महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-46, verse-15

पृथग्जनैरलभ्यं यद्भोजनाच्छादनं परम् ।
तत्प्राप्तोऽसि महाबाहो कस्माच्छोचसि पुत्रक ॥१५॥

15. pṛthagjanairalabhyaṁ yadbhojanācchādanaṁ param ,
tatprāpto'si mahābāho kasmācchocasi putraka.

15. pṛthagjanaiḥ alabhyam yat bhojanācchādanam param
tat prāptaḥ asi mahābāho kasmāt śocasi putrak

15. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), O son, you have obtained that excellent food and clothing which is unattainable by ordinary people. Why do you grieve?

15. את המזון והלבוש המעולים שאין להמון מושג בהם השגת, הו אדיר זרוע. מדוע אתה מתייסר, בני?

Words meanings summery:

• पृथग्जनैः (pṛthagjanaiḥ) - by ordinary people, by common folk

• अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unattainable, difficult to obtain

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• भोजनाच्छादनम् (bhojanācchādanam) - food and clothing

• परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest

• तत् (tat) - that

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, gained, reached

• असि (asi) - you are

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

• पुत्रक् (putrak) - O son (affectionate)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथग्जनैः (pṛthagjanaiḥ) - by ordinary people, by common folk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pṛthagjana

pṛthagjana - ordinary person, common man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthak+jana)

• pṛthak – separate, distinct, apart
  indeclinable
• jana – person, man, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unattainable, difficult to obtain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alabhy

alabhy - unattainable, not to be obtained

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

negative particle 'a' + root labh + suffix -ya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhy)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• labhy – obtainable, to be gained
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root labh + suffix -ya
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhojanācchādanam'.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

भोजनाच्छादनम् (bhojanācchādanam) - food and clothing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojanācchādana

bhojanācchādana - food and clothing

Compound type : dvandva (bhojana+ācchādana)

• bhojana – food, eating
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root bhuj
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• ācchādana – clothing, covering
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root chad with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: chad (class 10)

परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other

Note: Qualifies 'bhojanācchādanam'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'prāptaḥ asi'.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, gained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root āp- with prefix pra- and suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(indeclinable)

ablative singular neuter of 'kim', used adverbially as 'why'

Note: Adverbial usage 'why'.

शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

पुत्रक् (putrak) - O son (affectionate)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son (diminutive/affectionate)

diminutive of putra

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