महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-81

कच्चिन्न मानान्मोहाद्वा कामाद्वापि विशां पते ।
अर्थिप्रत्यर्थिनः प्राप्तानपास्यसि कथंचन ॥८१॥

81. kaccinna mānānmohādvā kāmādvāpi viśāṁ pate ,
arthipratyarthinaḥ prāptānapāsyasi kathaṁcana.

81. kaccit na mānāt mohāt vā kāmāt vā api viśām pate
arthipratyarthinaḥ prāptān apāsyasi kathaṃcana

81. O lord of the people, I hope you never, by any means, turn away petitioners and respondents who have approached you, whether due to pride, delusion, or even desire.

81. הו אדון העם, האם אינך דוחה בשום אופן, מתוך גאווה, תעתועים או תאווה, תובעים ונתבעים שהגיעו אליך?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• मानात् (mānāt) - due to pride (from pride, from respect, from honor)

• मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion (from delusion, from infatuation, from bewilderment)

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• कामात् (kāmāt) - due to desire (from desire, from lust, from wish)

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the community

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector

• अर्थिप्रत्यर्थिनः (arthipratyarthinaḥ) - petitioners and respondents, plaintiffs and defendants

• प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who have approached (you) (those who have arrived, who have approached, who have attained)

• अपास्यसि (apāsyasi) - you turn away, you reject, you dismiss, you abandon

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (emphasizing negation: never by any means) (by any means, ever, under any circumstances)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative particle expressing hope or doubt.

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'apāsyasi'.

मानात् (mānāt) - due to pride (from pride, from respect, from honor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of māna

māna - pride, honor, respect, arrogance, measure

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates a reason for dismissal.

मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion (from delusion, from infatuation, from bewilderment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates a reason for dismissal.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction connecting 'mānāt' and 'mohāt'.

कामात् (kāmāt) - due to desire (from desire, from lust, from wish)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, lust

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a reason for dismissal.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction connecting 'mohāt' and 'kāmāt'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kāmāt'.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the community

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community, clan

Note: Forms part of the compound address 'viśāṃ pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Note: Vocative singular of 'pati', used in addressing a ruler.

अर्थिप्रत्यर्थिनः (arthipratyarthinaḥ) - petitioners and respondents, plaintiffs and defendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of arthipratyarthin

arthipratyarthin - petitioner and respondent (in a legal dispute)

Compound type : dvandva (arthin+pratyarthin)

• arthin – petitioner, applicant, plaintiff, one who desires
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'artha' (purpose, meaning, object) with the suffix '-in'.
  Root: arth (class 10)
• pratyarthin – respondent, defendant, adversary
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'prati' (against) + 'arthin' (petitioner), meaning one who is against the petitioner.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Objects of 'apāsyasi'.

प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who have approached (you) (those who have arrived, who have approached, who have attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, approached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'arthipratyarthinaḥ'.

अपास्यसि (apāsyasi) - you turn away, you reject, you dismiss, you abandon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of apās

Prefix: apa

Root: as (class 4)

Note: The main verb, whose subject is the implied 'you' (the lord of the people).

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (emphasizing negation: never by any means) (by any means, ever, under any circumstances)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb emphasizing the negation of 'apāsyasi'.

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