महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-16

मानुषेषु महाभागे न त्वेवान्येषु जन्तुषु ।
तदा प्रभृति मर्यादा स्थितेयमिति नः श्रुतम् ॥१६॥

16. mānuṣeṣu mahābhāge na tvevānyeṣu jantuṣu ,
tadā prabhṛti maryādā sthiteyamiti naḥ śrutam.

16. mānuṣeṣu mahābhāge na tu eva anyeṣu jantuṣu tadā
prabhṛti maryādā sthitā iyam iti naḥ śrutam

16. Among humans (mānuṣeṣu), O greatly fortunate one, but not among other living beings (jantus). From that time onwards, this boundary (maryādā) has been established—this is what we have heard.

16. (גדר) שחלה על בני האדם, הו בעלת המזל הטוב, ולא על שאר היצורים. מאז נשארה הגדר הזאת בתוקף, כך שמענו.

Words meanings summery:

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human beings

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one, O noble one

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - among others

• जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among creatures, among living beings

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, from that time

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning from

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - limit, boundary, custom, propriety

• स्थिता (sthitā) - established, stood, remained

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• नः (naḥ) - by us, to us, our

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

Words meanings and morphology

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to man, human being

Root: man

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one, O noble one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, noble, illustrious, excellent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion, luck
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - among others

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among creatures, among living beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

Root: jan (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, from that time

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning from

(indeclinable)

मर्यादा (maryādā) - limit, boundary, custom, propriety

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, custom, propriety, rule, moral law

स्थिता (sthitā) - established, stood, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Implied agent of passive 'śrutam'

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed scripture

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 5)

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