महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-185, verse-12

निःसंशयं क्षत्रियपुंगवास्ते यथा हि युद्धं कथयन्ति राजन् ।
आशा हि नो व्यक्तमियं समृद्धा मुक्तान्हि पार्थाञ्शृणुमोऽग्निदाहात् ॥१२॥

12. niḥsaṁśayaṁ kṣatriyapuṁgavāste; yathā hi yuddhaṁ kathayanti rājan ,
āśā hi no vyaktamiyaṁ samṛddhā; muktānhi pārthāñśṛṇumo'gnidāhāt.

12. niḥsaṃśayam kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ te
yathā hi yuddham kathayanti rājan |
āśā hi naḥ vyaktam iyam samṛddhā
muktān hi pārthān śṛṇumaḥ agnidāhāt

12. O King, undoubtedly these foremost among warriors (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) speak of warfare as it truly is. Indeed, our hope is clearly well-founded, for we hear that the Pārthas were released from the fire (agnidāha).

12. ללא ספק הם גדולי הלוחמים, שכן הם מדברים על קרב, הו מלך. התקווה שלנו ודאי התגשמה, כי אנו שומעים שבני פּרְתְהָא ניצלו מבערת האש.

Words meanings summery:

• निःसंशयम् (niḥsaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly, certainly

• क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) - best among Kṣatriyas, foremost warriors

• ते (te) - they, these

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in such a way that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fighting

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they tell, they speak, they describe

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, of us

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• समृद्धा (samṛddhā) - flourishing, prosperous, abundant, well-founded

• मुक्तान् (muktān) - released, freed, liberated

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

• शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ) - we hear

• अग्निदाहात् (agnidāhāt) - from the burning, from the fire

Words meanings and morphology

निःसंशयम् (niḥsaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as an accusative singular neuter.

क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) - best among Kṣatriyas, foremost warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriyapuṅgava

kṣatriyapuṅgava - best of Kṣatriyas, foremost warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+puṅgava)

• kṣatriya – member of the warrior class, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - they, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in such a way that

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fighting

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - fight, battle, war

past passive participle

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they tell, they speak, they describe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, expectation, direction

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or accusative dual/plural.

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyakta

vyakta - manifest, clear, distinct, visible

past passive participle

from root vi-añj (to manifest, to make clear)

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

समृद्धा (samṛddhā) - flourishing, prosperous, abundant, well-founded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samṛddha

samṛddha - flourishing, prosperous, rich, successful

past passive participle

from root sam-ṛdh (to prosper, to flourish)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

मुक्तान् (muktān) - released, freed, liberated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, discharged

past passive participle

from root muc (to release, to free)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used here as a nominalized participle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name for Arjuna and other Pāṇḍavas

Taddhita (descendant) from Pṛthā

शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ) - we hear

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अग्निदाहात् (agnidāhāt) - from the burning, from the fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of agnidāha

agnidāha - burning by fire, conflagration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+dāha)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• dāha – burning, combustion, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  from root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

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