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2,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-47, verse-2

न विन्दे दृढमात्मानं दृष्ट्वाहं तदरेर्धनम् ।
फलतो भूमितो वापि प्रतिपद्यस्व भारत ॥२॥
2. na vinde dṛḍhamātmānaṁ dṛṣṭvāhaṁ tadarerdhanam ,
phalato bhūmito vāpi pratipadyasva bhārata.
2. na vinde dṛḍham ātmānam dṛṣṭvā aham tat areḥ dhanam
| phalataḥ bhūmitaḥ vā api pratipadyasva bhārata
2. After seeing that wealth of my enemy, I cannot find my resolute self (ātman). O Bhārata, you should certainly acquire wealth, whether from produce or from land.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • विन्दे (vinde) - "I find myself" or "I am able to maintain". (I find, I obtain)
  • दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm, strong, resolute, steady
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - In this context, it refers to Duryodhana's own inner resolve or character. (self (ātman), soul, essence)
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • तत् (tat) - Refers to the wealth seen in the previous verse. (that)
  • अरेः (areḥ) - Refers to the Pandavas. (of the enemy, from the enemy)
  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
  • फलतः (phalataḥ) - Referring to agricultural produce or revenue from crops. (from fruit, from produce, from income)
  • भूमितः (bhūmitaḥ) - Referring to land ownership, taxes, or resources derived from land. (from land, from the earth)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - You should obtain/acquire (wealth). (obtain, acquire, undertake, perceive (imperative))
  • भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विन्दे (vinde) - "I find myself" or "I am able to maintain". (I find, I obtain)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Middle
1st singular, middle voice
Root: vid (class 6)
दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm, strong, resolute, steady
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha
dṛḍha - firm, strong, resolute, solid, fixed
Root: dṛh
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - In this context, it refers to Duryodhana's own inner resolve or character. (self (ātman), soul, essence)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essential nature
Root: at
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Subject of vinde.
तत् (tat) - Refers to the wealth seen in the previous verse. (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Qualifies dhanam.
अरेः (areḥ) - Refers to the Pandavas. (of the enemy, from the enemy)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ari
ari - enemy, foe, adversary
Root: ṛ
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
from dhā (to place, hold, possess)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.
फलतः (phalataḥ) - Referring to agricultural produce or revenue from crops. (from fruit, from produce, from income)
(indeclinable)
adverbial ablative suffix -tas
भूमितः (bhūmitaḥ) - Referring to land ownership, taxes, or resources derived from land. (from land, from the earth)
(indeclinable)
adverbial ablative suffix -tas
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with vā to mean "whether... or even...".
प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - You should obtain/acquire (wealth). (obtain, acquire, undertake, perceive (imperative))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratipad
Imperative Middle
2nd singular, middle voice
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)
भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, belonging to India
Root: bhṛ
Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.