महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-16

न हि कश्चिदिहास्माभिः सुबालोऽप्यपरीक्षितः ।
गुणैर्वृद्धानतिक्रम्य हरिरर्च्यतमो मतः ॥१६॥

16. na hi kaścidihāsmābhiḥ subālo'pyaparīkṣitaḥ ,
guṇairvṛddhānatikramya harirarcyatamo mataḥ.

16. na hi kaścit iha asmābhiḥ su-bālaḥ api aparīkṣitaḥ
guṇaiḥ vṛddhān atikramya hariḥ arcyatamaḥ mataḥ

16. Indeed, here, no one among us, not even a very young child, has been unexamined. Hari is considered the most worshipable due to his qualities, surpassing even the elders.

16. הרי לא נשאר כאן אף אחד, אפילו ילד קטן, שלא בחנו אותו. אנו רואים שהַרִי (קְרְשְׁנַה) ראוי לכבוד יותר מכולם, משום שהוא עולה בסגולותיו על הזקנים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain (person)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• सु-बालः (su-bālaḥ) - a very young child, a mere child

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अपरीक्षितः (aparīkṣitaḥ) - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues, by attributes

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders, old people, respectable ones

• अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, by surpassing, going beyond

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, referring to Kṛṣṇa (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), lion, Indra, monkey)

• अर्च्यतमः (arcyatamaḥ) - most worshipable, most venerable

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain, some

compound of interrogative pronoun 'ka' and particle 'cid'

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सु-बालः (su-bālaḥ) - a very young child, a mere child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subāla

subāla - a good child, a very young child

prefixed noun/adjective: 'su' (good/very) + 'bāla' (child/young)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+bāla)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bāla – child, young, infant, youthful
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अपरीक्षितः (aparīkṣitaḥ) - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparīkṣita

aparīkṣita - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

Past Passive Participle (negated)

negation ('a') of past passive participle of root 'īkṣ' (to see/examine) with prefix 'pari'

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+parīkṣita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• parīkṣita – examined, investigated, tested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of 'pari' + 'īkṣ'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues, by attributes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit, strand, rope

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders, old people, respectable ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - grown, old, aged, experienced, venerable

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'elders'.

अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, by surpassing, going beyond

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive of root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'ati'

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, referring to Kṛṣṇa (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), lion, Indra, monkey)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), golden, yellowish, lion, horse, sun

अर्च्यतमः (arcyatamaḥ) - most worshipable, most venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arcyatama

arcyatama - most worshipable, most worthy of honor

Superlative Gerundive

superlative degree ('-tama') of the gerundive 'arcya' (to be worshipped)

Root: arc (class 1)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, regarded, opinion

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'man' (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

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