महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-52

अमोक्षणीयं दैवं हि भावि मत्वा महामतिः ।
तथा तत्कृतवान्द्रोण आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् ॥५२॥

52. amokṣaṇīyaṁ daivaṁ hi bhāvi matvā mahāmatiḥ ,
tathā tatkṛtavāndroṇa ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt.

52. amokṣaṇīyam daivam hi bhāvi matvā mahāmatiḥ
tathā tat kṛtavān droṇaḥ ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt

52. Indeed, the great-minded Droṇa, considering that destiny (daiva) is unavoidable and imminent, did that for the preservation of his own reputation (ātman).

52. כי החכם הגדול סבר שהגורל אינו ניתן לשינוי. לכן עשה דְרוֹנַה את זה, מתוך שמירה על תהילתו.

Words meanings summery:

• अमोक्षणीयम् (amokṣaṇīyam) - unavoidable, not to be abandoned, not to be released

• दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine will

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• भावि (bhāvi) - future, what is to be, imminent

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering, having known

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, intelligent

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• तत् (tat) - that

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् (ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt) - for the preservation of his own fame/reputation

Words meanings and morphology

अमोक्षणीयम् (amokṣaṇīyam) - unavoidable, not to be abandoned, not to be released

(adjective)

neuter, singular of amokṣaṇīya

amokṣaṇīya - unavoidable, not to be released, not to be given up

gerundive

formed with negative prefix 'a-' and suffix '-anīya' from root 'mokṣ'

Prefix: a

Root: mokṣ (class 10)

दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine will

(noun)

neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine influence, divine will, relating to gods

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

भावि (bhāvi) - future, what is to be, imminent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, what is to be, imminent, existing, becoming

verbal adjective (from future stem)

suffix -in from bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering, having known

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -tvā from root man

Root: man (class 4)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, highly intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done, having done

Past active participle

suffix -vat (kṛta-vat) from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of the guru and warrior)

आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् (ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt) - for the preservation of his own fame/reputation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇa

ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇa - preservation of one's own fame/reputation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+kīrti+anurakṣaṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation, praise
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• anurakṣaṇa – preservation, protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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