महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-169, verse-39
दुर्ज्ञेयः परमो धर्मस्तथाधर्मः सुदुर्विदः ।
युध्यस्व कौरवैः सार्धं मा गाः पितृनिवेशनम् ॥३९॥
युध्यस्व कौरवैः सार्धं मा गाः पितृनिवेशनम् ॥३९॥
39. durjñeyaḥ paramo dharmastathādharmaḥ sudurvidaḥ ,
yudhyasva kauravaiḥ sārdhaṁ mā gāḥ pitṛniveśanam.
yudhyasva kauravaiḥ sārdhaṁ mā gāḥ pitṛniveśanam.
39.
durjñeyaḥ paramaḥ dharmaḥ tathā adharmaḥ sudurvidaḥ
| yudhyasva kauravaiḥ sārdham mā gāḥ pitṛniveśanam
| yudhyasva kauravaiḥ sārdham mā gāḥ pitṛniveśanam
39.
paramaḥ dharmaḥ durjñeyaḥ tathā adharmaḥ sudurvidaḥ
kauravaiḥ sārdham yudhyasva pitṛniveśanam mā gāḥ
kauravaiḥ sārdham yudhyasva pitṛniveśanam mā gāḥ
39.
The supreme natural law (dharma) is difficult to know, and unrighteousness (adharma) is exceedingly hard to discern. Therefore, fight alongside the Kauravas; do not go to the abode of your ancestors.
Words meanings summery:
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- दुर्ज्ञेयः (durjñeyaḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand
- परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, similarly
- अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice
- सुदुर्विदः (sudurvidaḥ) - very difficult to know, exceedingly hard to discern
- युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight! engage in battle! (imperative)
- कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - Refers to the descendants of Kuru, especially the sons of Dhritarashtra. (with the Kauravas)
- सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with
- मा (mā) - do not, not
- गाः (gāḥ) - you go, you should go (prohibitive)
- पितृनिवेशनम् (pitṛniveśanam) - The Pitṛloka is the world of the deceased ancestors. (to the abode of ancestors, to the realm of the fathers)
Words meanings and morphology
दुर्ज्ञेयः (durjñeyaḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durjñeya
durjñeya - difficult to know, hard to understand or discern
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
From root jñā (to know) with upasarga dur.
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+jñeya)
- dur – badly, difficultly, ill
indeclinable
prefix implying difficulty or badness - jñeya – to be known, knowable, comprehensible
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best
Superlative degree of 'para'.
Note: Qualifies `dharmaḥ`.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, custom
from dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, similarly
(indeclinable)
अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, wrong, non-constitution, vice
negation of dharma
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negation prefix - dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue
noun (masculine)
from dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
सुदुर्विदः (sudurvidaḥ) - very difficult to know, exceedingly hard to discern
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurvida
sudurvida - very difficult to know, hard to discern, inscrutable
Compound of su (good, well, very) + dur (difficult) + vid (knowing).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durvid)
- su – well, good, very, easily
indeclinable
prefix implying goodness or ease, or intensification - durvid – difficult to know, hard to understand
adjective (masculine)
from dur + vid (knowing)
Prefix: dur
Root: vid (class 2)
युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight! engage in battle! (imperative)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh
Imperative Middle
Second person singular, middle voice imperative of root yudh.
Root: yudh (class 4)
कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - Refers to the descendants of Kuru, especially the sons of Dhritarashtra. (with the Kauravas)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus, a Kaurava
Derived from Kuru + suffix a.
Note: Used with `sārdham`.
सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with
(indeclinable)
From sa (with) + ardha (half, side).
मा (mā) - do not, not
(indeclinable)
Prohibitive particle.
गाः (gāḥ) - you go, you should go (prohibitive)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of gam
Injunctive (Aorist)
Second person singular aorist injunctive of root gam (to go). Used with `mā` for prohibition.
Root: gam (class 1)
पितृनिवेशनम् (pitṛniveśanam) - The Pitṛloka is the world of the deceased ancestors. (to the abode of ancestors, to the realm of the fathers)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛniveśana
pitṛniveśana - abode of ancestors, realm of the fathers (Pitruloka), home of ancestors
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+niveśana)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - niveśana – abode, dwelling, home, entering
noun (neuter)
from ni-viś (to enter)
Prefix: ni
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Object of 'go'.