महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-8

ताविमौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावनागसि नृप त्वयि ।
न मन्त्रयेतां त्वच्छ्रेयः कथं सत्यपराक्रमौ ॥८॥

8. tāvimau puruṣavyāghrāvanāgasi nṛpa tvayi ,
na mantrayetāṁ tvacchreyaḥ kathaṁ satyaparākramau.

8. tau imau puruṣavyāghrau anāgasi nṛpa tvayi na
mantrayetām tvat śreyaḥ katham satyaparākramau

8. O King, when you are blameless, how can these two tiger-like men, who are truly mighty and whose valor is truth, fail to counsel what is best for you?

8. הו מלך, שני נמרי האדם האלה אינם מוצאים בך שום אשמה. כיצד ייתכן שלא יייעצו לך לטובתך, הם שאמת וגבורה בהם?

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger-like men, best among men

• अनागसि (anāgasi) - blameless, faultless, innocent

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• त्वयि (tvayi) - towards you, in your case

• न (na) - not, no

• मन्त्रयेताम् (mantrayetām) - they should advise, they should consult, they should conspire

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (as part of a compound for welfare) (your)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, superior

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• सत्यपराक्रमौ (satyaparākramau) - whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger-like men, best among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, eminent man, best of men

Compound type : upama-tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

अनागसि (anāgasi) - blameless, faultless, innocent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - blameless, innocent, faultless

Compound of an (negation) + āgas (fault)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āgas)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āgas – fault, crime, offense
  noun (neuter)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

त्वयि (tvayi) - towards you, in your case

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रयेताम् (mantrayetām) - they should advise, they should consult, they should conspire

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, optative (liṅ) of mantray

Optative

From root mantr (10th class, 'mantrayate')

Root: mantr (class 10)

त्वत् (tvat) - your (as part of a compound for welfare) (your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used as the first component in the compound 'tvacchreyaḥ' (your welfare).

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, superior

(noun)

neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, superior

Note: Forms the second part of the compound 'tvacchreyaḥ' (your welfare).

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

सत्यपराक्रमौ (satyaparākramau) - whose valor is truth, truly mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - whose valor is truth, truly valorous, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

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