महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-135, verse-20

विश्वस्तवदविश्वस्ता वञ्चयन्तः पुरोचनम् ।
अतुष्टास्तुष्टवद्राजन्नूषुः परमदुःखिताः ॥२०॥

20. viśvastavadaviśvastā vañcayantaḥ purocanam ,
atuṣṭāstuṣṭavadrājannūṣuḥ paramaduḥkhitāḥ.

20. viśvastavat aviśvastāḥ vañcayantaḥ purocanam
atuṣṭāḥ tuṣṭavat rājan ūṣuḥ paramaduḥkhitāḥ

20. O King, though extremely distressed, they lived there untrusting (aviśvastāḥ) but feigning trust and satisfaction, all the while deceiving Purocana (purocanam).

20. הם העמידו פני בוטחים אף שלא בטחו, הונו את פּוּרוֹצ׳ַנַה, והעמידו פני מרוצים אף שלא היו מרוצים, הו מלך, וחיו בצער רב.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वस्तवत् (viśvastavat) - like one who trusts, as if trustworthy, trustfully

• अविश्वस्ताः (aviśvastāḥ) - untrusting, distrustful, not confident

• वञ्चयन्तः (vañcayantaḥ) - deceiving, cheating, beguiling

• पुरोचनम् (purocanam) - Purocana

• अतुष्टाः (atuṣṭāḥ) - dissatisfied, displeased, unhappy

• तुष्टवत् (tuṣṭavat) - like one who is pleased, as if pleased, contentedly

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they lived, they dwelled

• परमदुःखिताः (paramaduḥkhitāḥ) - extremely distressed, very sad, greatly afflicted

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वस्तवत् (viśvastavat) - like one who trusts, as if trustworthy, trustfully

(indeclinable)

derived from past passive participle viśvasta with suffix vat (like/as if)

अविश्वस्ताः (aviśvastāḥ) - untrusting, distrustful, not confident

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aviśvasta

aviśvasta - untrusting, distrustful, not confident

Past Passive Participle

Prefix a- (negation) + root śvas (to trust) + suffix ta (for past passive participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśvasta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• viśvasta – trusted, confident, trustworthy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root viśvas (to trust) with suffix ta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)

वञ्चयन्तः (vañcayantaḥ) - deceiving, cheating, beguiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vañcayat

vañcayat - deceiving, cheating

Present Active Participle

From causal form of root vañc (to deceive) with śatṛ suffix

Root: vañc (class 1)

पुरोचनम् (purocanam) - Purocana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purocana

purocana - Purocana (a proper name)

अतुष्टाः (atuṣṭāḥ) - dissatisfied, displeased, unhappy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atuṣṭa

atuṣṭa - dissatisfied, displeased

Past Passive Participle

Prefix a- (negation) + root tuṣ (to be pleased) + suffix ta (for past passive participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tuṣṭa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• tuṣṭa – pleased, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root tuṣ (to be pleased) with suffix ta
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

तुष्टवत् (tuṣṭavat) - like one who is pleased, as if pleased, contentedly

(indeclinable)

derived from past passive participle tuṣṭa with suffix vat (like/as if)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - they lived, they dwelled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vas

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

From root vas (to dwell), perfect ūṣ stem.

Root: vas (class 1)

परमदुःखिताः (paramaduḥkhitāḥ) - extremely distressed, very sad, greatly afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramaduḥkhita

paramaduḥkhita - extremely distressed, very sad

Compound of parama (supreme, extreme) and duḥkhita (distressed, made unhappy).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+duḥkhita)

• parama – highest, greatest, supreme, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• duḥkhita – distressed, grieved, unhappy, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from noun duḥkha (suffering) + ita suffix indicating 'possessed of' or 'affected by'

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