महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-30

नैषा वो नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्मता कर्तुं भुजंगमाः ।
सर्वेषामेव मे बुद्धिः पन्नगानां न रोचते ॥३०॥

30. naiṣā vo naiṣṭhikī buddhirmatā kartuṁ bhujaṁgamāḥ ,
sarveṣāmeva me buddhiḥ pannagānāṁ na rocate.

30. na eṣā vaḥ naiṣṭhikī buddhiḥ matā kartum bhujamgamāḥ
sarveṣām eva me buddhiḥ pannagānām na rocate

30. O serpents, this ultimate resolve of yours is not considered appropriate for action. Indeed, this idea of all you serpents does not please me.

30. הו נחשים, הרעיון הזה שלכם אינו נראה לי מכריע וראוי לביצוע, ואיני מרוצה מהרעיון הזה, לא ממנו ולא מבין כל הנחשים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (resolve/idea) (this (feminine nominative singular))

• वः (vaḥ) - your (to you, for you, of you, your (plural))

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - final, ultimate (final, ultimate, conclusive, resolute)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - resolve, decision (intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve)

• मता (matā) - considered (to be) (considered, thought, approved (feminine nominative singular))

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to be done/made (to do, to make)

• भुजम्गमाः (bhujamgamāḥ) - O serpents (O serpents, O snakes)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

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

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, of me, my)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - idea, thought (intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve)

• पन्नगानाम् (pannagānām) - of the serpents (of the serpents, among the serpents)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable (shines, pleases, is agreeable)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (resolve/idea) (this (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this

वः (vaḥ) - your (to you, for you, of you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also accusative plural in some contexts, but genitive/dative fits here

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - final, ultimate (final, ultimate, conclusive, resolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - final, ultimate, conclusive; one who has attained the highest goal

derived from niṣṭhā

taddhita suffix -ika

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - resolve, decision (intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve, mind

action noun

from budh

Root: budh (class 1)

मता (matā) - considered (to be) (considered, thought, approved (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, approved

past passive participle

from man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to be done/made (to do, to make)

(verb)

infinitive of kartum

infinitive

tumun suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used here with a passive sense, 'to be done'

भुजम्गमाः (bhujamgamāḥ) - O serpents (O serpents, O snakes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bhujamgama

bhujamgama - serpent, snake (lit. going with the arm/body)

agent noun

from bhuj (bend) + gam (go)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gama)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with pannagānām

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

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, of me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - idea, thought (intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, thought, intention, resolve, mind

action noun

from budh

Root: budh (class 1)

पन्नगानाम् (pannagānām) - of the serpents (of the serpents, among the serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. moving on the ground)

agent noun

from pat (fall) + gam (go)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from pad (to go, fall)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable (shines, pleases, is agreeable)

(verb)

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

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: root ruc (1A)

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