महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-26

तेभ्यः सर्वेभ्य एवाहुर्भयं राजोपसेविनाम् ।
अथैषामेकतो राजन्मुहूर्तादेव भीर्भवेत् ॥२६॥

26. tebhyaḥ sarvebhya evāhurbhayaṁ rājopasevinām ,
athaiṣāmekato rājanmuhūrtādeva bhīrbhavet.

26. tebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ eva āhuḥ bhayam rājopasevinām
atha eṣām ekataḥ rājan muhūrtāt eva bhīḥ bhavet

26. rājan sarvebhyaḥ tebhyaḥ eva rājopasevinām bhayam
āhuḥ atha eṣām ekataḥ muhūrtāt eva bhīḥ bhavet

26. O king, wise men say that danger comes to those who serve kings from all these sources together, and furthermore, fear can arise from them even within a single moment.

Words meanings summery:

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those, than those

• सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - from all, than all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly, only

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they speak, they declare

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• राजोपसेविनाम् (rājopasevinām) - of those who attend upon kings, of servants of kings

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, furthermore

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side, on one hand, together

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, within a moment

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly, even

• भीः (bhīḥ) - fear, terror

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, would be, may become

Words meanings and morphology

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those, than those

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - from all, than all

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly, only

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they speak, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

defective root used in perfect tense with present meaning

Root: ah (class 2)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

राजोपसेविनाम् (rājopasevinām) - of those who attend upon kings, of servants of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājopasevin

rājopasevin - attendant upon a king, servant of a king

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+upasevin)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• upasevin – serving, attending upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sev (class 1)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, furthermore

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side, on one hand, together

(adverb)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, within a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, brief period of time (48 minutes or generally an instant)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly, even

(indeclinable)

भीः (bhīḥ) - fear, terror

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhī

bhī - fear, terror, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, would be, may become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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