महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-117, verse-41
एतत्फलमहिंसाया भूयश्च कुरुपुंगव ।
न हि शक्या गुणा वक्तुमिह वर्षशतैरपि ॥४१॥
न हि शक्या गुणा वक्तुमिह वर्षशतैरपि ॥४१॥
41. etatphalamahiṁsāyā bhūyaśca kurupuṁgava ,
na hi śakyā guṇā vaktumiha varṣaśatairapi.
na hi śakyā guṇā vaktumiha varṣaśatairapi.
41.
etat phalam ahiṃsāyāḥ bhūyaḥ ca kurupuṅgava
na hi śakyāḥ guṇāḥ vaktum iha varṣaśataiḥ api
na hi śakyāḥ guṇāḥ vaktum iha varṣaśataiḥ api
41.
kurupuṅgava etat ahiṃsāyāḥ phalam ca bhūyaḥ
hi iha varṣaśataiḥ api guṇāḥ vaktum na śakyāḥ
hi iha varṣaśataiḥ api guṇāḥ vaktum na śakyāḥ
41.
O best among the Kurus, this is the fruit of non-harming (ahiṃsā), and there is even more. Indeed, its qualities cannot be fully described here, not even in hundreds of years.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - this
- फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result
- अहिंसायाः (ahiṁsāyāḥ) - of non-violence, of non-harming
- भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more, further
- च (ca) - and
- कुरुपुङ्गव (kurupuṅgava) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, as a descendant of Kuru and a prominent figure. (O best of Kurus)
- न (na) - not
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely
- शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible
- गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues
- वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to describe
- इह (iha) - here, in this context
- वर्षशतैः (varṣaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of years
- अपि (api) - even, also
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this here
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
अहिंसायाः (ahiṁsāyāḥ) - of non-violence, of non-harming
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā
ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-harming, harmlessness
Derived from 'a-' (negation) and 'hiṃsā' (violence, harm).
Prefix: a
Root: hiṃs (class 1)
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more, further
(indeclinable)
Comparative form of 'bahu' (much).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कुरुपुङ्गव (kurupuṅgava) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, as a descendant of Kuru and a prominent figure. (O best of Kurus)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurupuṅgava
kurupuṅgava - bull among Kurus, best of Kurus
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+puṅgava)
- kuru – name of an ancient tribe or dynasty
proper noun (masculine) - puṅgava – bull (figuratively: excellent, eminent, best)
noun (masculine)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, capable of, able to be
Gerundive
Derived from root śak 'to be able'.
Root: śak (class 5)
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, property, virtue, merit
वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to describe
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root vac 'to speak'.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Although a verbal derivative, infinitives are often categorized as indeclinables in their function.
इह (iha) - here, in this context
(indeclinable)
वर्षशतैः (varṣaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of years
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of varṣaśata
varṣaśata - a hundred years
Compound type : dvigu (varṣa+śata)
- varṣa – year, rain
noun (neuter) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)