महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-1, verse-11

मैवमित्यब्रवीत्तं तु नारदः प्रहसन्निव ।
स्वर्गे निवासो राजेन्द्र विरुद्धं चापि नश्यति ॥११॥

11. maivamityabravīttaṁ tu nāradaḥ prahasanniva ,
svarge nivāso rājendra viruddhaṁ cāpi naśyati.

11. mā evam iti abravīt tam tu nāradaḥ prahasan iva
svarge nivāsaḥ rāja-indra viruddham ca api naśyati

11. nāradaḥ prahasan iva tam tu "mā evam" iti abravīt.
rājendra,
svarge nivāsaḥ (bhavati),
ca viruddham api naśyati.

11. Narada, as if laughing, said to him, "Do not act thus. O king among men, in heaven (svarga), there is residence, and all opposition (viruddham) also perishes."

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle 'do not' (do not, not)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• तम् (tam) - him

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a celestial sage)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if smiling or laughing lightly (laughing, smiling)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in the abode of gods

• निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - a place of dwelling or residence in heaven (residence, dwelling, abode)

• राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - addressing the listener (Yudhishthira) as a king (O king, O chief of kings)

• विरुद्धम् (viruddham) - opposition or conflict (referring to animosity between Yudhishthira and Duryodhana) (opposed, hostile, contrary, conflict)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• नश्यति (naśyati) - all conflict or animosity will cease (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle 'do not' (do not, not)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a celestial sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada, a divine sage, messenger of the gods, son of Brahma

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if smiling or laughing lightly (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling, merry

Present Active Participle

from pra + has (to laugh)

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in the abode of gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, the abode of the gods

निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - a place of dwelling or residence in heaven (residence, dwelling, abode)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - residence, dwelling, abode, living

from ni + vas (to dwell)

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - addressing the listener (Yudhishthira) as a king (O king, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-indra

rāja-indra - chief of kings, king among kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, best, foremost; Indra (the king of gods)
  noun (masculine)

विरुद्धम् (viruddham) - opposition or conflict (referring to animosity between Yudhishthira and Duryodhana) (opposed, hostile, contrary, conflict)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viruddha

viruddha - opposed, obstructed, contrary, hostile; conflict, opposition

Past Passive Participle

From vi + rudh (to obstruct)

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - all conflict or animosity will cease (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

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