महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-183

तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः प्रतप्ताश्चैव मन्युना ।
लुब्धा दुर्वृत्तभूयिष्ठा न ताञ्शोचितुमर्हसि ॥१८३॥

183. tava putrā durātmānaḥ prataptāścaiva manyunā ,
lubdhā durvṛttabhūyiṣṭhā na tāñśocitumarhasi.

183. tava putrāḥ durātmānaḥ prataptāḥ ca eva manyunā
lubdhāḥ durvṛttabhūyiṣṭhāḥ na tān śocitum arhasi

183. Your sons are evil-minded, tormented by anger, greedy, and predominantly wicked. You should not grieve for them.

183. בניך היו רעי נפש, בערו בכעס, היו חמדנים ורובם שקועים במעשים רעים, ואין לך לבכות עליהם.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - evil-minded (evil-minded, wicked-souled)

• प्रतप्ताः (prataptāḥ) - tormented (tormented, afflicted, heated)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the preceding adjective) (only, just, indeed)

• मन्युना (manyunā) - by anger (by anger, by wrath)

• लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy (greedy, covetous, bewildered)

• दुर्वृत्तभूयिष्ठाः (durvṛttabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - predominantly wicked (predominantly ill-behaved, mostly wicked)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तान् (tān) - them (the sons) (them)

• शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve (to grieve, to lament)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to grieve) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - evil-minded (evil-minded, wicked-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, bad-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

प्रतप्ताः (prataptāḥ) - tormented (tormented, afflicted, heated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratapta

pratapta - heated, tormented, distressed

past participle

Derived from root tap with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the preceding adjective) (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मन्युना (manyunā) - by anger (by anger, by wrath)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manyu

manyu - anger, wrath, rage, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy (greedy, covetous, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, perplexed, infatuated

past participle

Derived from root lubh

Root: lubh (class 4)

दुर्वृत्तभूयिष्ठाः (durvṛttabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - predominantly wicked (predominantly ill-behaved, mostly wicked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durvṛttabhūyiṣṭha

durvṛttabhūyiṣṭha - mostly ill-behaved, predominantly wicked

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durvṛtta+bhūyiṣṭha)

• durvṛtta – ill-behaved, wicked, bad conduct
  adjective
  past participle
  Derived from root vṛt with prefix dur
  Prefix: dur
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most numerous, most abundant, predominant
  adjective
  Superlative degree of bahu (much)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them (the sons) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve (to grieve, to lament)

(verb)

active, infinitive of śocitum

infinitive

Infinitive form from root śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to grieve) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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