महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-16

कथं हि पाण्डवः श्रीमान्सव्यसाची परंतपः ।
शक्यो विजेतुं संग्रामे राजन्मघवता अपि ॥१६॥

16. kathaṁ hi pāṇḍavaḥ śrīmānsavyasācī paraṁtapaḥ ,
śakyo vijetuṁ saṁgrāme rājanmaghavatā api.

16. katham hi pāṇḍavaḥ śrīmān savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ
śakyaḥ vijetum saṃgrāme rājan maghavatā api

16. O King, how indeed can the glorious Pāṇḍava, the ambidextrous one (savyasācī) and tormentor of foes (paraṃtapaḥ), be conquered in battle, even by Indra (Maghavān)?

16. כיצד אפשר לנצח בקרב את בן פָּאנְדוּ הזוהר, סַוְיַסָאצ׳ִי (אַרְג׳וּנַה) מכניע האויבים, הו מלך, אפילו בידי מַגְהַוַן (אִינְדְרַה)?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, prosperous

• सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - An epithet of Arjuna (ambidextrous, left-handed archer)

• परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - An epithet of Arjuna (tormentor of foes)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible to conquer (able to be, conquerable, possible)

• विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to win

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

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

• मघवता (maghavatā) - by the deity Indra (by Indra, by the liberal one)

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Vṛddhi derivative from Pāṇḍu.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, illustrious, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat.

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍava.

सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - An epithet of Arjuna (ambidextrous, left-handed archer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - ambidextrous, one who can shoot with the left hand, a name of Arjuna

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left
  adjective
• sācin – drawing (a bow)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sañj (to attach, draw).
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍava.

परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - An epithet of Arjuna (tormentor of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormenting foes, conqueror of enemies

Compound.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (param+tapa)

• param – other, enemy
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• tapa – causing pain, burning
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root tap (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍava.

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible to conquer (able to be, conquerable, possible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit, conquerable

gerundive (ṇyat)

Potential Passive Participle of root śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied 'to be' verb.

विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to win

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root ji with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मघवता (maghavatā) - by the deity Indra (by Indra, by the liberal one)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maghavat

maghavat - liberal, bountiful, rich; an epithet of Indra

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

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