महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-8

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कुले जन्म प्रशंसन्ति वैद्याः साधु सुनिष्ठिताः ।
बलेन सदृशं नास्ति वीर्यं तु मम रोचते ॥८॥

8. kule janma praśaṁsanti vaidyāḥ sādhu suniṣṭhitāḥ ,
balena sadṛśaṁ nāsti vīryaṁ tu mama rocate.

8. kule janma praśaṃsanti vaidyāḥ sādhu suniṣṭhitāḥ
balena sadṛśam na asti vīryam tu mama rocate

8. Well-versed scholars truly praise birth in a noble family. There is nothing comparable to strength, but it is valor that pleases me.

8. חכמי הרפואה המלומדים משבחים את הלידה במשפחה טובה. אך אין דבר שווה לכוח, ואילו הגבורה היא שנעימה לי.

Words meanings summery:

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कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in the lineage)

जन्म (janma) - birth in a family/lineage (birth, origin, existence)

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - the learned, scholars, physicians

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, truly, indeed

सुनिष्ठिताः (suniṣṭhitāḥ) - well-established, well-versed, accomplished

बलेन (balena) - by strength

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, comparable

न (na) - not, no

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

मम (mama) - my, of me

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing to me, I prefer (pleases, is liked, shines)

Words meanings and morphology

कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, noble family, community

जन्म (janma) - birth in a family/lineage (birth, origin, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life, caste

From √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'praśaṃsanti'.

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √śaṃs

Present Tense

From pra-√śaṃs, present 3rd person plural, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - the learned, scholars, physicians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - learned, skilled, a physician, a scholar, one versed in sacred knowledge

From veda (knowledge)

Root: vid

Note: Subject of 'praśaṃsanti'.

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, truly, indeed

(indeclinable)

सुनिष्ठिताः (suniṣṭhitāḥ) - well-established, well-versed, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suniṣṭhita

suniṣṭhita - well-established, firm, accomplished, skilled, well-versed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su-' (well) and 'niṣṭhita' (established, fixed), from ni-√sthā + -ta

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niṣṭhita)

su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix indicating goodness or excellence
niṣṭhita – fixed, established, skilled, accomplished
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From ni-√sthā (to stand, to establish) + -ta
Prefix: ni
Root: sthā (class 1)

बलेन (balena) - by strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, might

Root: bal

Note: Used in comparison, 'equal to strength'.

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, equal, similar, comparable

Compound of 'sa-' (with, similar) and 'dṛśa' (appearance, seeing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛśa)

sa – with, together with, similar
indeclinable
Prefix indicating likeness or accompaniment
dṛśa – seeing, appearance, look
noun (feminine)
From √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject of 'nāsti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

Present Tense

From √as, present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

(noun)