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12,96

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-96, verse-5

अशक्तं क्षत्रियं मत्वा शस्त्रं गृह्णात्यथापरः ।
त्राणायाप्यसमर्थं तं मन्यमानमतीव च ॥५॥
5. aśaktaṁ kṣatriyaṁ matvā śastraṁ gṛhṇātyathāparaḥ ,
trāṇāyāpyasamarthaṁ taṁ manyamānamatīva ca.
5. aśaktam kṣatriyam matvā śastram gṛhṇāti atha aparaḥ
trāṇāya api asamartham tam manyamānam atīva ca
5. atha aparaḥ aśaktam kṣatriyam matvā tam trāṇāya
api atīva asamartham manyamānam ca śastram gṛhṇāti
5. Then, another person, considering the Kshatriya to be weak and utterly incapable even of providing protection, takes up a weapon.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अशक्तम् (aśaktam) - weak, incapable, powerless
  • क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
  • मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering
  • शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon
  • गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, grasps, seizes
  • अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
  • अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other
  • त्राणाय (trāṇāya) - for protection, for saving
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • असमर्थम् (asamartham) - incapable, unable, incompetent
  • तम् (tam) - Refers to the Kshatriya mentioned earlier. (him)
  • मन्यमानम् (manyamānam) - thinking, considering
  • अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, extremely
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्तम् (aśaktam) - weak, incapable, powerless
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśakta
aśakta - powerless, incapable, weak
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • śakta – able, capable, powerful
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root 'śak' (to be able)
    Root: śak (class 5)
क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - Kshatriya (member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the warrior class, regal
मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root 'man' (to think, believe) with suffix -tvā
Root: man (class 4)
शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra
śastra - weapon, arm, instrument
गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, grasps, seizes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of grah
Root: grah (class 9)
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
(indeclinable)
अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent
त्राणाय (trāṇāya) - for protection, for saving
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of trāṇa
trāṇa - protection, defense, refuge
from root 'trā' (to protect)
Root: trā (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
असमर्थम् (asamartham) - incapable, unable, incompetent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of asamartha
asamartha - incapable, unable, incompetent
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samartha)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • samartha – capable, able, fit, competent
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: arth (class 10)
तम् (tam) - Refers to the Kshatriya mentioned earlier. (him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
मन्यमानम् (manyamānam) - thinking, considering
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manyamāna
manyamāna - thinking, considering, believing
Present Middle Participle
from root 'man' (to think, believe), formed with suffix -māna
Root: man (class 4)
अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, extremely
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)