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.

3. נהרוג את הרשע הזה שאינו מכבד אותנו. הוא אינו ראוי לכבוד, וגם אינו ראוי, בזכות תכונותיו, למקום של כבוד השמור לבכירים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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

• न (na) - not

• मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, respects

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought

• एष (eṣa) - this one, he

• सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor, respect, hospitality

• न (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

न (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)

न (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)

न (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

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