महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-21

न हि केवलशौर्येण तापत्याभिजनेन च ।
जयेदब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्भूमिं भूमिपतिः क्वचित् ॥२१॥

21. na hi kevalaśauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca ,
jayedabrāhmaṇaḥ kaścidbhūmiṁ bhūmipatiḥ kvacit.

21. na hi kevalaśauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca jayet
abrāhmaṇaḥ kaścit bhūmim bhūmipatiḥ kvacit

21. No ruler, if they are not a brahmin, could ever conquer the earth merely through valor or by virtue of their lineage (abhijana) from Tapati.

21. כי לא בגבורה לבדה ולא ביחוס המשפחה, הו טָאפַּטְיַה, ינצח אי פעם מלך שאין לצדו בְּרַהְמִין את הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• केवलशौर्येण (kevalaśauryeṇa) - by mere valor, by simple heroism

• तापत्याभिजनेन (tāpatyābhijanena) - by lineage from Tapati, by descent connected to Tapati

• च (ca) - and, also

• जयेत् (jayet) - would conquer, should conquer

• अब्राह्मणः (abrāhmaṇaḥ) - a non-brahmin

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the land

• भूमिपतिः (bhūmipatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

केवलशौर्येण (kevalaśauryeṇa) - by mere valor, by simple heroism

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kevalaśaurya

kevalaśaurya - mere valor, only heroism

Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kevala+śaurya)

• kevala – mere, sole, exclusive
  adjective (neuter)
• śaurya – valor, heroism, bravery
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'śūra' (hero).

तापत्याभिजनेन (tāpatyābhijanena) - by lineage from Tapati, by descent connected to Tapati

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tāpatyābhijana

tāpatyābhijana - lineage from Tapati

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tāpatya+abhijana)

• tāpatya – descendant of Tapati, pertaining to Tapati
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'Tapatī'.
• abhijana – lineage, noble birth, family
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: abhi

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जयेत् (jayet) - would conquer, should conquer

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ji

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: ji (class 1)

अब्राह्मणः (abrāhmaṇaḥ) - a non-brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abrāhmaṇa

abrāhmaṇa - not a brahmin, one who is not a brahmin

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brāhmaṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, belonging to the brahmin class
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'brahman'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain (one)

Compound of interrogative pronoun 'kim' and particle 'cid'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cid – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness
  indeclinable

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

भूमिपतिः (bhūmipatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipati

bhūmipati - king, lord of the earth, ruler

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pati)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, owner
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, at any time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kva' (where) with the particle 'cid'.

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