महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-33, verse-4

तांस्तादृशानहं हत्वा धर्मनित्यान्महीक्षितः ।
असकृत्सोमपान्वीरान्किं प्राप्स्यामि तपोधन ॥४॥

4. tāṁstādṛśānahaṁ hatvā dharmanityānmahīkṣitaḥ ,
asakṛtsomapānvīrānkiṁ prāpsyāmi tapodhana.

4. tān tādṛśān ahaṃ hatvā dharma-nityān mahī-kṣitaḥ
asakṛt-soma-pān vīrān kim prāpsyāmi tapodhana

4. tapodhana,
ahaṃ tādṛśān dharma-nityān asakṛt-soma-pān vīrān tān mahī-kṣitaḥ hatvā kiṃ prāpsyāmi

4. O sage shining with spiritual splendour, by killing such kings who are devoted to righteousness, who repeatedly drink soma, and who are brave heroes, what shall I attain?

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those

• तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, of that kind

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, by killing

• धर्म-नित्यान् (dharma-nityān) - devoted to dharma, constantly practicing righteousness

• मही-क्षितः (mahī-kṣitaḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, more than once

• सोम-पान् (soma-pān) - drinkers of soma

• वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men

• किम् (kim) - what?

• प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall attain, I shall obtain

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage rich in spiritual energy (O one whose wealth is spiritual austerity)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that sort

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, by killing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

धर्म-नित्यान् (dharma-nityān) - devoted to dharma, constantly practicing righteousness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma-nitya

dharma-nitya - devoted to dharma, ever engaged in righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nitya – constant, eternal, devoted
  adjective (masculine)

मही-क्षितः (mahī-kṣitaḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahī-kṣit

mahī-kṣit - ruler of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruling, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 2)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, more than once

(indeclinable)

सोम-पान् (soma-pān) - drinkers of soma

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of soma-pā

soma-pā - drinking soma

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (soma+pā)

• soma – soma juice, moon
  noun (masculine)
• pā – drinking
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

ka - who, what, which

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall attain, I shall obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of prāp

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage rich in spiritual energy (O one whose wealth is spiritual austerity)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - rich in austerity, having spiritual energy as wealth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – heat, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, treasure
  noun (neuter)

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