महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-40

न हि जात्ववमन्तव्यो मनुष्य इति भूमिपः ।
महती देवता ह्येषा नररूपेण तिष्ठति ॥४०॥

40. na hi jātvavamantavyo manuṣya iti bhūmipaḥ ,
mahatī devatā hyeṣā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati.

40. na hi jātu avamantavyaḥ manuṣyaḥ iti bhūmipaḥ
mahatī devatā hi eṣā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati

40. bhūmipaḥ manuṣyaḥ iti jātu avamantavyaḥ na
hi hi eṣā mahatī devatā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati

40. Indeed, a king should never be underestimated with the thought, "he is merely a human." For this great deity truly resides in human form.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be despised, to be underestimated

• मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a man, a human being

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating a quote or thought

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a protector of the earth, a king

• महती (mahatī) - great, mighty

• देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• नररूपेण (nararūpeṇa) - in the form of a man, in human form

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, dwells, resides

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be despised, to be underestimated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamantavya

avamantavya - to be despised, to be disrespected, to be underestimated

Gerundive

Derived from root 'man' with 'ava' prefix and suffix '-tavya'

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a man, a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a protector of the earth, a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound formed from 'bhūmi' (earth) and 'pa' (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

महती (mahatī) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

नररूपेण (nararūpeṇa) - in the form of a man, in human form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nararūpa

nararūpa - human form, form of a man

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'rūpa' (form)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+rūpa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, dwells, resides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

From root 'sthā', present stem 'tiṣṭha', third person singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

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