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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-120, verse-3

न तस्य वेदाध्ययने तथा बुद्धिरजायत ।
यथास्य बुद्धिरभवद्धनुर्वेदे परंतप ॥३॥
3. na tasya vedādhyayane tathā buddhirajāyata ,
yathāsya buddhirabhavaddhanurvede paraṁtapa.
3. na tasya vedādhyayane tathā buddhiḥ ajāyata
yathā asya buddhiḥ abhavat dhanurvede paraṃtapa
3. O tormentor of foes, his intellect (buddhi) was not applied to the study of the Vedas as intently as it was to the science of archery (Dhanurveda).

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • तस्य (tasya) - his (Gautama's) (to him, his, of that)
  • वेदाध्ययने (vedādhyayane) - in the study of the Vedas
  • तथा (tathā) - as much, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind
  • अजायत (ajāyata) - was applied/engaged (was born, arose, came into being)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as
  • अस्य (asya) - his (Gautama's) (to him, his, of this)
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became
  • धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in the science of archery, in Dhanurveda
  • परंतप (paraṁtapa) - an address to the listener, like Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita (O tormentor of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - his (Gautama's) (to him, his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वेदाध्ययने (vedādhyayane) - in the study of the Vedas
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vedādhyayana
vedādhyayana - study of the Vedas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+adhyayana)
  • veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vid (class 4)
  • adhyayana – study, reading, learning
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    From root 'i' with prefix 'adhi'
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: i (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - as much, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, mind
Root: budh (class 1)
अजायत (ajāyata) - was applied/engaged (was born, arose, came into being)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Prefix: ā
Root: jan (class 4)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - his (Gautama's) (to him, his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, mind
Root: budh (class 1)
अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in the science of archery, in Dhanurveda
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda
dhanurveda - science of archery
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+veda)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • veda – knowledge, science
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vid (class 4)
परंतप (paraṁtapa) - an address to the listener, like Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita (O tormentor of foes)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa
paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraṃ+tapa)
  • para – other, hostile, enemy
    adjective (masculine)
  • tapa – heating, tormenting, causing pain
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, torment)
    Root: tap (class 1)