योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-25

अन्यथा प्राणिकृत्ताङ्गो रणे यो मृतिमाप्नुयात् ।
डिम्भाहवहतः प्रोक्तः स नरो नरकास्पदम् ॥ २५ ॥

anyathā prāṇikṛttāṅgo raṇe yo mṛtimāpnuyāt ,
ḍimbhāhavahataḥ proktaḥ sa naro narakāspadam 25

25. anyathā prāṇikṛttāṅgaḥ raṇe yaḥ mṛtim āpnuyāt
ḍimbhāhavahataḥ proktaḥ saḥ naraḥ narakāspadam

25. yaḥ prāṇikṛttāṅgaḥ raṇe anyathā mṛtim āpnuyāt,
saḥ naraḥ ḍimbhāhavahataḥ narakāspadam proktaḥ.

25. A person whose limbs are severed by an opponent and who dies in battle in an improper manner, is declared to have been killed in a chaotic (ḍimbhāhava) combat and is destined for hell (naraka).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - improperly (otherwise, improperly, in another way)

• प्राणिकृत्ताङ्गः (prāṇikṛttāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are severed by an opponent (whose limbs are cut by a living being)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, would obtain

• डिम्भाहवहतः (ḍimbhāhavahataḥ) - killed in a chaotic/improper battle

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• नरकास्पदम् (narakāspadam) - abode of hell, destined for hell

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यथा (anyathā) - improperly (otherwise, improperly, in another way)

(indeclinable)

प्राणिकृत्ताङ्गः (prāṇikṛttāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are severed by an opponent (whose limbs are cut by a living being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇikṛttāṅga

prāṇikṛttāṅga - whose limbs are cut by a living being

Bahuvrihi compound: prāṇin + kṛtta + aṅga

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāṇin+kṛtta+aṅga)

• prāṇin – living being, sentient creature, opponent
  noun (masculine)
• kṛtta – cut, severed, wounded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kṛt- 'to cut'.
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

Root: mṛ (class 1)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, would obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

डिम्भाहवहतः (ḍimbhāhavahataḥ) - killed in a chaotic/improper battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ḍimbhāhavahata

ḍimbhāhavahata - killed in a chaotic or improper battle

Tatpurusha compound: ḍimbha-āhava + hata

Compound type : tatpurusha (ḍimbhāhava+hata)

• ḍimbhāhava – childish battle, riotous battle, improper battle
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ḍimbha + āhava
• hata – killed, struck, smitten
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root han- 'to strike, to kill'.
  Root: han (class 2)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, declared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vac- 'to speak' with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, person

नरकास्पदम् (narakāspadam) - abode of hell, destined for hell

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of narakāspada

narakāspada - abode of hell, hellish place, destined for hell

Tatpurusha compound: naraka + āspada

Compound type : tatpurusha (naraka+āspada)

• naraka – hell, Hades, underworld
  noun (masculine)
• āspada – abode, seat, place, object
  noun (neuter)

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