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18,1

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-1, verse-12

युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो मैवं वोचः कथंचन ।
दुर्योधनं प्रति नृपं शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥१२॥
12. yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho maivaṁ vocaḥ kathaṁcana ,
duryodhanaṁ prati nṛpaṁ śṛṇu cedaṁ vaco mama.
12. yudhiṣṭhira mahā-bāho mā evam vocaḥ kathaṃcana
duryodhanam prati nṛpam śṛṇu ca idam vacaḥ mama
12. yudhiṣṭhira mahā-bāho,
kathaṃcana evam mā vocaḥ.
nṛpam duryodhanam prati ca mama idam vacaḥ śṛṇu.
12. "O Yudhishthira, O mighty-armed one, do not speak thus at all. And listen to these words of mine concerning King Duryodhana."

Words meanings summery:

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  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (the eldest Pandava brother)
  • महा-बाहो (mahā-bāho) - addressing Yudhishthira as one with mighty arms (O mighty-armed one)
  • मा (mā) - prohibitive particle 'do not' (do not, not)
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner
  • वोचः (vocaḥ) - speak, say
  • कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - emphasizes the prohibition: 'not at all' (by any means, at all, in any way)
  • दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (the eldest of the Kauravas)
  • प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning
  • नृपम् (nṛpam) - referring to Duryodhana as the king (king)
  • शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
  • (ca) - and, also
  • इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)
  • वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement
  • मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (the eldest Pandava brother)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (firm in battle), eldest of the Pandavas
महा-बाहो (mahā-bāho) - addressing Yudhishthira as one with mighty arms (O mighty-armed one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-bāhu
mahā-bāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
मा (mā) - prohibitive particle 'do not' (do not, not)
(indeclinable)
एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
वोचः (vocaḥ) - speak, say
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of vac
Aorist injunctive 2nd singular of root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - emphasizes the prohibition: 'not at all' (by any means, at all, in any way)
(indeclinable)
दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (the eldest of the Kauravas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (hard to conquer), eldest of the Kauravas
प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning
(indeclinable)
Preposition governing accusative
नृपम् (nṛpam) - referring to Duryodhana as the king (king)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, prince
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, these
वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - word, speech, saying, statement
Root: vac (class 2)
मम (mama) - my, mine
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we