Sutra 2
Devanagari script
शरीरमवेक्षेत न धर्मार्थौ पीडयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.३.०२ ॥
Transliteration
śarīram avekṣeta na dharmārthau pīḍayet.
Translation
Er soll auf seinen Körper (seine Gesundheit) achten und Dharma und Artha nicht schädigen oder übermäßig belasten.
Word by Word
शरीरम्the body (one’s physical health/constitution)
शरीरम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)
अवेक्षेतshould look after / should take care of / should consider
अवेक्षेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअव्+ईक्ष् (अवेक्ष्)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातु: ईक्ष् ‘to see/consider’ उपसर्ग: अव-; विधिलिङ्/लोट्-रूपे ‘should/let him’
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
धर्मार्थौdharma and artha (duty/ethics and material interest)
धर्मार्थौ:
TypeNoun (dual)
Rootधर्म + अर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्विवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म); समास: धर्मश्च अर्थश्च = धर्मार्थौ
पीडयेत्should harm / should afflict / should oppress
पीडयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should not afflict/harm’
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