Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 6
धर्मलक्षण-प्रश्नः (Marks and Sources of Dharma) | Chapter 251: Inquiry into the Definition of Dharma
Devanagari script
प्रक्लेद: क्षुद्रता स्नेह इत्यपामुपदिश्यते । असृड्मज्जा च यच्चान्यत् स्निग्धं विद्यात् तदात्मकम्
Translation
ವ್ಯಾಸರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಕ್ಲೇದನ (ನೆನೆಸಿ ಮೃದುವಾಗಿಸುವುದು/ಕರಗಿಸುವುದು), ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆ—ಇವು ಜಲದ ಧರ್ಮಗಳು. ರಕ್ತ, ಮಜ್ಜೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಜಲಮಯವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
प्रक्लेदःmoistening; wetting
प्रक्लेदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रक्लेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षुद्रताminuteness; subtle fineness
क्षुद्रता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुद्रता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्नेहःunctuousness; oiliness
स्नेहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्नेह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as follows
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अपाम्of waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
उपदिश्यतेis taught; is prescribed
उपदिश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√दिश्
FormLat, Present, Passive, Third, Singular
असृक्blood
असृक्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसृज्/असृक्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मज्जाmarrow
मज्जा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमज्जा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चalso
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्यत्other
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्निग्धम्unctuous; oily
स्निग्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्निग्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
विद्यात्one should know; should understand
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√विद्
FormVidhi-lin, Optative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आत्मकम्consisting of; having the nature of
आत्मकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes