महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-5, verse-12
कच्चिदात्मानमन्वीक्ष्य परांश्च जयतां वर ।
तथा संधाय कर्माणि अष्टौ भारत सेवसे ॥१२॥
तथा संधाय कर्माणि अष्टौ भारत सेवसे ॥१२॥
12. kaccidātmānamanvīkṣya parāṁśca jayatāṁ vara ,
tathā saṁdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase.
tathā saṁdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase.
12.
kaccit ātmānam anvīkṣya parān ca jayatām vara
tathā saṃdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase
tathā saṃdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase
12.
O best among conquerors, O descendant of Bharata, I hope that, having fully investigated yourself (ātman) and others, you properly manage the eight types of activities (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))
- अन्वीक्ष्य (anvīkṣya) - having fully investigated (having examined, having considered)
- परान् (parān) - others (including potential adversaries) (others, enemies, strangers)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer (of those who conquer, among conquerors)
- वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
- संधाय (saṁdhāya) - having arranged them appropriately (having placed together, having united, having managed, having arranged)
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - the types of activities (karma) (actions, deeds, undertakings (karma))
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
- सेवसे (sevase) - you manage (you serve, you pursue, you practice)
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
(indeclinable)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual
Root: an (class 2)
अन्वीक्ष्य (anvīkṣya) - having fully investigated (having examined, having considered)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
formed from prefix anu + root īkṣ (to see, to look) + lyp
Prefix: anu
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
परान् (parān) - others (including potential adversaries) (others, enemies, strangers)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, different, hostile, enemy
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer (of those who conquer, among conquerors)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat
jayat - conquering, victorious
Present active participle
formed from root ji (to conquer) + śatṛ suffix
Root: ji (class 1)
वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor
Root: vṛ (class 5)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
संधाय (saṁdhāya) - having arranged them appropriately (having placed together, having united, having managed, having arranged)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
formed from prefix sam + root dhā (to place, to hold) + lyp
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - the types of activities (karma) (actions, deeds, undertakings (karma))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, effect of action, ritual
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the eight types of royal actions or administrative policies.
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Acts here as an adjective for 'karmāṇi'.
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian
patronymic from Bharata
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
सेवसे (sevase) - you manage (you serve, you pursue, you practice)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)