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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-180, verse-3

निहन्मैनं दुरात्मानं योऽयमस्मान्न मन्यते ।
न ह्यर्हत्येष सत्कारं नापि वृद्धक्रमं गुणैः ॥३॥
3. nihanmainaṁ durātmānaṁ yo'yamasmānna manyate ,
na hyarhatyeṣa satkāraṁ nāpi vṛddhakramaṁ guṇaiḥ.
3. nihanma enam durātmānam yaḥ ayam asmān na manyate |
na hi arhati eṣa satkāram na api vṛddhakramam guṇaiḥ
3. Let's kill this evil-minded one (durātman) who disregards us! Indeed, he does not deserve honor, nor respect based on his age or qualities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निहन्म (nihanma) - let us kill, we kill
  • एनम् (enam) - this one, him
  • दुरात्मानम् (durātmānam) - the evil-minded one, the wicked-souled
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he
  • अस्मान् (asmān) - us
  • (na) - not
  • मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, respects
  • (na) - not
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
  • अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought
  • एष (eṣa) - this one, he
  • सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor, respect, hospitality
  • (na) - not
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • वृद्धक्रमम् (vṛddhakramam) - respect for elders/age, succession of elders
  • गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by merits, by virtues

Words meanings and morphology

निहन्म (nihanma) - let us kill, we kill
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of han
Imperative
Imperative 1st Person Plural, with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
एनम् (enam) - this one, him
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that, he
दुरात्मानम् (durātmānam) - the evil-minded one, the wicked-souled
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durātman
durātman - evil-minded, wicked-souled, perverse
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)
  • dur – bad, evil, difficult
    indeclinable
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
अस्मान् (asmān) - us
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, respects
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man
Present Middle
Present 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice
Root: man (class 4)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
(indeclinable)
अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh
Present
Present 3rd Person Singular
Root: arh (class 1)
एष (eṣa) - this one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etas
etas - this, this one
सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor, respect, hospitality
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of satkāra
satkāra - honor, respect, hospitality, welcome
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+kāra)
  • sat – good, true, existing
    adjective
    Present Active Participle
    From root as 'to be'
    Root: as (class 2)
  • kāra – doing, making, action
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root kṛ 'to do'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
वृद्धक्रमम् (vṛddhakramam) - respect for elders/age, succession of elders
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddhakrama
vṛddhakrama - order of elders, succession of elders, respect for age
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛddha+krama)
  • vṛddha – aged, old, grown, venerable
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root vṛdh 'to grow'
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
  • krama – order, succession, course, respect
    noun (masculine)
    Root: kram (class 1)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by merits, by virtues
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, strand