महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-19, verse-8
युद्धशास्त्रविदेव त्वं न वृद्धाः सेवितास्त्वया ।
समासविस्तरविदां न तेषां वेत्सि निश्चयम् ॥८॥
समासविस्तरविदां न तेषां वेत्सि निश्चयम् ॥८॥
8. yuddhaśāstravideva tvaṁ na vṛddhāḥ sevitāstvayā ,
samāsavistaravidāṁ na teṣāṁ vetsi niścayam.
samāsavistaravidāṁ na teṣāṁ vetsi niścayam.
8.
yuddhaśāstravit eva tvam na vṛddhāḥ sevitāḥ
tvayā samāsavistaravidām na teṣām vetsi niścayam
tvayā samāsavistaravidām na teṣām vetsi niścayam
8.
tvam yuddhaśāstravit eva tvayā vṛddhāḥ na sevitāḥ
samāsavistaravidām teṣām niścayam na vetsi
samāsavistaravidām teṣām niścayam na vetsi
8.
You are indeed merely an expert in the science of warfare. You have not served the elders. You do not know the conclusions of those who understand both conciseness and elaborate exposition.
Words meanings summery:
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- युद्धशास्त्रवित् (yuddhaśāstravit) - expert in the science of war, knower of military strategy
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, certainly
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- न (na) - not, no
- वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders, old people, wise people
- सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - served, attended, honored
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- समासविस्तरविदाम् (samāsavistaravidām) - of those who know conciseness and elaboration
- न (na) - not, no
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
- वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know
- निश्चयम् (niścayam) - conclusion, determination, certainty
Words meanings and morphology
युद्धशास्त्रवित् (yuddhaśāstravit) - expert in the science of war, knower of military strategy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yuddhaśāstravid
yuddhaśāstravid - knower of the science of war, expert in military treatises
Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+śāstra+vid)
- yuddha – war, battle, fight
noun (neuter)
Root: yudh (class 4) - śāstra – treatise, science, scripture, rule
noun (neuter)
Root: śās (class 2) - vid – knower, understanding, expert
noun (masculine)
agent noun from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, certainly
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders, old people, wise people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, elder
past passive participle
Past passive participle of root vṛdh (to grow) used as a noun.
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - served, attended, honored
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sevita
sevita - served, attended, practiced, honored
past passive participle
Past passive participle of root sev (to serve)
Root: sev (class 1)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvad
tvad - you
समासविस्तरविदाम् (samāsavistaravidām) - of those who know conciseness and elaboration
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of samāsavistaravid
samāsavistaravid - knower of conciseness and elaboration
Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (samāsa+vistara+vid)
- samāsa – compound, conciseness, summary
noun (masculine)
derived from sam-as (to combine)
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 4) - vistara – elaboration, expansion, detailed explanation
noun (masculine)
derived from vi-stṛ (to spread out)
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5) - vid – knower, understanding, expert
noun (masculine)
agent noun from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
निश्चयम् (niścayam) - conclusion, determination, certainty
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, determination, conclusion, firm decision
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5)