Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
धर्मकामा: स्थिता धर्मे सुकृतैर्धर्मसेतव: । यान् समाश्रित्य जीवन्ति प्रजा: सर्वाश्चितुर्विधा: ७ ।।
Translation
They desire dharma alone, stand firm in dharma through meritorious deeds, and are the bridge of dharma. Relying upon them, all the people of the four orders sustain their lives.
Word by Word
धर्मकामा:desiring dharma
धर्मकामा::
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थिता:standing/established
स्थिता::
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मेin dharma
धर्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सुकृतैःby good deeds/meritorious acts
सुकृतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
धर्मसेतवःbridges/bulwarks of dharma
धर्मसेतवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मसेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यान्whom
यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समाश्रित्यhaving taken refuge in / relying on
समाश्रित्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-आ-श्रि (धातु) → समाश्रित्य (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
FormGerund (ktvā)
जीवन्तिlive
जीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव् (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रजाःsubjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
चतुर्विधाःof four kinds
चतुर्विधाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्विध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes