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12,104

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-31

न ह्यतो दुष्करं कर्म किंचिदस्ति सुरोत्तम ।
यथा विविधवृत्तानामैश्वर्यममराधिप ॥३१॥
31. na hyato duṣkaraṁ karma kiṁcidasti surottama ,
yathā vividhavṛttānāmaiśvaryamamarādhipa.
31. na hi ataḥ duṣkaram karma kiṃcid asti sura-uttama
yathā vividha-vṛttānām aiśvaryam amara-adhipa
31. sura-uttama hi na asti kiṃcit karma duṣkaram ataḥ
amara-adhipa yathā vividha-vṛttānām aiśvaryam
31. O best of gods, there is surely no task (karma) more challenging than this. Similarly, O lord of immortals, the exercise of authority over individuals with diverse natures and conducts is also very difficult.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • हि (hi) - surely (indeed, for, because)
  • अतः (ataḥ) - than this (than this, therefore, hence)
  • दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - challenging (difficult to do, hard, arduous)
  • कर्म (karma) - task (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate (karma))
  • किंचिद् (kiṁcid) - anything (anything, something, whatever)
  • अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
  • सुर-उत्तम (sura-uttama) - O best of gods
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, similarly (as, just as, according to)
  • विविध-वृत्तानाम् (vividha-vṛttānām) - of individuals with diverse natures and conducts (of those with various behaviors, of diverse conduct)
  • ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - the exercise of authority (sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity)
  • अमर-अधिप (amara-adhipa) - O lord of immortals (O lord of immortals, O chief of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - surely (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis or causation.
अतः (ataḥ) - than this (than this, therefore, hence)
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas appended to 'idam' (this).
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - challenging (difficult to do, hard, arduous)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to do, hard, arduous, impossible
Compound of 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'kara' (maker, doer, from √kṛ).
Compound type : upasarga-tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
    Prefix
  • kara – making, doing, doer
    adjective/noun (masculine)
    From √kṛ + -a
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कर्म (karma) - task (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, result of action (karma)
From √kṛ (to do, make) + -man suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of asti.
किंचिद् (kiṁcid) - anything (anything, something, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid
kiṁcid - anything, something, whatever
Indeclinable form of 'kim' + 'cid'.
अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as
Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Root √as (class 2)
Root: as (class 2)
सुर-उत्तम (sura-uttama) - O best of gods
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sura-uttama
sura-uttama - best of gods, chief of the gods
Compound of 'sura' (god) and 'uttama' (best).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+uttama)
  • sura – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • uttama – best, highest, excellent
    adjective
    Superlative of 'ud-'
यथा (yathā) - just as, similarly (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of manner.
विविध-वृत्तानाम् (vividha-vṛttānām) - of individuals with diverse natures and conducts (of those with various behaviors, of diverse conduct)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vividha-vṛtta
vividha-vṛtta - of various behaviors, diverse conduct
Compound of 'vividha' (various) and 'vṛtta' (conduct, behavior).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+vṛtta)
  • vividha – various, diverse, manifold
    adjective
  • vṛtta – conduct, behavior, occurrence, past passive participle of √vṛt
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √vṛt (to turn, to exist)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - the exercise of authority (sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity, superhuman faculty
From 'īśvara' (lord) + -ya suffix.
अमर-अधिप (amara-adhipa) - O lord of immortals (O lord of immortals, O chief of gods)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of amara-adhipa
amara-adhipa - lord of immortals, chief of gods
Compound of 'amara' (immortal, god) and 'adhipa' (lord, ruler).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+adhipa)
  • amara – immortal, god
    noun (masculine)
    A- + mara (from √mṛ, to die)
    Prefix: a
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
  • adhipa – lord, ruler, king
    noun (masculine)
    From 'adhi' + √pā (to protect)
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)