महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-14

एतदर्थमिमौ राजन्महात्मानौ महाद्युती ।
नोचतुर्विवृतं किंचिन्न ह्येष तव निश्चयः ॥१४॥

14. etadarthamimau rājanmahātmānau mahādyutī ,
nocaturvivṛtaṁ kiṁcinna hyeṣa tava niścayaḥ.

14. etadartham imau rājan mahātmānau mahādyutī na
ūcatuḥ vivṛtam kiñcit na hi eṣaḥ tava niścayaḥ

14. O King, these two great-souled and immensely brilliant individuals did not state anything clearly for this reason: this (truth about the Pāṇḍavas' invincibility) is not your firm conviction.

14. מסיבה זו, הו מלך, שני בעלי הנפש הגדולה והזוהר האלה לא אמרו דבר בגלוי, שהרי זו אינה החלטתך.

Words meanings summery:

• एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• इमौ (imau) - referring to the two great souls (e.g., Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa/Vidura) (these two)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - referring to the two great souls, likely Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa or Vidura. (great-souled ones)

• महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - greatly splendid, very brilliant

• न (na) - not, no

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they spoke

• विवृतम् (vivṛtam) - disclosed, revealed, clearly

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to 'this conviction' (niścayaḥ) (this, this one)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, decision, certainty

Words meanings and morphology

एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (etad+artha)

• etad – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, reason
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

इमौ (imau) - referring to the two great souls (e.g., Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa/Vidura) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - referring to the two great souls, likely Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa or Vidura. (great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent, a great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+ātman)

• maha – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'imau'.

महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - greatly splendid, very brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very brilliant, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+dyuti)

• maha – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'imau'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative (reduplicated)

3rd person dual perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

विवृतम् (vivṛtam) - disclosed, revealed, clearly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivṛta

vivṛta - uncovered, disclosed, revealed, manifest, clear

past passive participle

Derived from root vṛ with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, a certain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to 'this conviction' (niścayaḥ) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, decision, certainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm determination, certainty, conviction, resolution, decision

Derived from root ci with prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

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