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12,138

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-46

अवधानेन मौनेन काषायेण जटाजिनैः ।
विश्वासयित्वा द्वेष्टारमवलुम्पेद्यथा वृकः ॥४६॥
46. avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa jaṭājinaiḥ ,
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāramavalumpedyathā vṛkaḥ.
46. avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa jaṭājinaiḥ
viśvāsayitvā dveṣṭāram avalumpet yathā vṛkaḥ
46. yathā vṛkaḥ avadhānena maunena kāṣāyeṇa
jaṭājinaiḥ dveṣṭāram viśvāsayitvā avalumpet
46. Just as a wolf (vṛkaḥ) does, one should gain the trust of an enemy by employing careful attention, silence, a saffron robe, and matted hair with deerskins, and then seize them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by means of attention, with care, by caution
  • मौनेन (maunena) - by means of silence, with quietness
  • काषायेण (kāṣāyeṇa) - by means of a saffron robe, with a brownish-yellow garment
  • जटाजिनैः (jaṭājinaiḥ) - by means of matted hair and deerskins
  • विश्वासयित्वा (viśvāsayitvā) - having made trust, having caused to trust, having gained confidence
  • द्वेष्टारम् (dveṣṭāram) - the enemy, the hater
  • अवलुम्पेत् (avalumpet) - one should seize, plunder, attack, cut off
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
  • वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf

Words meanings and morphology

अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by means of attention, with care, by caution
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of avadhāna
avadhāna - attention, care, caution, concentration
From ava-√dhā (to pay attention).
Prefix: ava
Root: dhā (class 3)
मौनेन (maunena) - by means of silence, with quietness
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, quiet, taciturnity
From muni (sage) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).
काषायेण (kāṣāyeṇa) - by means of a saffron robe, with a brownish-yellow garment
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāṣāya
kāṣāya - brownish-yellow, saffron-colored; a saffron-colored garment (worn by ascetics)
From kaṣāya (astringent, brown-red).
जटाजिनैः (jaṭājinaiḥ) - by means of matted hair and deerskins
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of jaṭājina
jaṭājina - matted hair and deerskin (as attributes of an ascetic)
Compound type : Dvandva (jaṭā+ajina)
  • jaṭā – matted hair, twisted locks of hair
    noun (feminine)
  • ajina – skin, hide, especially of a deer (used by ascetics)
    noun (neuter)
विश्वासयित्वा (viśvāsayitvā) - having made trust, having caused to trust, having gained confidence
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) of a Causative verb
Formed from the causative stem of √śvas (to breathe, trust) with prefix vi-, and suffix -tvā.
Prefix: vi
Root: śvas (class 2)
द्वेष्टारम् (dveṣṭāram) - the enemy, the hater
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dveṣṭṛ
dveṣṭṛ - hater, enemy, adversary
Agent noun
Agent noun formed from √dviṣ (to hate).
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
अवलुम्पेत् (avalumpet) - one should seize, plunder, attack, cut off
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √lup
Optative
Root lup (class 6), with prefix ava-, in the optative mood, active voice.
Prefix: ava
Root: lup (class 6)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛka
vṛka - wolf