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12,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-17

न चाप्यवहसन्कंचिन्न कुर्वन्भ्रुकुटीं क्वचित् ।
प्रसन्नवदनो नित्यं सर्वेन्द्रियसुसंयतः ॥१७॥
17. na cāpyavahasankaṁcinna kurvanbhrukuṭīṁ kvacit ,
prasannavadano nityaṁ sarvendriyasusaṁyataḥ.
17. na ca api avahasan kaṃcit na kurvan bhrukuṭīm
kvacit prasannavadanaḥ nityam sarvendriyasusaṃyataḥ
17. kaṃcit api na avahasan ca kvacit bhrukuṭīm na
kurvan nityam prasannavadanaḥ sarvendriyasusaṃyataḥ
17. Never laughing at anyone, nor ever frowning; he was always cheerful-faced and had excellent control over all his senses.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not
  • (ca) - and
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • अवहसन् (avahasan) - laughing at, ridiculing
  • कंचित् (kaṁcit) - anyone
  • (na) - not
  • कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making, doing
  • भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - frown, furrowing of eyebrows
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, sometimes
  • प्रसन्नवदनः (prasannavadanaḥ) - cheerful-faced
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
  • सर्वेन्द्रियसुसंयतः (sarvendriyasusaṁyataḥ) - well-controlled in all senses

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अवहसन् (avahasan) - laughing at, ridiculing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avahasan
avahasan - laughing down, ridiculing
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root 'has' with the upasarga 'ava-'
Prefix: ava
Root: has (class 1)
कंचित् (kaṁcit) - anyone
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making, doing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat
kurvat - doing, making
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - frown, furrowing of eyebrows
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrukuṭī
bhrukuṭī - frown, knitted brow
क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, sometimes
(indeclinable)
प्रसन्नवदनः (prasannavadanaḥ) - cheerful-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannavadana
prasannavadana - having a cheerful face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasanna+vadana)
  • prasanna – clear, bright, tranquil, cheerful
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root 'sad' with the upasarga 'pra-'
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sad (class 1)
  • vadana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
सर्वेन्द्रियसुसंयतः (sarvendriyasusaṁyataḥ) - well-controlled in all senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvendriyasusaṃyata
sarvendriyasusaṁyata - having all senses well-controlled
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+indriya+su+saṃyata)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun (masculine)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty
    noun (neuter)
  • su – well, good, excellent
    indeclinable
  • saṃyata – controlled, restrained, disciplined
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root 'yam' with the upasarga 'sam-'
    Prefix: sam
    Root: yam (class 1)