
स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - the specific duty of a kṣatriya warrior to fight and not abandon their post or army (their own natural law (dharma); one's own duty)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma
svadharma - one's own duty, inherent nature, specific law (dharma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - dharma – righteous conduct, natural law, duty, cosmic order, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अनुपश्यन्तः (anupaśyantaḥ) - considering or reflecting upon their duty (observing, seeing, considering)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anupaśyant
anupaśyant - observing, seeing, considering, looking at
present active participle
From root paś (to see) with prefix anu
Prefix: anu
Root: dṛś (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
जहुः (jahuḥ) - abandoned, gave up
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of hā
Root: hā (class 3)
स्वाम् (svām) - their own
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sva
sva - one's own
अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī
anīkinī - army, host, division of an army