महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-27

एवमेष तदा वीर बलिभिः कुकुरान्धकैः ।
वृष्णिभिश्च महाराज नीतिहेतोरुपेक्षितः ॥२७॥

27. evameṣa tadā vīra balibhiḥ kukurāndhakaiḥ ,
vṛṣṇibhiśca mahārāja nītihetorupekṣitaḥ.

27. evam eṣaḥ tadā vīra balibhiḥ kukurāndhakaiḥ
vṛṣṇibhiḥ ca mahārāja nītihetoḥ upekṣitaḥ

27. Thus, O hero, O great king, this person was then disregarded by the mighty Kukuras, Andhakas, and Vrishnis for the sake of political expediency.

27. כך, הו גיבור, ומלך גדול, המלך הזה (ג׳ַרָאסַנְדְהַא) נותר אז ללא פגיעה מצד בני קוּקוּרַה, אַנְדְהַקַה ווְרְשְׁנִי החזקים, מטעמי מדיניות.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the strong ones, by the powerful ones

• कुकुरान्धकैः (kukurāndhakaiḥ) - by the Kukuras and Andhakas

• वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vrishnis

• च (ca) - and

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• नीतिहेतोः (nītihetoḥ) - for the sake of policy / political wisdom

• उपेक्षितः (upekṣitaḥ) - disregarded, neglected, overlooked

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the strong ones, by the powerful ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Suffix -in added to bala

Note: Qualifies Kukuras, Andhakas and Vrishnis.

कुकुरान्धकैः (kukurāndhakaiḥ) - by the Kukuras and Andhakas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kukurāndhaka

kukurāndhaka - the Kukuras and Andhakas (names of two Yadu clans)

Compound type : dvandva (kukura+andhaka)

• kukura – Kukura (name of a Yadu clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• andhaka – Andhaka (name of a Yadu clan)
  proper noun (masculine)

वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vrishnis

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - Vrishni (name of a Yadu clan)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

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

नीतिहेतोः (nītihetoḥ) - for the sake of policy / political wisdom

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nītihetu

nītihetu - reason for policy, political motive, for the sake of diplomacy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīti+hetu)

• nīti – guidance, conduct, policy, ethics
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can be genitive or ablative, ablative for 'reason why'.

उपेक्षितः (upekṣitaḥ) - disregarded, neglected, overlooked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upekṣita

upekṣita - neglected, disregarded, overlooked, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: It refers to 'eṣaḥ'.

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