महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-15, verse-10
सर्वैरपि गुणैर्हीनो वीर्यवान्हि तरेद्रिपून् ।
सर्वैरपि गुणैर्युक्तो निर्वीर्यः किं करिष्यति ॥१०॥
सर्वैरपि गुणैर्युक्तो निर्वीर्यः किं करिष्यति ॥१०॥
10. sarvairapi guṇairhīno vīryavānhi taredripūn ,
sarvairapi guṇairyukto nirvīryaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati.
sarvairapi guṇairyukto nirvīryaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati.
10.
sarvaiḥ api guṇaiḥ hīnaḥ vīryavān hi taret ripūn |
sarvaiḥ api guṇaiḥ yuktaḥ nirvīryaḥ kim kariṣyati
sarvaiḥ api guṇaiḥ yuktaḥ nirvīryaḥ kim kariṣyati
10.
Indeed, a powerful (vīryavān) person, even if devoid of all qualities, can overcome enemies. What will a powerless (nirvīrya) person, endowed with all qualities, accomplish?
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all
- अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities
- हीनः (hīnaḥ) - devoid of, deficient in, inferior
- वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous, strong
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- तरेत् (taret) - can overcome (may overcome, should overcome)
- रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies
- सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, joined with, connected
- निर्वीर्यः (nirvīryaḥ) - powerless, without strength
- किम् (kim) - what?
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will accomplish
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit
हीनः (hīnaḥ) - devoid of, deficient in, inferior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīna
hīna - deficient, devoid of, left behind, abandoned
Past Passive Participle
from root hā (to abandon, forsake)
Root: hā (class 3)
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, valorous, strong, virile
Possessive suffix -vat from vīrya
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
तरेत् (taret) - can overcome (may overcome, should overcome)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of tṛ
Root: tṛ (class 1)
Note: Implies potential or capability.
रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu
ripu - enemy, foe
सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, joined with, connected
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, endowed with, skilled in, concentrated
Past Passive Participle
from root yuj-
Root: yuj (class 7)
निर्वीर्यः (nirvīryaḥ) - powerless, without strength
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvīrya
nirvīrya - powerless, without vigor/strength, impotent
Compound: nir- (without) + vīrya (strength)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vīrya)
- nis – out, forth, without
indeclinable - vīrya – strength, power, valor, heroism
noun (neuter)
किम् (kim) - what?
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will accomplish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)