महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-212, verse-28

ईप्समानश्च संबन्धं कृतपूर्वं च मानयन् ।
को हि नाम भवेनार्थी साहसेन समाचरेत् ॥२८॥

28. īpsamānaśca saṁbandhaṁ kṛtapūrvaṁ ca mānayan ,
ko hi nāma bhavenārthī sāhasena samācaret.

28. īpsamānaḥ ca saṃbandham kṛtapūrvam ca mānayan
kaḥ hi nāma bhavet anarthī sāhasena samācaret

28. And who, indeed, desiring a connection and honoring what was established previously, would act with such recklessness, becoming one whose purpose is thwarted?

Words meanings summery:

• ईप्समानः (īpsamānaḥ) - desiring, wishing for, seeking

• च (ca) - and, also

• संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - connection, relationship, alliance

• कृतपूर्वम् (kṛtapūrvam) - done previously, formerly established

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानयन् (mānayan) - honoring, respecting, valuing

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, for instance

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

• अनर्थी (anarthī) - one whose purpose is thwarted, unfortunate, useless

• साहसेन (sāhasena) - by recklessness, by audacity, by violence

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - would act, would behave

Words meanings and morphology

ईप्समानः (īpsamānaḥ) - desiring, wishing for, seeking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsamāna

īpsamāna - desiring, wishing for, aiming at, seeking

Present Middle Participle

From desiderative of √āp (to obtain) with suffix -śānac.

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - connection, relationship, alliance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relationship, union, alliance

कृतपूर्वम् (kṛtapūrvam) - done previously, formerly established

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtapūrva

kṛtapūrva - done before, previously performed, already done

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+pūrva)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pūrva – previous, former, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मानयन् (mānayan) - honoring, respecting, valuing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānayat

mānayat - honoring, respecting, valuing

Present Active Participle (causative stem)

From causative of √man (to think, respect) with suffix -śatṛ.

Root: man (class 4)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, for instance

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनर्थी (anarthī) - one whose purpose is thwarted, unfortunate, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anarthin

anarthin - not seeking advantage, disinterested; useless, without purpose; unfortunate, causing harm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+arthin)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• arthin – desiring, having a purpose, seeking gain
  adjective (masculine)

साहसेन (sāhasena) - by recklessness, by audacity, by violence

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāhasa

sāhasa - recklessness, audacity, violence, force

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - would act, would behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samācar

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)