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12,136

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-156

त्वं हि मेऽत्यन्ततः शत्रुः सामर्थ्यान्मित्रतां गतः ।
तत्कृत्यमभिनिर्वृत्तं प्रकृतिः शत्रुतां गता ॥१५६॥
156. tvaṁ hi me'tyantataḥ śatruḥ sāmarthyānmitratāṁ gataḥ ,
tatkṛtyamabhinirvṛttaṁ prakṛtiḥ śatrutāṁ gatā.
156. tvam hi me atyantataḥ śatruḥ sāmarthyāt mitratām
gataḥ tat kṛtyam abhinirvṛttam prakṛtiḥ śatrutām gatā
156. hi tvam me atyantataḥ śatruḥ (āsīt),
(yaḥ) sāmarthyāt mitratām gataḥ.
tat kṛtyam abhinirvṛttam.
(ataḥ) prakṛtiḥ śatrutām gatā.
156. Indeed, you were fundamentally my enemy (śatru), but became a friend out of expediency (sāmarthya). Now that the specific task (kṛtya) is accomplished, your intrinsic nature (prakṛti) has reverted to enmity.

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • मे (me) - my, to me
  • अत्यन्ततः (atyantataḥ) - extremely, utterly, fundamentally, by nature
  • शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe
  • सामर्थ्यात् (sāmarthyāt) - out of power, due to capability, by expediency
  • मित्रताम् (mitratām) - to friendship, into friendship
  • गतः (gataḥ) - gone, having become
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, duty, work
  • अभिनिर्वृत्तम् (abhinirvṛttam) - accomplished, completed, finished
  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature (prakṛti), original state, source
  • शत्रुताम् (śatrutām) - to enmity, into hostility
  • गता (gatā) - gone, departed, reverted

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, to me
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Here, functions as genitive 'my'.
अत्यन्ततः (atyantataḥ) - extremely, utterly, fundamentally, by nature
(indeclinable)
Derived from atyanta (extreme) + tas (suffix for 'from, by')
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+anta)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceeding
    indeclinable
  • anta – end, limit, vicinity
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbial usage.
शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, rival
Note: Predicative noun for 'tvam'.
सामर्थ्यात् (sāmarthyāt) - out of power, due to capability, by expediency
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya
sāmarthya - power, ability, capacity, suitability, expediency
Derived from samartha (able)
Note: Indicates cause or reason.
मित्रताम् (mitratām) - to friendship, into friendship
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mitratā
mitratā - friendship
Derived from mitra (friend) + tā (abstract suffix)
Note: Object of action implied by 'gataḥ'.
गतः (gataḥ) - gone, having become
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, become
Past Passive Participle
Root gam (to go) + kta suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'tvam'.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to a specific 'kṛtya' (task).
कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, duty, work
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya
kṛtya - to be done, duty, task, action
Gerundive/Past Passive Participle
Root kṛ (to do) + tya suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of 'abhinirvṛttam'.
अभिनिर्वृत्तम् (abhinirvṛttam) - accomplished, completed, finished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abhinirvṛtta
abhinirvṛtta - accomplished, completed, fulfilled, produced
Past Passive Participle
abhi (prefix) + nir (prefix) + vṛt (root) + kta (suffix)
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (abhi+nir+vṛtta)
  • abhi – towards, upon, in front of
    indeclinable
  • nir – out, forth, completely
    indeclinable
  • vṛtta – happened, occurred, done, existed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root vṛt (to turn, to happen) + kta suffix
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'kṛtyam'.
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature (prakṛti), original state, source
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, original form, material cause, the totality of nature (prakṛti)
pra (prefix) + kṛ (root) + ti (suffix)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of 'gatā'.
शत्रुताम् (śatrutām) - to enmity, into hostility
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śatrutā
śatrutā - enmity, hostility
Derived from śatru (enemy) + tā (abstract suffix)
Note: Object of action implied by 'gatā'.
गता (gatā) - gone, departed, reverted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, become, reverted
Past Passive Participle
Root gam (to go) + kta suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'prakṛtiḥ'.