महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-63, verse-18
इष्टं भृत्या भृताः सम्यग्भूः प्रशास्ता ससागरा ।
मूर्ध्नि स्थितममित्राणां जीवतामेव संजय ॥१८॥
मूर्ध्नि स्थितममित्राणां जीवतामेव संजय ॥१८॥
18. iṣṭaṁ bhṛtyā bhṛtāḥ samyagbhūḥ praśāstā sasāgarā ,
mūrdhni sthitamamitrāṇāṁ jīvatāmeva saṁjaya.
mūrdhni sthitamamitrāṇāṁ jīvatāmeva saṁjaya.
18.
iṣṭam bhṛtyāḥ bhṛtāḥ samyak bhūḥ praśāstā sasāgarā
mūrdhni sthitam amitrāṇām jīvatām eva saṃjaya
mūrdhni sthitam amitrāṇām jīvatām eva saṃjaya
18.
iṣṭam bhṛtyāḥ samyak bhṛtāḥ bhūḥ sasāgarā praśāstā
amitrāṇām jīvatām eva mūrdhni sthitam saṃjaya
amitrāṇām jīvatām eva mūrdhni sthitam saṃjaya
18.
My desires have been fulfilled, my servants properly maintained, and the entire earth, including its oceans, has been well-governed. Indeed, O Sanjaya, [my authority is] established upon the heads of my living enemies.
Words meanings summery:
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- इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished; a desired thing, an accomplishment
- भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents
- भृताः (bhṛtāḥ) - maintained, supported, nourished
- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly
- भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, land
- प्रशास्ता (praśāstā) - ruled, governed, administered (feminine)
- ससागरा (sasāgarā) - with oceans, including oceans (feminine)
- मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - under the control or subjugation of (on the head, at the top)
- स्थितम् (sthitam) - firmly established (my authority) (standing, situated, established, existing)
- अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies
- जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of the living ones, while living
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya
Words meanings and morphology
इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished; a desired thing, an accomplishment
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - desired, wished, worshipped; a desired thing, a sacrifice
Past Passive Participle
From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire, seek).
Root: iṣ (class 6)
भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya
bhṛtya - servant, dependent, one to be maintained
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, maintain, support) with suffix '-ṇya'.
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
भृताः (bhṛtāḥ) - maintained, supported, nourished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛta
bhṛta - borne, supported, maintained, nourished
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, maintain, support).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly
(indeclinable)
भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, land
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, land, ground
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रशास्ता (praśāstā) - ruled, governed, administered (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of praśāsta
praśāsta - ruled, governed, administered
Past Passive Participle
From root 'śās' (to rule, govern, instruct) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: śās (class 2)
ससागरा (sasāgarā) - with oceans, including oceans (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sasāgara
sasāgara - with oceans, ocean-bound, including the seas
Compound formed with 'sa-' (with) and 'sāgara' (ocean).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+sāgara)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix meaning 'with'. - sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine)
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - under the control or subjugation of (on the head, at the top)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, top, highest point
Note: Used idiomatically to express dominance or subjugation.
स्थितम् (sthitam) - firmly established (my authority) (standing, situated, established, existing)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, established, existing, firm
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sthā' (to stand, stay, be).
Root: sthā (class 1)
अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra
amitra - enemy (lit. 'not a friend')
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mitra)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - mitra – friend, companion
noun (masculine)
जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of the living ones, while living
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jīvat
jīvat - living, alive
Present Active Participle
From root 'jīv' (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'amitrāṇām'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya
saṁjaya - Sanjaya (proper name)