महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-9

प्रज्ञावन्तौ नरश्रेष्ठावस्मिँल्लोके नराधिप ।
त्वन्निमित्तमतो नेमौ किंचिज्जिह्मं वदिष्यतः ।
इति मे नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्वर्तते कुरुनन्दन ॥९॥

9. prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhāvasmiँlloke narādhipa ,
tvannimittamato nemau kiṁcijjihmaṁ vadiṣyataḥ ,
iti me naiṣṭhikī buddhirvartate kurunandana.

9. prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhau asmin loke
narādhipa tvat nimittam ataḥ na
imau kiñcit jihmam vadiṣyataḥ iti me
naiṣṭhikī buddhiḥ vartate kurunandana

9. O king, these two intelligent and excellent men in this world will therefore not speak anything crooked on your behalf. This is my firm conviction, O delight of the Kurus.

9. הו שליט בני האדם, שניהם חכמים מאין כמותם בעולם הזה, ולכן לא יאמרו למענך שום דבר עקום. כך נחושה דעתי, הו שמחת הקוּרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञावन्तौ (prajñāvantau) - intelligent, wise (dual)

• नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - best among men, excellent men (dual)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men

• त्वत् (tvat) - your

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - for the sake of, on account of

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• न (na) - not, no

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crooked, false, deceitful

• वदिष्यतः (vadiṣyataḥ) - they two will speak

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, final, decisive

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, mind

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, stands

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञावन्तौ (prajñāvantau) - intelligent, wise (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prajñāvat

prajñāvat - possessing wisdom, intelligent, wise

derived from prajñā + matup (vat)

नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - best among men, excellent men (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to loke.

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

त्वत् (tvat) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of a compound tvannimitta.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sake

Note: Used adverbially.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhau.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun.

जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crooked, false, deceitful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jihma

jihma - crooked, bent, oblique, false

Note: Qualifies kiñcit.

वदिष्यतः (vadiṣyataḥ) - they two will speak

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, final, decisive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - firm, decisive, final, permanent

derived from niṣṭhā (firmness, conclusion)

Note: Qualifies buddhiḥ.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, conviction

Root: budh (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, stands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - joy of the Kurus, descendent of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – the Kuru clan/people
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: An epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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