महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-23

किमन्यद्विहितान्नूनं तस्य सा पुरुषेन्द्रता ।
यदि ते विहितं राज्यं भविष्यति विशां पते ॥२३॥

23. kimanyadvihitānnūnaṁ tasya sā puruṣendratā ,
yadi te vihitaṁ rājyaṁ bhaviṣyati viśāṁ pate.

23. kim anyat vihitāt nūnam tasya sā puruṣendratā
| yadi te vihitam rājyam bhaviṣyati viśām pate

23. What else, indeed, but what is destined (vidhi) could be the cause of his paramount position among men? O lord of the people, if the kingdom is ordained for you, it will be yours.

23. מה זה אם לא גזירת הגורל, ודאי, ששם היתה מלכותו? אם הממלכה נגזרה עבורך, הו אדון העמים,

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• विहितात् (vihitāt) - than what is ordained, from what is appointed, from destiny (vidhi)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• सा (sā) - that

• पुरुषेन्द्रता (puruṣendratā) - kingship, sovereignty, state of being chief among men, greatness among men

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained, destined, appointed

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will become

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

विहितात् (vihitāt) - than what is ordained, from what is appointed, from destiny (vidhi)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, appointed, prescribed, performed, arranged, destined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix vi and -ta suffix, then declined.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

पुरुषेन्द्रता (puruṣendratā) - kingship, sovereignty, state of being chief among men, greatness among men

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puruṣendratā

puruṣendratā - state of being chief of men, kingship, paramount position among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+indra+tā)

• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa), male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix indicating state, condition, quality of, -ness, -hood
  suffix (nominal derivative) (feminine)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained, destined, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, appointed, prescribed, performed, arranged, destined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix vi and -ta suffix, then declined.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, rule, royalty

Root: rāj (class 1)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, subjects, clan, dwelling

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, ruler, husband

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