महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-15, chapter-33, verse-5
कच्चित्ते परितुष्यन्ति शीलेन भरतर्षभ ।
शत्रवो गुरवः पौरा भृत्या वा स्वजनोऽपि वा ॥५॥
शत्रवो गुरवः पौरा भृत्या वा स्वजनोऽपि वा ॥५॥
5. kaccitte parituṣyanti śīlena bharatarṣabha ,
śatravo guravaḥ paurā bhṛtyā vā svajano'pi vā.
śatravo guravaḥ paurā bhṛtyā vā svajano'pi vā.
5.
kaccit te parituṣyanti śīlena bharatarṣabha
śatravaḥ guravaḥ paurāḥ bhṛtyāḥ vā svajanaḥ api vā
śatravaḥ guravaḥ paurāḥ bhṛtyāḥ vā svajanaḥ api vā
5.
bharatarṣabha kaccit te śīlena śatravaḥ guravaḥ
paurāḥ bhṛtyāḥ vā api svajanaḥ vā parituṣyanti
paurāḥ bhṛtyāḥ vā api svajanaḥ vā parituṣyanti
5.
O best among the Bharatas, are your enemies, venerable teachers, citizens, servants, and even your own relatives, all satisfied by your virtuous conduct?
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, do you
- ते (te) - your (your, to you)
- परितुष्यन्ति (parituṣyanti) - all satisfied (they are satisfied, they are pleased, they are content)
- शीलेन (śīlena) - by your virtuous conduct (by conduct, by character, by nature)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
- शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)
- गुरवः (guravaḥ) - venerable teachers (elders, teachers, venerable persons)
- पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens (citizens, townspeople)
- भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants (servants, dependents, hired people)
- वा (vā) - and (or, and)
- स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - your own relatives (one's own people, relatives)
- अपि (api) - even (also, even)
- वा (vā) - and (or, and)
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, do you
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your (your, to you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you, your
2nd person pronoun stem
Note: Possessive, refers to the subjects listed next.
परितुष्यन्ति (parituṣyanti) - all satisfied (they are satisfied, they are pleased, they are content)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of parituṣ
Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Plural
Root tuṣ- (to be pleased) with upasarga pari- (around, completely)
Prefix: pari
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
शीलेन (śīlena) - by your virtuous conduct (by conduct, by character, by nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śīla
śīla - conduct, character, habit, custom, virtue
Note: Means by which satisfaction is achieved.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas (an epithet of a king, like Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira)
Compound 'bharata' (descendant of Bharata) + 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an ancient king; India
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
noun (masculine)
Note: Addressing the interlocutor.
शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, rival
Note: Subject of parituṣyanti.
गुरवः (guravaḥ) - venerable teachers (elders, teachers, venerable persons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, elder, heavy, venerable
Note: Subject of parituṣyanti.
पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens (citizens, townspeople)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paura
paura - a citizen, townsman, belonging to a city
From pura (city)
Note: Subject of parituṣyanti.
भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants (servants, dependents, hired people)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya
bhṛtya - a servant, dependent, hired person, to be supported
Gerundive
From root bhṛ- 'to bear, support'
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of parituṣyanti.
वा (vā) - and (or, and)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the series of subjects.
स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - your own relatives (one's own people, relatives)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svajana
svajana - one's own people, relatives, kinsmen
Compound 'sva' (own) + 'jana' (person)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (masculine) - jana – person, people, creature
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of parituṣyanti.
अपि (api) - even (also, even)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - and (or, and)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the last subject in the series.