महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-130, verse-16

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
मध्यस्थः सततं भीष्मो द्रोणपुत्रो मयि स्थितः ।
यतः पुत्रस्ततो द्रोणो भविता नात्र सांशयः ॥१६॥

16. duryodhana uvāca ,
madhyasthaḥ satataṁ bhīṣmo droṇaputro mayi sthitaḥ ,
yataḥ putrastato droṇo bhavitā nātra sāṁśayaḥ.

16. duryodhanaḥ uvāca | madhyasthaḥ
satatam bhīṣmaḥ droṇaputraḥ mayi
sthitaḥ | yataḥ putraḥ tataḥ
droṇaḥ bhavitā na atra sāṁśayaḥ

16. Duryodhana said: "Bhishma always remains neutral. Drona's son (Aśvatthāmā) is devoted to me. Wherever the son is, Drona will surely be there; there is no doubt about this."

16. דוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה אמר, בְּהִישְׁמַה נשאר תמיד ניטרלי, ובנו של דְרוֹנַה (אַשְׁוַטְטְהָאמַן) עומד לצידי. במקום שבו הבן, שם יהיה דְרוֹנַה, ואין בכך ספק.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - neutral, impartial, standing in the middle

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona, Ashwatthama

• मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, fixed, loyal

• यतः (yataḥ) - whence, where, because, from which

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, therefore

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

• सांशयः (sāṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (a proper noun), one difficult to conquer or fight

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - neutral, impartial, standing in the middle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  agent noun suffix -a
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona, Ashwatthama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Drona

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona (proper noun), a measure, a kind of vessel
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā.

मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, fixed, loyal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Droṇaputra, meaning 'loyal to' or 'firmly with'.

यतः (yataḥ) - whence, where, because, from which

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā.

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, therefore

(indeclinable)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper noun), a measure, a kind of vessel

भविता (bhavitā) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

(indeclinable)

सांशयः (sāṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāṁśaya

sāṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śī

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