महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-6

स्पृहयाम्यद्य निर्वेदात्पुरुषाणां सचक्षुषाम् ।
अस्त्रहेतोः पराक्रान्तान्ये मे द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुत्रकान् ॥६॥

6. spṛhayāmyadya nirvedātpuruṣāṇāṁ sacakṣuṣām ,
astrahetoḥ parākrāntānye me drakṣyanti putrakān.

6. spṛhayāmi adya nirvedāt puruṣāṇām sacakṣuṣām
astrahetoḥ parākrāntān anye me drakṣyanti putrakān

6. Today, I lament with despair for discerning individuals (puruṣa), [because] others will see my valiant sons, engaged for the sake of weapons.

6. היום אני משתוקק, מתוך ייאוש על עיוורוני, להיות כאחד האנשים בעלי העיניים, אשר יראו את בניי כשהם מפגינים את כוחם בנשק.

Words meanings summery:

• स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I desire, I long for, I feel sorrow for

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• निर्वेदात् (nirvedāt) - out of despair, due to weariness/disgust

• पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of persons, of men

• सचुक्षुषाम् (sacukṣuṣām) - of discerning ones, of those with eyes

• अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the sake of weapons, for the sake of combat

• पराक्रान्तान् (parākrāntān) - valiant, mighty, powerful

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• मे (me) - my

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

• पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - sons, children

Words meanings and morphology

स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I desire, I long for, I feel sorrow for

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of spṛh

Root: spṛh (class 10)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

निर्वेदात् (nirvedāt) - out of despair, due to weariness/disgust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirveda

nirveda - despair, disgust, weariness, indifference, cessation of desire

पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of persons, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

सचुक्षुषाम् (sacukṣuṣām) - of discerning ones, of those with eyes

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sacukṣus

sacukṣus - having eyes, clear-sighted, discerning, observant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cakṣus)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
• cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāṇām'

अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the sake of weapons, for the sake of combat

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of astrahetu

astrahetu - reason for weapons, cause of fighting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+hetu)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, means
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used idiomatically to mean 'for the sake of'

पराक्रान्तान् (parākrāntān) - valiant, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parākrānta

parākrānta - valiant, mighty, powerful, overcome, attacked

Past Passive Participle

From parā- + kram (to step, go, advance)

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'putrakān'

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Note: Enclitic form for genitive singular

द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - sons, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - son (often used as a diminutive or affectionate term)

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