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13,107

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-43

त्रीन्कृशान्नावजानीयाद्दीर्घमायुर्जिजीविषुः ।
ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियं सर्पं सर्वे ह्याशीविषास्त्रयः ॥४३॥
43. trīnkṛśānnāvajānīyāddīrghamāyurjijīviṣuḥ ,
brāhmaṇaṁ kṣatriyaṁ sarpaṁ sarve hyāśīviṣāstrayaḥ.
43. trīn kṛśān na avajānīyāt dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ
brāhmaṇam kṣatriyam sarpam sarve hi āśīviṣāḥ trayaḥ
43. dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ trīn kṛśān na avajānīyāt
brāhmaṇam kṣatriyam sarpam hi sarve trayaḥ āśīviṣāḥ
43. A person desiring a long lifespan should not disregard three 'weak' ones: a twice-born (brāhmaṇa), a warrior (kṣatriya), and a snake. For all three are truly venomous.

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्रीन् (trīn) - three
  • कृशान् (kṛśān) - weak, thin, insignificant
  • (na) - not, no
  • अवजानीयात् (avajānīyāt) - one should not despise/disregard
  • दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended
  • आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, duration of life
  • जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desirous of living, wishing to live
  • ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a twice-born (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman)
  • क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a warrior (kṣatriya) (Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class)
  • सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake, serpent
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
  • हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
  • आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous (lit. 'whose poison is in their fangs'), a venomous snake
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

Words meanings and morphology

त्रीन् (trīn) - three
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three
कृशान् (kṛśān) - weak, thin, insignificant
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛśa
kṛśa - thin, weak, lean, emaciated, insignificant
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवजानीयात् (avajānīyāt) - one should not despise/disregard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of avajñā
Prefix: ava
Root: jñā (class 9)
दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, extended, prolonged
आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, duration of life
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyuṣ
āyuṣ - life, lifespan, duration of life
जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desirous of living, wishing to live
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jijīviṣu
jijīviṣu - desirous of living, wishing to live
Desiderative participle
Derived from desiderative stem of √jīv (to live)
Root: jīv (class 1)
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a twice-born (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to Brahman
क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a warrior (kṣatriya) (Kshatriya, a member of the warrior/ruling class)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a warrior
सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake, serpent
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa
sarpa - snake, serpent
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
(indeclinable)
आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous (lit. 'whose poison is in their fangs'), a venomous snake
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa
āśīviṣa - venomous (literally 'whose poison is in the fangs'), a venomous serpent
Bahuvrīhi compound: āśī (fang) + viṣa (poison)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśī+viṣa)
  • āśī – fang, serpent's tooth
    noun (feminine)
  • viṣa – poison, venom
    noun (neuter)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three