महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-14

संतोषो वै श्रियं हन्ति अभिमानश्च भारत ।
अनुक्रोशभये चोभे यैर्वृतो नाश्नुते महत् ॥१४॥

14. saṁtoṣo vai śriyaṁ hanti abhimānaśca bhārata ,
anukrośabhaye cobhe yairvṛto nāśnute mahat.

14. santoṣaḥ vai śriyaṃ hanti abhimānaḥ ca bhārata |
anukrośabhaye ca ubhe yaiḥ vṛtaḥ na aśnute mahat

14. Indeed, excessive contentment and arrogance destroy prosperity (śrī), O Bhārata. And both pity and fear—a person encompassed by these does not attain greatness.

14. שביעות רצון וגאווה, הו בְּהָארַטַה, פוגעות בשגשוג, וכך גם רחמים ופחד. מי שהם מקיפים אותו אינו משיג דבר גדול.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - excessive contentment, complacency (in a negative sense) (contentment, satisfaction)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• श्रियं (śriyaṁ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, glory, beauty)

• हन्ति (hanti) - destroys, kills, strikes down

• अभिमानः (abhimānaḥ) - arrogance, pride, self-conceit

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a traditional address for Arjuna or Yudhishthira, here implying Duryodhana is addressing Yudhishthira or a general audience) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• अनुक्रोशभये (anukrośabhaye) - pity and fear

• च (ca) - and, also

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which, by whom

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, chosen

• न (na) - not, no

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, reaches, obtains

• महत् (mahat) - greatness, something great, large

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - excessive contentment, complacency (in a negative sense) (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, pleasure

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

श्रियं (śriyaṁ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, glory, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory, beauty (śrī)

हन्ति (hanti) - destroys, kills, strikes down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, from √han (2nd class)

Root: han (class 2)

अभिमानः (abhimānaḥ) - arrogance, pride, self-conceit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimāna

abhimāna - arrogance, pride, self-conceit, egoism

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a traditional address for Arjuna or Yudhishthira, here implying Duryodhana is addressing Yudhishthira or a general audience) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

अनुक्रोशभये (anukrośabhaye) - pity and fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of anukrośabhaya

anukrośabhaya - pity and fear

Compound type : dvandva (anukrośa+bhaya)

• anukrośa – pity, compassion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kruś (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, chosen

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vṛ (to cover, to encompass, to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice, from √aś (5th class)

Root: aś (class 5)

महत् (mahat) - greatness, something great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast; greatness, supreme principle

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