महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-41

गहनं भवतो राज्यमन्धकारतमोवृतम् ।
नेह विश्वसितुं शक्यं भवतापि कुतो मया ॥४१॥

41. gahanaṁ bhavato rājyamandhakāratamovṛtam ,
neha viśvasituṁ śakyaṁ bhavatāpi kuto mayā.

41. gahanam bhavataḥ rājyam andhakāratamovṛtam na
iha viśvasitum śakyam bhavatā api kutaḥ mayā

41. bhavataḥ rājyam andhakāratamovṛtam gahanam asti,
iha bhavatā api viśvasitum na śakyam,
mayā kutaḥ (śakyam)

41. Your kingdom is an impenetrable stronghold shrouded in deep darkness, - trusting it is impossible even for you, let alone for me.

Words meanings summery:

• गहनम् (gahanam) - impenetrable, deep, dense, thick

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

• अन्धकारतमोवृतम् (andhakāratamovṛtam) - shrouded in blinding darkness, enveloped by pitch darkness

• न (na) - not

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• विश्वसितुम् (viśvasitum) - to trust, to confide

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, feasible, able

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you

• अपि (api) - even, also

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - let alone (whence, how much less, how much more, from where)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

गहनम् (gahanam) - impenetrable, deep, dense, thick

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - impenetrable, deep, dense, thick, a thicket, a depth, a difficult place

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, respectful pronoun

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

अन्धकारतमोवृतम् (andhakāratamovṛtam) - shrouded in blinding darkness, enveloped by pitch darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andhakāratamovṛta

andhakāratamovṛta - covered or enveloped in deep darkness

Past Passive Participle

Compound of andhakāra (darkness) + tamas (darkness) + vṛta (covered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (andhakāra+tamas+vṛta)

• andhakāra – darkness, blindness
  noun (masculine)
• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

विश्वसितुम् (viśvasitum) - to trust, to confide

(verb)

active

infinitive

From vi + śvas

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Infinitive form expressing capability

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, feasible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, feasible, capable

Gerundive

From root śak

Root: śak (class 5)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - let alone (whence, how much less, how much more, from where)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

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