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15,10

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-10, verse-14

स्वरन्ध्रं पररन्ध्रं च स्वेषु चैव परेषु च ।
उपलक्षयितव्यं ते नित्यमेव युधिष्ठिर ॥१४॥
14. svarandhraṁ pararandhraṁ ca sveṣu caiva pareṣu ca ,
upalakṣayitavyaṁ te nityameva yudhiṣṭhira.
14. sva-randhram para-randhram ca sveṣu ca eva pareṣu
ca upalakṣayitavyam te nityam eva yudhiṣṭhira
14. yudhiṣṭhira te sveṣu ca pareṣu ca eva sva-randhram
para-randhram ca nityam eva upalakṣayitavyam
14. O Yudhiṣṭhira, you must constantly discern the weaknesses within your own side and among your own people, as well as the weaknesses of your adversaries and their people.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्व-रन्ध्रम् (sva-randhram) - one's own weak points or flaws (own weakness, one's own vulnerability)
  • पर-रन्ध्रम् (para-randhram) - weak points or flaws of others/adversaries (others' weakness, others' vulnerability)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • स्वेषु (sveṣu) - among your own people or side (in one's own, among one's own people/things)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the preceding word (indeed, only, certainly, even)
  • परेषु (pareṣu) - among your adversaries or their people (in others, among others, among enemies)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • उपलक्षयितव्यम् (upalakṣayitavyam) - should be constantly discerned (should be observed, should be discerned, ought to be seen)
  • ते (te) - by you (implying agent of 'discernment') (by you, for you, your)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, at all times (constantly, always, perpetually)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the preceding word (indeed, only, certainly, even)
  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressing the king) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-रन्ध्रम् (sva-randhram) - one's own weak points or flaws (own weakness, one's own vulnerability)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-randhra
sva-randhra - own weakness, one's own vulnerability, one's own weak point
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+randhra)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun
  • randhra – hole, opening, fault, weakness, defect, vulnerability
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used here in a general sense of 'weaknesses' as a collective singular.
पर-रन्ध्रम् (para-randhram) - weak points or flaws of others/adversaries (others' weakness, others' vulnerability)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para-randhra
para-randhra - others' weakness, others' vulnerability, defect of an enemy
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+randhra)
  • para – other, another, enemy
    adjective
  • randhra – hole, opening, fault, weakness, defect, vulnerability
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used here in a general sense of 'weaknesses' as a collective singular.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
स्वेषु (sveṣu) - among your own people or side (in one's own, among one's own people/things)
(pronoun)
Locative, plural of sva
sva - own, one's own (relative pronoun or adjective)
Note: Refers to 'one's own (people/troops/resources)'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the preceding word (indeed, only, certainly, even)
(indeclinable)
परेषु (pareṣu) - among your adversaries or their people (in others, among others, among enemies)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, another, different, enemy, distant
Note: Refers to 'others' (people/adversaries).
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
उपलक्षयितव्यम् (upalakṣayitavyam) - should be constantly discerned (should be observed, should be discerned, ought to be seen)
(verbal derivative)
Note: It is a gerundive, expressing obligation or fitness for an action.
ते (te) - by you (implying agent of 'discernment') (by you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
singular of tvad
tvad - you (second person pronoun)
Note: Functions as the agent in the passive construction 'should be discerned by you'.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, at all times (constantly, always, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage.
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the preceding word (indeed, only, certainly, even)
(indeclinable)
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressing the king) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudh+sthira)
  • yudh – battle, fight
    noun (feminine)
  • sthira – firm, steady, stable
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: sthā (class 1)