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14,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-10

अबुद्ध्वा यन्न गृह्णीथास्तन्मे सुमहदप्रियम् ।
नूनमश्रद्दधानोऽसि दुर्मेधाश्चासि पाण्डव ॥१०॥
10. abuddhvā yanna gṛhṇīthāstanme sumahadapriyam ,
nūnamaśraddadhāno'si durmedhāścāsi pāṇḍava.
10. abuddhvā yat na gṛhṇīthāḥ tat me sumahat apriyam
nūnam aśraddadhānaḥ asi durmedhāḥ ca asi pāṇḍava
10. pāṇḍava yat abuddhvā na gṛhṇīthāḥ tat me sumahat
apriyam nūnam aśraddadhānaḥ ca durmedhāḥ asi
10. That which you do not grasp without understanding it is a source of great displeasure to me. Surely, O Pāṇḍava, you are without spiritual conviction (śraddhā) and are dull-witted.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अबुद्ध्वा (abuddhvā) - without understanding, having not understood
  • यत् (yat) - which, what, that which
  • (na) - not
  • गृह्णीथाः (gṛhṇīthāḥ) - you grasp, you accept, you understand
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • मे (me) - to me, my
  • सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great
  • अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasure
  • नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly
  • अश्रद्दधानः (aśraddadhānaḥ) - lacking spiritual conviction (lacking faith, incredulous)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - dull-witted, unintelligent
  • (ca) - and
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)

Words meanings and morphology

अबुद्ध्वा (abuddhvā) - without understanding, having not understood
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (negative)
Derived from the root budh (to understand) with the ktvā suffix for absolutives, negated by 'a'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+buddhvā)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • buddhvā – having understood
    indeclinable
    Absolutive
    Derived from the root budh (to understand) with the ktvā suffix.
    Root: budh (class 1)
यत् (yat) - which, what, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
गृह्णीथाः (gṛhṇīthāḥ) - you grasp, you accept, you understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of grah
Root: grah (class 9)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
मे (me) - to me, my
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I
Note: Enclitic form, serving as dative or genitive.
सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, excellent
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, immense
    adjective (neuter)
अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasure
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apriya
apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, hateful; also a noun meaning displeasure, foe
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+priya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • priya – dear, pleasant, beloved
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Functions as a noun here.
नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
अश्रद्दधानः (aśraddadhānaḥ) - lacking spiritual conviction (lacking faith, incredulous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśraddadhāna
aśraddadhāna - not having faith, incredulous, lacking conviction
Present Active Participle (negative)
Derived from the verbal root śrad-dhā (to have faith) negated by 'a'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śraddadhāna)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • śraddadhāna – having faith, believing
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    From the root dhā with the prefix śrad, and śānac suffix.
    Prefix: śrat
    Root: dhā (class 3)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - dull-witted, unintelligent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durmedhas
durmedhas - of dull intellect, stupid, ignorant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+medhas)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill-
    indeclinable
  • medhas – intellect, wisdom, understanding
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu; an epithet for Arjuna
Derived from Pāṇḍu as an apatahya (descendant).