महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-76

एतावानत्र दोषो हि नान्यः कश्चन पार्थिव ।
एतज्जानीहि भद्रं ते दानादाने परंतप ॥७६॥

76. etāvānatra doṣo hi nānyaḥ kaścana pārthiva ,
etajjānīhi bhadraṁ te dānādāne paraṁtapa.

76. etāvān atra doṣaḥ hi na anyaḥ kaścana pārthiva
etat jānīhi bhadram te dānādāne paraṃtapa

76. Indeed, O king, this is the only fault here, and no other. Know this, O scorcher of foes, may good fortune be with you in this matter of giving and taking (marriage).

76. זה הפגם היחיד כאן ואין אחר, הו שליט. דע זאת בעניין הנתינה וחוסר הנתינה, ויהי טוב לך, הו כובש אויבים.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावान् (etāvān) - this only (this much) (so much, this much, only this)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, error)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (anyone, someone, any)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (O king, O ruler, O son of Earth)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (know, understand)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good fortune, welfare, well-being)

• ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, for you, of you)

• दानादाने (dānādāne) - in this matter of giving and taking (marriage) (in giving and taking, in transaction)

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एतावान् (etāvān) - this only (this much) (so much, this much, only this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, this only

Note: Modifies 'doṣaḥ'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, error)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, error, sin

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to another fault.

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (anyone, someone, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, any

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (what) and 'cid'.

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (O king, O ruler, O son of Earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, prince; earthly, terrestrial

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

Note: Address to an interlocutor.

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Object of 'jānīhi'.

जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (know, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Imperative Mood

Root verb 'jñā', 9th conjugation, parasmaipada. Imperative 2nd singular.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Command.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good fortune, welfare, well-being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate; well-being, welfare

Note: Predicate of an implied 'is'.

ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, for you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates recipient of the blessing.

दानादाने (dānādāne) - in this matter of giving and taking (marriage) (in giving and taking, in transaction)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of dānādāna

dānādāna - giving and taking, transaction, exchange (often specifically marriage)

Dvandva compound of 'dāna' and 'ādāna'.

Compound type : dvandva (dāna+ādāna)

• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ādāna – taking, grasping, accepting
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'dā' with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the sphere of activity.

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - scorcher of foes, tormentor of enemies (epithet)

Compound type : tatpurusha (param+tapa)

• param – other, enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – one who burns, scorches, torments
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'tap'.
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Address to an interlocutor.

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