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2,21

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-21, verse-21

तस्मात्ते नैव कौन्तेय पीडनीयो नराधिपः ।
सममेतेन युध्यस्व बाहुभ्यां भरतर्षभ ॥२१॥
21. tasmātte naiva kaunteya pīḍanīyo narādhipaḥ ,
samametena yudhyasva bāhubhyāṁ bharatarṣabha.
21. tasmāt te na eva kaunteya pīḍanīyaḥ narādhipaḥ
samam etena yudhyasva bāhubhyām bharatarṣabha
21. Therefore, O son of Kunti (Kaunteya), that king should certainly not be harassed by you. O best of Bharatas (Bharatarṣabha), fight equally with him using your arms.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
  • ते (te) - by you, to you, for you, your
  • (na) - not
  • एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
  • कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Bhīma, son of Kunti (O son of Kunti)
  • पीडनीयः (pīḍanīyaḥ) - should be harassed (to be tormented, to be harassed, to be distressed)
  • नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King Jarāsandha (king, ruler of men)
  • समम् (samam) - equally, together, similarly
  • एतेन (etena) - with Jarāsandha (with this, by this (one))
  • युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight!
  • बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Bhīma, best of Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially as 'therefore'.
ते (te) - by you, to you, for you, your
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Often used as a dative or genitive pronoun; here implies agency 'by you'.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
(indeclinable)
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Bhīma, son of Kunti (O son of Kunti)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kunti
Taddhita (patronymic) derivation from Kuntī.
पीडनीयः (pīḍanīyaḥ) - should be harassed (to be tormented, to be harassed, to be distressed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pīḍanīya
pīḍanīya - to be tormented, to be harassed, to be distressed
Gerundive
Derived from root pīḍ (to oppress) with the -anīya suffix.
Root: pīḍ (class 10)
नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King Jarāsandha (king, ruler of men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa
narādhipa - ruler of men, king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)
  • nara – man, human
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – ruler, master, lord
    noun (masculine)
    From prefix adhi- and root pā (to protect) or from root dhā (to place, hold).
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)
समम् (samam) - equally, together, similarly
(indeclinable)
एतेन (etena) - with Jarāsandha (with this, by this (one))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, he, that
युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu
bāhu - arm
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Bhīma, best of Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of the Bhāratas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, pre-eminent
    noun (masculine)