महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-168, verse-4
क्षतात्त्राता क्षताज्जीवन्क्षान्तस्त्रिष्वपि साधुषु ।
क्षत्रियः क्षितिमाप्नोति क्षिप्रं धर्मं यशः श्रियम् ॥४॥
क्षत्रियः क्षितिमाप्नोति क्षिप्रं धर्मं यशः श्रियम् ॥४॥
4. kṣatāttrātā kṣatājjīvankṣāntastriṣvapi sādhuṣu ,
kṣatriyaḥ kṣitimāpnoti kṣipraṁ dharmaṁ yaśaḥ śriyam.
kṣatriyaḥ kṣitimāpnoti kṣipraṁ dharmaṁ yaśaḥ śriyam.
4.
kṣatāt trātā kṣatāt jīvan kṣāntaḥ triṣu api sādhūṣu
kṣatriyaḥ kṣitim āpnoti kṣipram dharmam yaśaḥ śriyam
kṣatriyaḥ kṣitim āpnoti kṣipram dharmam yaśaḥ śriyam
4.
kṣatriyaḥ kṣatāt trātā kṣatāt jīvan triṣu api sādhūṣu
kṣāntaḥ kṣipram kṣitim dharmam yaśaḥ śriyam āpnoti
kṣāntaḥ kṣipram kṣitim dharmam yaśaḥ śriyam āpnoti
4.
A kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) is one who protects from harm, lives by preventing harm, and is forbearing even towards the virtuous. Such a kṣatriya quickly attains sovereignty (kṣiti), righteousness (dharma), fame, and prosperity.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from loss
- त्राता (trātā) - protector, saviour
- क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from loss
- जीवन् (jīvan) - living, maintaining oneself
- क्षान्तः (kṣāntaḥ) - forbearing, patient, tolerant
- त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three, among three
- अपि (api) - even, also
- साधूषु (sādhūṣu) - among the good, among the virtuous
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) caste
- क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, land, sovereignty
- आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches
- क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, moral law, constitution
- यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory
- श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, fortune
Words meanings and morphology
क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from loss
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣata
kṣata - injury, harm, wound, loss
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṣan
त्राता (trātā) - protector, saviour
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ
trātṛ - protector, saviour
Agent noun
Root: trā
क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from injury, from harm, from loss
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣata
kṣata - injury, harm, wound, loss
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṣan
जीवन् (jīvan) - living, maintaining oneself
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat
jīvat - living, alive
Present Active Participle
Root: jīv (class 1)
क्षान्तः (kṣāntaḥ) - forbearing, patient, tolerant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣānta
kṣānta - patient, forbearing, tolerant
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṣam (class 1)
त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three, among three
(numeral)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
साधूषु (sādhūṣu) - among the good, among the virtuous
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sādhu
sādhu - good, virtuous, holy man, sage
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) caste
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - kṣatriya, warrior, ruler
क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, land, sovereignty
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, land, habitation, sovereignty
आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Note: adverbial accusative
धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, moral law, constitution
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, moral code, constitution, natural law
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown
श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, fortune
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, beauty