महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-127, verse-11

क्षत्रियाणां बलं ज्येष्ठं योद्धव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना ।
शूराणां च नदीनां च प्रभवा दुर्विदाः किल ॥११॥

11. kṣatriyāṇāṁ balaṁ jyeṣṭhaṁ yoddhavyaṁ kṣatrabandhunā ,
śūrāṇāṁ ca nadīnāṁ ca prabhavā durvidāḥ kila.

11. kṣatriyāṇām balam jyeṣṭham yoddhavyam kṣatrabandhunā
śūrāṇām ca nadīnām ca prabhavāḥ durvidāḥ kila

11. The strength of warriors (kṣatriyas) is supreme; a kṣatriya by birth should certainly fight. Indeed, the origins of heroes and rivers are said to be difficult to ascertain.

11. אצל הלוחמים הכוח הוא העיקר, וכל מי שנמנה עם הלוחמים רשאי להילחם. מוצאם של גיבורים ושל נהרות קשה לידיעה, כך אומרים.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, of kṣatriyas

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - supreme, foremost, eldest

• योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it should be fought, one should fight

• क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a kṣatriya by birth

• शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave men

• च (ca) - and

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

• च (ca) - and

• प्रभवाः (prabhavāḥ) - origins, sources, birthplaces

• दुर्विदाः (durvidāḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand, inscrutable

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, of kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a kṣatriya

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, might, power, force

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - supreme, foremost, eldest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal, supreme

योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it should be fought, one should fight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoddhavya

yoddhavya - to be fought, fit to be fought

Gerundive

Derived from the root 'yudh'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a kṣatriya by birth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - a kṣatriya only by birth, a kinsman of kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, rule
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रभवाः (prabhavāḥ) - origins, sources, birthplaces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhava

prabhava - source, origin, birth, spring, fountain

Derived from the root 'bhū' with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुर्विदाः (durvidāḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand, inscrutable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durvida

durvida - difficult to know, hard to ascertain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+vida)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• vida – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'vid'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

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