महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-61, verse-19
अपि चेत्सुकृतं कृत्वा शङ्केरन्नपि पण्डिताः ।
अशक्यमेकमेवैतद्भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥१९॥
अशक्यमेकमेवैतद्भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥१९॥
19. api cetsukṛtaṁ kṛtvā śaṅkerannapi paṇḍitāḥ ,
aśakyamekamevaitadbhūmidānamanuttamam.
aśakyamekamevaitadbhūmidānamanuttamam.
19.
api cet sukṛtam kṛtvā śaṅkeran api paṇḍitāḥ
aśakyam ekam eva etat bhūmidānam anuttamam
aśakyam ekam eva etat bhūmidānam anuttamam
19.
Even if scholars, having performed meritorious deeds, might entertain doubts, this singular gift of land (bhūmidāna) is unsurpassed and cannot be matched.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपि (api) - also, even, and, moreover
- चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that
- सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, meritorious act, virtue
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
- शङ्केरन् (śaṅkeran) - they might doubt, they would doubt
- अपि (api) - even, also
- पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, learned persons, wise people
- अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, unattainable, incapable
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely
- एतत् (etat) - this
- भूमिदानम् (bhūmidānam) - gift of land, land grant
- अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme
Words meanings and morphology
अपि (api) - also, even, and, moreover
(indeclinable)
चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that
(indeclinable)
सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, meritorious act, virtue
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta
sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, good deed, merit
Past Passive Participle
Prefix `su` (good, well) + root `kṛ` (to do, to make), forms a participle used as a noun.
Prefix: su
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Direct object of `kṛtvā`.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root `kṛ` with suffix `-tvā`.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शङ्केरन् (śaṅkeran) - they might doubt, they would doubt
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (Liṅ) of śaṅk
root `śaṅk`, optative mood, 3rd person plural, ātmanepada
Root: śaṅk (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, learned persons, wise people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita
paṇḍita - learned, scholar, wise man, pundit
अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, unattainable, incapable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśakya
aśakya - impossible, incapable, not to be done
Gerundive
Negative prefix `a` + root `śak` (to be able) + suffix `-ya` for gerundive.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakya)
- a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable - śakya – possible, capable, to be done
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Root `śak` + suffix `-ya`.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, a single, unique, alone
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
भूमिदानम् (bhūmidānam) - gift of land, land grant
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmidāna
bhūmidāna - gift of land, land grant
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+dāna)
- bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū - dāna – giving, gift, donation, charity
noun (neuter)
Derived from root `dā` (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama
anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent, supreme, best
Negative prefix `a` + `uttama` (best).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)
- a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable - uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
adjective (neuter)
Superlative form of `ut`.
Prefix: ud
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.