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2,41

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-41, verse-13

शल्यादीनपि कस्मात्त्वं न स्तौषि वसुधाधिपान् ।
स्तवाय यदि ते बुद्धिर्वर्तते भीष्म सर्वदा ॥१३॥
13. śalyādīnapi kasmāttvaṁ na stauṣi vasudhādhipān ,
stavāya yadi te buddhirvartate bhīṣma sarvadā.
13. śalyādīn api kasmāt tvam na stauṣi vasudhādhipān
stavāya yadi te buddhiḥ vartate bhīṣma sarvadā
13. O Bhishma, if your intention is always to praise, why do you not also praise kings like Shalya and the others?

Words meanings summery:

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  • शल्यादीन् (śalyādīn) - Shalya and others
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • (na) - not, no
  • स्तौषि (stauṣi) - you praise
  • वसुधाधिपान् (vasudhādhipān) - kings, rulers of the earth
  • स्तवाय (stavāya) - for praise, for eulogy
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • ते (te) - your, to you
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mind, intellect, intention
  • वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, proceeds
  • भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma
  • सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यादीन् (śalyādīn) - Shalya and others
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śalyādi
śalyādi - Shalya and others; beginning with Shalya
Compound type : Dvigu/Bahuvrīhi (śalya+ādi)
  • śalya – Shalya (a king, brother of Madri and maternal uncle of Nakula and Sahadeva); spear, dart
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
    indeclinable
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
(interrogative pronoun)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular, informal)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
स्तौषि (stauṣi) - you praise
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of stu
Root: stu (class 2)
वसुधाधिपान् (vasudhādhipān) - kings, rulers of the earth
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vasudhādhipa
vasudhādhipa - king, ruler of the earth, sovereign
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+adhipa)
  • vasudhā – earth, the holder of wealth
    noun (feminine)
    From 'vasu' (wealth) + 'dhā' (holder).
  • adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
    noun (masculine)
    From prefix 'adhi' and root √pā (to protect, govern).
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)
स्तवाय (stavāya) - for praise, for eulogy
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of stava
stava - praise, eulogy, hymn
Derived from the root √stu (to praise).
Root: stu (class 2)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular, informal)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mind, intellect, intention
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, intention, discernment
Derived from the root √budh (to know, perceive).
Root: budh (class 1)
वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, proceeds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch); formidable, terrible
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
(indeclinable)