महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-27

नैकान्तेनाप्रमादो हि कर्तुं शक्यो महीपतौ ।
न तु प्रमादः कर्तव्यः कथंचिद्भूतिमिच्छता ॥२७॥

27. naikāntenāpramādo hi kartuṁ śakyo mahīpatau ,
na tu pramādaḥ kartavyaḥ kathaṁcidbhūtimicchatā.

27. na ekāntena apramādaḥ hi kartum śakyaḥ mahīpatau
na tu pramādaḥ kartavyaḥ kathañcit bhūtim icchatā

27. hi mahīpatau ekāntena apramādaḥ kartum na śakyaḥ
tu bhūtim icchatā kathañcit pramādaḥ na kartavyaḥ

27. Indeed, absolute freedom from heedlessness is not possible in the service of a king, yet one who desires prosperity should never be heedless in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - absolutely, entirely, exclusively

• अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - heedlessness, carelessness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to maintain

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, capable

• महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - in the service of a king (in the lord of the earth, in the king)

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however

• प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - heedlessness, negligence, carelessness

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be done

• कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way, somehow, under any circumstances

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, opulence

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - absolutely, entirely, exclusively

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - exclusive, absolute, solitary

अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - heedlessness, carelessness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - heedlessness, diligence, absence of negligence

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to maintain

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive of the root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, feasible

Gerundive

gerundive of the root śak

Root: śak (class 5)

महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - in the service of a king (in the lord of the earth, in the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - heedlessness, negligence, carelessness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - heedlessness, negligence, carelessness

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, duty

Gerundive

gerundive of the root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way, somehow, under any circumstances

(indeclinable)

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, opulence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, welfare, opulence, well-being

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchaut

icchaut - desiring

Present active participle

participle of the root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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