महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-20

नाहं श्वाचरिते मार्गे अवीर्यकृपणोचिते ।
स्वधर्मात्सततापेते रमेयं वीर्यवर्जितः ॥२०॥

20. nāhaṁ śvācarite mārge avīryakṛpaṇocite ,
svadharmātsatatāpete rameyaṁ vīryavarjitaḥ.

20. na ahaṃ śvācarite mārge avīryakṛpaṇocite
svadharmāt satatāpete rameyaṃ vīryavarjitaḥ

20. I, devoid of valor, would not delight in a path trodden by dogs, which is suitable for the weak and wretched, and which is constantly deviated from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma).

20. לא אמצא נחת בדרך שכלבים הולכים בה, דרך הראויה לחסרי אונים ומתחננים, ואני לא אהיה נטול גבורה ולא אסטה מדרך החיים שלי.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्वाचरिते (śvācarite) - trodden by dogs (trodden by dogs, followed by dogs, canine-like)

• मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

• अवीर्यकृपणोचिते (avīryakṛpaṇocite) - suitable for the weak and wretched, fit for the impotent and miserable

• स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) (from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), from one's own duty)

• सततापेते (satatāpete) - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

• रमेयम् (rameyam) - I would delight, I should take pleasure

• वीर्यवर्जितः (vīryavarjitaḥ) - devoid of valor, lacking strength, deprived of power

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्वाचरिते (śvācarite) - trodden by dogs (trodden by dogs, followed by dogs, canine-like)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvācarita

śvācarita - trodden/followed by dogs, dog-like

Past Passive Participle as part of compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'śvan' (dog) + 'ācarita' (practiced, followed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvan+ācarita)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – practiced, followed, trodden
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √car (to move, behave) with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Derived from root √mṛj (to wipe, clean), meaning a 'trodden path'.

अवीर्यकृपणोचिते (avīryakṛpaṇocite) - suitable for the weak and wretched, fit for the impotent and miserable

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of avīryakṛpaṇocita

avīryakṛpaṇocita - suitable for the weak and wretched

Tatpurusha compound: 'avīrya' (impotent) + 'kṛpaṇa' (wretched) + 'ucita' (suitable). This is a Dvandva (avīrya-kṛpaṇa) + Tatpurusha (ucita) compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (avīrya+kṛpaṇa+ucita)

• avīrya – without strength, impotent, weak
  adjective (neuter)
  Bahuvrihi compound: 'a' (negation) + 'vīrya' (strength, valor).
• kṛpaṇa – wretched, miserable, poor, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• ucita – suitable, proper, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √uc (to be pleased, be fitting), class 7.
  Root: uc (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) (from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), from one's own duty)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), one's own duty/constitution

Tatpurusha compound: 'sva' (own) + 'dharma' (nature/duty).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• dharma – intrinsic nature (dharma), constitution, duty, law
  noun (masculine)

सततापेते (satatāpete) - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of satatāpeta

satatāpeta - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

Past Passive Participle as part of compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'satata' (constant) + 'apeta' (departed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (satata+apeta)

• satata – constant, continuous, perpetual
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'sa' + 'tata' (stretched, extended).
• apeta – departed, gone away, removed from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with upasarga apa.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

रमेयम् (rameyam) - I would delight, I should take pleasure

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The base is 'ram', but the form 'rameyam' is the ātmanepada optative 1st person singular.

वीर्यवर्जितः (vīryavarjitaḥ) - devoid of valor, lacking strength, deprived of power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavarjita

vīryavarjita - devoid of valor, lacking strength

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vīrya' (valor, strength) + 'varjita' (abandoned, deprived of).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīrya+varjita)

• vīrya – valor, strength, potency
  noun (neuter)
• varjita – abandoned, devoid of, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vṛj (to avoid, abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies the subject 'aham'.

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