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12,171

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-171, verse-23

नूनं ते हृदयं काम वज्रसारमयं दृधम् ।
यदनर्थशताविष्टं शतधा न विदीर्यते ॥२३॥
23. nūnaṁ te hṛdayaṁ kāma vajrasāramayaṁ dṛdham ,
yadanarthaśatāviṣṭaṁ śatadhā na vidīryate.
23. nūnam te hṛdayam kāma vajrasāramayam dṛḍham
yat anarthaśatāviṣṭam śatadhā na vidīryate
23. kāma te hṛdayam nūnam dṛḍham vajrasāramayam
yat anarthaśatāviṣṭam śatadhā na vidīryate
23. Certainly, O desire (kāma), your heart is firm and as hard as a diamond. Although it is afflicted by hundreds of calamities, it does not shatter into a hundred pieces.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely
  • ते (te) - your, to you
  • हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core
  • काम (kāma) - O desire, O love
  • वज्रसारमयम् (vajrasāramayam) - made of diamond-essence, diamond-hard, adamantine
  • दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm, hard, strong, solid
  • यत् (yat) - because, since (which, that, because, since)
  • अनर्थशताविष्टम् (anarthaśatāviṣṭam) - afflicted by hundreds of calamities/misfortunes
  • शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, into a hundred pieces
  • (na) - not, no
  • विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - it is torn apart, it bursts, it shatters

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvam
tvam - you
हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya
hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core
काम (kāma) - O desire, O love
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, love, longing, sensual pleasure
Root: kam (class 1)
वज्रसारमयम् (vajrasāramayam) - made of diamond-essence, diamond-hard, adamantine
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vajrasāramaya
vajrasāramaya - made of diamond-essence, adamantine
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+sāra+maya)
  • vajra – diamond, thunderbolt, adamantine
    noun (masculine)
  • sāra – essence, hard core, strength, vigor
    noun (masculine)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    adjective (masculine)
    Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
Note: Qualifies 'hṛdayam'.
दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm, hard, strong, solid
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛḍha
dṛḍha - firm, hard, strong, solid, resolute
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'dṛh' (to be firm, strong).
Root: dṛh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'hṛdayam'.
यत् (yat) - because, since (which, that, because, since)
(indeclinable)
अनर्थशताविष्टम् (anarthaśatāviṣṭam) - afflicted by hundreds of calamities/misfortunes
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anarthaśatāviṣṭa
anarthaśatāviṣṭa - afflicted by hundreds of misfortunes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anartha+śata+āviṣṭa)
  • anartha – misfortune, evil, calamity, useless
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: 'an' (not) + 'artha' (purpose, wealth, meaning)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • āviṣṭa – afflicted, possessed, pervaded, entered
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'viś' with prefix 'ā'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'hṛdayam'.
शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, into a hundred pieces
(indeclinable)
Suffix -dhā meaning 'in X ways'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - it is torn apart, it bursts, it shatters
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vidṝ
Prefix: vi
Root: dṝ (class 9)