महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-71, verse-12
वृषपर्वसमीपे स शक्यो द्रष्टुं त्वया द्विजः ।
रक्षते दानवांस्तत्र न स रक्षत्यदानवान् ॥१२॥
रक्षते दानवांस्तत्र न स रक्षत्यदानवान् ॥१२॥
12. vṛṣaparvasamīpe sa śakyo draṣṭuṁ tvayā dvijaḥ ,
rakṣate dānavāṁstatra na sa rakṣatyadānavān.
rakṣate dānavāṁstatra na sa rakṣatyadānavān.
12.
vṛṣaparvasamīpe saḥ śakyaḥ draṣṭum tvayā dvijaḥ
| rakṣate dānavān tatra na saḥ rakṣati adānavān
| rakṣate dānavān tatra na saḥ rakṣati adānavān
12.
That Brahmin can be seen by you near Vṛṣaparvan. He protects the Dānavas there, but he does not protect those who are not Dānavas.
Words meanings summery:
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- वृषपर्वसमीपे (vṛṣaparvasamīpe) - near Vṛṣaparvan
- सः (saḥ) - (referring to Śukra) (he, that)
- शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be seen (able, possible, can be done)
- द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, for seeing)
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the Brahmin (Śukra, the guru of the Asuras) (a Brahmin, twice-born)
- रक्षते (rakṣate) - he protects
- दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of Asuras)
- तत्र (tatra) - there
- न (na) - not, no
- सः (saḥ) - (referring to Śukra) (he, that)
- रक्षति (rakṣati) - he protects
- अदानवान् (adānavān) - non-Dānavas
Words meanings and morphology
वृषपर्वसमीपे (vṛṣaparvasamīpe) - near Vṛṣaparvan
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vṛṣaparvasamīpa
vṛṣaparvasamīpa - vicinity of Vṛṣaparvan, near Vṛṣaparvan
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛṣaparvan+samīpa)
- vṛṣaparvan – Vṛṣaparvan (name of an Asura king)
proper noun (masculine) - samīpa – vicinity, proximity, near
noun (neuter)
सः (saḥ) - (referring to Śukra) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be seen (able, possible, can be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit
Gerundive
Derived from root √śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Used here with the meaning 'can be'.
द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, for seeing)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of √dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the Brahmin (Śukra, the guru of the Asuras) (a Brahmin, twice-born)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth
Note: Here refers to Śukra, the guru.
रक्षते (rakṣate) - he protects
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rakṣ
Present tense
Present middle voice, 3rd person singular
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of Asuras)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu, an Asura
तत्र (tatra) - there
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - (referring to Śukra) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
रक्षति (rakṣati) - he protects
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ
Present tense
Present active voice, 3rd person singular
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
अदानवान् (adānavān) - non-Dānavas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adānava
adānava - not a Dānava, non-Dānava
Negation (nañ-tatpurusha) of Dānava
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dānava)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - dānava – a descendant of Danu, an Asura
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to those who are not Dānavas (e.g., Devas).