महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-181

अन्यस्मिन्करणीये त्वं कार्ये पार्थिवसत्तम ।
बाल्यादिवान्यदेव त्वं कुरुषे नृपसत्तम ॥१८१॥

181. anyasminkaraṇīye tvaṁ kārye pārthivasattama ,
bālyādivānyadeva tvaṁ kuruṣe nṛpasattama.

181. anyasmin karaṇīye tvaṃ kārye pārthivasattama
bālyāt iva anyat eva tvaṃ kuruṣe nṛpasattama

181. O best of kings, while another task needs to be performed, you, O best of men, are performing something else entirely, as if out of childishness.

181. הו מלך דגול, אתה עוסק בעניין אחר, בעוד שיש משימה אחרת שראוי לעשותה. כמו מתוך ילדותיות, הו מושל דגול, אתה עושה דבר אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another (matter/task) (in another, in a different one)

• करणीये (karaṇīye) - that should be done, a task to be performed (to be done, proper to be done, needing to be done)

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (the king) (you)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in a task or matter (locative absolute sense: 'when there is a task') (in a task, in a matter, in a business)

• पार्थिवसत्तम (pārthivasattama) - O best of kings (O best of kings/earthly rulers)

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - out of childishness (from childhood, out of childishness)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (another, something else)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed)

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (the king) (you)

• कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - you are doing or performing (you do, you perform)

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings (O best of kings/men)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another (matter/task) (in another, in a different one)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Adjective modifying karaṇīye/kārye.

करणीये (karaṇīye) - that should be done, a task to be performed (to be done, proper to be done, needing to be done)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of karaṇīya

karaṇīya - to be done, fit to be done, proper, advisable

future passive participle (kṛtya)

from root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -anīya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies kārye.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (the king) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

कार्ये (kārye) - in a task or matter (locative absolute sense: 'when there is a task') (in a task, in a matter, in a business)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, business, task, duty, to be done

future passive participle (kṛtya)

from root kṛ- 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्थिवसत्तम (pārthivasattama) - O best of kings (O best of kings/earthly rulers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivasattama

pārthivasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+sattama)

• pārthiva – earthly, royal, king, prince
  noun (masculine)
  From pṛthivī 'earth'
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of sat

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - out of childishness (from childhood, out of childishness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, childishness

Note: Implies 'due to' or 'as if from'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (another, something else)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Direct object of kuruṣe.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (the king) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - you are doing or performing (you do, you perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings (O best of kings/men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From nṛ 'man' + pā 'to protect'
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of sat

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