महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-54

कच्चिल्लवं च मुष्टिं च परराष्ट्रे परंतप ।
अविहाय महाराज विहंसि समरे रिपून् ॥५४॥

54. kaccillavaṁ ca muṣṭiṁ ca pararāṣṭre paraṁtapa ,
avihāya mahārāja vihaṁsi samare ripūn.

54. kaccit lavam ca muṣṭim ca pararāṣṭre paraṃtapa
avihāya mahārāja vihaṃsi samare ripūn

54. O tormentor of enemies, O great king, I trust that in enemy territory, you do not abandon even a small part or a handful (of land or resources), and that you utterly defeat your foes in battle.

54. הו מכה אויבים, הו מלך גדול, האם אינך מזניח בממלכת האויב אף לקיטה קטנה או חופן, ומכה באויבים בקרב?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps

• लवम् (lavam) - a small portion (of territory or resources) (a bit, a small piece, a moment, a trace)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - a handful (of territory or resources) (a handful, a fistful, a small quantity)

• च (ca) - and, also

• परराष्ट्रे (pararāṣṭre) - in enemy territory (in the enemy's kingdom, in a hostile state, in another's territory)

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of enemies, O scorcher of foes

• अविहाय (avihāya) - without abandoning, without leaving, without giving up

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• विहंसि (vihaṁsi) - you utterly defeat (you kill, you strike down, you destroy)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies, foes

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

लवम् (lavam) - a small portion (of territory or resources) (a bit, a small piece, a moment, a trace)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lava

lava - a bit, a small piece, a moment, a trace

Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Object of 'avihāya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'lavam' and 'muṣṭim'.

मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - a handful (of territory or resources) (a handful, a fistful, a small quantity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - a handful, a fist, a small quantity

Note: Object of 'avihāya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परराष्ट्रे (pararāṣṭre) - in enemy territory (in the enemy's kingdom, in a hostile state, in another's territory)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pararāṣṭra

pararāṣṭra - enemy's kingdom, hostile state, another's territory

Compound type : Tatpurusha (para+rāṣṭra)

• para – other, enemy, foreign
  adjective
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, territory, state
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of enemies, O scorcher of foes

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, scorcher of foes

Compound type : Tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – tormenting, scorching, causing pain
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  formed from root tap (to heat, to torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Adresses the king.

अविहाय (avihāya) - without abandoning, without leaving, without giving up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed with suffix '-ya' from root hā with prefix vi, and then prefixed with 'a-' for negation

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Adresses the king.

विहंसि (vihaṁsi) - you utterly defeat (you kill, you strike down, you destroy)

(verb)

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

Present Active

2nd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Indicates location/circumstance of the action.

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies, foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Root: rip (class 6)

Note: Object of 'vihaṃsi'.

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