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).

3. הו מצית האויבים, לא היה בו חשק ללימוד הוֵדוֹת כפי שהיה בו חשק לתורת החץ והקשת.

Words meanings summery:

• न (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

न (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)

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