महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-49, verse-23

एतां दृष्ट्वा श्रियं पार्थे हरिश्चन्द्रे यथा विभो ।
कथं नु जीवितं श्रेयो मम पश्यसि भारत ॥२३॥

23. etāṁ dṛṣṭvā śriyaṁ pārthe hariścandre yathā vibho ,
kathaṁ nu jīvitaṁ śreyo mama paśyasi bhārata.

23. etām dṛṣṭvā śriyam pārthe hariścandre yathā vibho
katham nu jīvitam śreyaḥ mama paśyasi bhārata

23. Seeing this glory (śrī) in Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira), similar to what Hariśchandra possessed, O powerful one, how indeed do you consider my life superior, O Bhārata?

Words meanings summery:

• एताम् (etām) - this (glory) (this, here)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen, seeing, after seeing)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory (śrī) (glory, prosperity, wealth, splendor)

• पार्थे (pārthe) - in Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Pṛthā/Kunti) (in Pārtha, in the son of Pṛthā)

• हरिश्चन्द्रे (hariścandre) - in Hariśchandra

• यथा (yathā) - similar to (just as, as, like, in the manner that)

• विभो (vibho) - O powerful one (addressed to Sanjaya) (O powerful one, O lord, O all-pervading)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely, an interrogative particle)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, living)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior (better, superior, more excellent, welfare)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine, of me)

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you consider (you see, you perceive, you regard)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressed to Sanjaya, a Kuru descendant) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

एताम् (etām) - this (glory) (this, here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to śriyam.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen, seeing, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

from root dṛś + ktvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory (śrī) (glory, prosperity, wealth, splendor)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - glory, prosperity, wealth, splendor, fortune

Root: śrī

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

पार्थे (pārthe) - in Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Pṛthā/Kunti) (in Pārtha, in the son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti)

pṛthā + aṇ

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

हरिश्चन्द्रे (hariścandre) - in Hariśchandra

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hariścandra

hariścandra - name of a legendary king famous for his truthfulness

hari + candra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hari+candra)

• hari – tawny, yellow, green; Vishnu, Indra, sun
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• candra – moon; brilliant, shining
  noun (masculine)
  from root cand to shine
  Root: cand (class 1)

Note: Used for comparison.

यथा (yathā) - similar to (just as, as, like, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to draw comparison.

विभो (vibho) - O powerful one (addressed to Sanjaya) (O powerful one, O lord, O all-pervading)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - powerful, mighty, lord, ruler, all-pervading

vi-bhū

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressed by Dhritarashtra to Sanjaya.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely, an interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, living)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

from root jīv + kta suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyasi.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior (better, superior, more excellent, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, welfare, good fortune

comparative of praśasya

Note: Predicative adjective for jīvitam.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive pronoun for jīvitam.

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you consider (you see, you perceive, you regard)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

root dṛś (class 1, often takes paśya stem in present)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressed to Sanjaya, a Kuru descendant) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

bharata + aṇ

Note: Addressed by Dhritarashtra to Sanjaya.

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