महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-15

समर्थोऽसि महाबाहो सर्वे ते वशगा वयम् ।
अविचार्य महाराज राजसूये मनः कुरु ॥१५॥

15. samartho'si mahābāho sarve te vaśagā vayam ,
avicārya mahārāja rājasūye manaḥ kuru.

15. samarthaḥ asi mahābāho sarve te vaśagā
vayam avicārya mahārāja rājasūye manaḥ kuru

15. O mighty-armed one (Mahābāho), you are certainly capable! We are all at your command. Therefore, O great king (Mahārāja), without any hesitation, set your mind upon the Rājasūya (yajña).

15. אתה מסוגל לכך, הו בעל זרועות עצומות, וכולנו כפופים לרצונך. הו מלך גדול, החלט ללא היסוס לערוך את הטקס רָאג׳ַסוּיַה.

Words meanings summery:

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - truly capable (capable, able, competent, suitable)

• असि (asi) - you are

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (an address to a powerful warrior/king) (O mighty-armed one, O powerful one)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

• ते (te) - at your command, under your control (to you, your, by you)

• वशगा (vaśagā) - under your command (obedient, submissive, under control, subject to)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers/supporters) (we)

• अविचार्य (avicārya) - without any hesitation (without consideration, without reflection, without hesitation)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhishthira) (O great king!)

• राजसूये (rājasūye) - regarding the Rājasūya (yajña), a specific imperial sacrifice (in the Rājasūya sacrifice, for the Rājasūya)

• मनः (manaḥ) - your intention, your resolve (mind, intention, heart, thought)

• कुरु (kuru) - set (your mind), resolve (do, make, perform, place)

Words meanings and morphology

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - truly capable (capable, able, competent, suitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

From sam-artha (having meaning, purpose, ability)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+artha)

• sam – with, together, well
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, cause
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (an address to a powerful warrior/king) (O mighty-armed one, O powerful one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

ते (te) - at your command, under your control (to you, your, by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or formal singular)

Note: Here used in the sense of 'to you' or 'for you', indicating control/allegiance.

वशगा (vaśagā) - under your command (obedient, submissive, under control, subject to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśaga

vaśaga - going at will, obedient, submissive, under control

From vaśa + ga (from gam - to go)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaśa+ga)

• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers/supporters) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

अविचार्य (avicārya) - without any hesitation (without consideration, without reflection, without hesitation)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive of a-vi-car (to think, consider), with negative prefix.

Compound type : negated compound (a+vicārya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicārya – having considered, having reflected
  indeclinable
  absolutive
  Absolutive of vi-car (to think, consider)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhishthira) (O great king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

राजसूये (rājasūye) - regarding the Rājasūya (yajña), a specific imperial sacrifice (in the Rājasūya sacrifice, for the Rājasūya)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - the Rājasūya sacrifice (a sacrifice performed by a universal monarch)

Note: The locative can indicate 'in' or 'regarding'.

मनः (manaḥ) - your intention, your resolve (mind, intention, heart, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, intention

Note: It is accusative as the object of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - set (your mind), resolve (do, make, perform, place)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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