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2,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-5

अवलिप्तस्य मूर्खस्य केशवं स्तोतुमिच्छतः ।
कथं भीष्म न ते जिह्वा शतधेयं विदीर्यते ॥५॥
5. avaliptasya mūrkhasya keśavaṁ stotumicchataḥ ,
kathaṁ bhīṣma na te jihvā śatadheyaṁ vidīryate.
5. avaliptasya mūrkhasya keśavam stotum icchataḥ
katham bhīşma na te jihvā śatadheyam vidīryate
5. O Bhishma, how is it that your tongue does not split into a hundred pieces, while you, arrogant and foolish, desire to praise Keśava (Krishna)?

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the smeared
  • मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of the foolish, of the ignorant
  • केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna) (Keśava (Krishna))
  • स्तोतुम् (stotum) - to praise, to eulogize
  • इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - desiring, wishing
  • कथम् (katham) - how, why
  • भीşम (bhīşma) - O Bhishma
  • (na) - not, no
  • ते (te) - your, to you
  • जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
  • शतधेयम् (śatadheyam) - into a hundred parts, a hundredfold
  • विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - splits, is torn asunder, is rent

Words meanings and morphology

अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the smeared
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of avalipta
avalipta - smeared, arrogant, haughty
Past Passive Participle
derived from root lip with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: lip (class 6)
Note: Agrees with `mūrkhasya` and `icchataḥ`.
मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of the foolish, of the ignorant
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mūrkha
mūrkha - foolish, ignorant, a fool
Note: Agrees with `avaliptasya` and `icchataḥ`.
केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna) (Keśava (Krishna))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)
Note: Object of `stotum`.
स्तोतुम् (stotum) - to praise, to eulogize
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
infinitive form of root stu
Root: stu (class 2)
इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - desiring, wishing
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of icchat
icchat - desiring, wishing
Present Active Participle
derived from root iṣ (to desire), in the genitive case
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Agrees with `avaliptasya` and `mūrkhasya`.
कथम् (katham) - how, why
(indeclinable)
भीşम (bhīşma) - O Bhishma
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Genitive 'your', referring to `jihvā`.
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue
Note: Subject of `vidīryate`.
शतधेयम् (śatadheyam) - into a hundred parts, a hundredfold
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śatadheya
śatadheya - to be divided into a hundred parts
Gerundive
derived from śatadhā (in a hundred ways) + -eya (potential/gerundive suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+dhā)
  • śata – hundred
    noun (neuter)
  • dhā – part, way
    suffix
    suffix -dhā (meaning 'times' or 'parts'), here forming part of the compound base
Note: Used adverbially with `vidīryate`.
विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - splits, is torn asunder, is rent
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vi-dṝ
Present Passive
3rd person singular present passive from root dṝ with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: dṝ (class 9)