महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-133, verse-26

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भयं तस्य न मर्त्येभ्यो नामर्त्येभ्यः कथंचन ।
न सतो नासतो राजन्स ह्यरण्येषु गोपतिः ॥२६॥

26. bhayaṁ tasya na martyebhyo nāmartyebhyaḥ kathaṁcana ,
na sato nāsato rājansa hyaraṇyeṣu gopatiḥ.

26. bhayam tasya na martyebhyaḥ na amartyebhyaḥ kathaṃcana
na sataḥ na asataḥ rājan saḥ hi araṇyeṣu gopatiḥ

26. rājan tasya bhayam martyebhyaḥ na amartyebhyaḥ
kathaṃcana na sataḥ na asataḥ hi saḥ araṇyeṣu gopatiḥ

26. O King, he truly has no fear from mortals, nor from immortals, nor by any means from the existent (sat), nor from the non-existent (asat). Indeed, he is the protector (gopati) in the forests.

Words meanings summery:

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भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

न (na) - not, no

मर्त्येभ्यः (martyebhyaḥ) - from mortals, for mortals

न (na) - not, nor

अमर्त्येभ्यः (amartyebhyaḥ) - from immortals, from gods

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, somehow

न (na) - not, nor

सतः (sataḥ) - from the existent, from the good, from the true

न (na) - not, nor

असतः (asataḥ) - from the non-existent, from the evil, from the unreal

राजन् (rājan) - O king

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in the forests

गोपतिः (gopatiḥ) - protector (of the forests/creatures) (lord of cows, protector, ruler, lord of the earth/light)

Words meanings and morphology

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kāpavya.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

मर्त्येभ्यः (martyebhyaḥ) - from mortals, for mortals

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being

Root: mṛ

Note: Source of fear.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with the previous 'na' to form 'neither... nor...'.

अमर्त्येभ्यः (amartyebhyaḥ) - from immortals, from gods

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of amartya

amartya - immortal, god

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+martya)

na – not, un-
indeclinable
martya – mortal, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: mṛ

Note: Source of fear.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, somehow

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, emphasizes negation.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects another negation.

सतः (sataḥ) - from the existent, from the good, from the true

(participle)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (2nd class) with suffix -at, used as a noun/adjective

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Source of fear, here referring to 'the existent' or 'the good'.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects another negation.

असतः (asataḥ) - from the non-existent, from the evil, from the unreal

(participle)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, evil, bad

Present Active Participle (negated)

Derived from root as (2nd class) with prefix a- (negative) and suffix -at, used as a noun/adjective

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

na – not, un-
indeclinable
sat – existent, good, true, real
participle (masculine)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root as (2nd class) with suffix -at, used as a noun/adjective
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Source of fear, here referring to 'the non-existent' or 'the evil'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Address to the listener.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kāpavya.