महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-10

सर्वैरपि गुणैर्हीनो वीर्यवान्हि तरेद्रिपून् ।
सर्वैरपि गुणैर्युक्तो निर्वीर्यः किं करिष्यति ॥१०॥

10. sarvairapi guṇairhīno vīryavānhi taredripūn ,
sarvairapi guṇairyukto nirvīryaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati.

10. sarvaiḥ api guṇaiḥ hīnaḥ vīryavān hi taret ripūn |
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?

10. גם מי שחסר כל תכונה טובה, אם יש בו גבורה, יעבור את אויביו. ומי שמחזיק בכל התכונות אך חסר גבורה, מה יעשה?

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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