महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-14

इमं त्वस्य न शक्ष्यामि क्षन्तुमद्य व्यतिक्रमम् ।
अवलेपाद्वधार्हस्य समग्रे राजमण्डले ॥१४॥

14. imaṁ tvasya na śakṣyāmi kṣantumadya vyatikramam ,
avalepādvadhārhasya samagre rājamaṇḍale.

14. imam tu asya na śakṣyāmi kṣantum adya vyatikramam
avalepāt vadhārhasya samagre rājamaṇḍale

14. Today, I cannot forgive this transgression of his. This man, deserving of death, committed this offense out of sheer arrogance in front of the entire assembly of kings.

14. את העבירה הזו שלו לא אוכל לסלוח היום, שנעשתה מתוך יהירות בפני כל חוג המלכים, והוא ראוי להריגה.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this (transgression) (this, these)

• तु (tu) - indeed, however (serving as an intensifier/connective) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• अस्य (asya) - of his (referring to the offender) (of him, his; of this)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I am able (in the sense of future/potential) (I will be able, I can)

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to tolerate (to forgive, to tolerate, to be patient)

• अद्य (adya) - today, at this moment (today, now)

• व्यतिक्रमम् (vyatikramam) - transgression, offense (transgression, offense, violation, mistake)

• अवलेपात् (avalepāt) - due to arrogance (from pride, due to arrogance, from anointing)

• वधार्हस्य (vadhārhasya) - of one who deserves death (of one deserving death, of one worthy of being killed)

• समग्रे (samagre) - in the entire (assembly) (in the entire, in the whole, complete)

• राजमण्डले (rājamaṇḍale) - in the assembly of kings (in the assembly of kings, in the circle of kings, in the royal assembly)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this (transgression) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Declined as a demonstrative pronoun, referring to 'vyatikramam'.

तु (tu) - indeed, however (serving as an intensifier/connective) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of his (referring to the offender) (of him, his; of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the person committing the transgression.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I am able (in the sense of future/potential) (I will be able, I can)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (ḷrṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Future tense, first person singular.

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to tolerate (to forgive, to tolerate, to be patient)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb 'kṣam'.

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Infinitive verb, 'to forgive/tolerate'.

अद्य (adya) - today, at this moment (today, now)

(indeclinable)

व्यतिक्रमम् (vyatikramam) - transgression, offense (transgression, offense, violation, mistake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyatikrama

vyatikrama - transgression, offense, violation, going beyond

Derived from 'kram' with 'vi-' and 'ati-'.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

अवलेपात् (avalepāt) - due to arrogance (from pride, due to arrogance, from anointing)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avalepa

avalepa - pride, arrogance, anointing, smearing

Derived from 'lip' with 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

वधार्हस्य (vadhārhasya) - of one who deserves death (of one deserving death, of one worthy of being killed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadhārha

vadhārha - deserving death, worthy of being killed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+arha)

• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'him' (asya).

समग्रे (samagre) - in the entire (assembly) (in the entire, in the whole, complete)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Agrees with 'rājamaṇḍale'.

राजमण्डले (rājamaṇḍale) - in the assembly of kings (in the assembly of kings, in the circle of kings, in the royal assembly)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājamaṇḍala

rājamaṇḍala - assembly of kings, circle of kings, royal assembly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+maṇḍala)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, assembly, region
  noun (neuter)

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