महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-84

कच्चित्ते दुर्बलः शत्रुर्बलेनोपनिपीडितः ।
मन्त्रेण बलवान्कश्चिदुभाभ्यां वा युधिष्ठिर ॥८४॥

84. kaccitte durbalaḥ śatrurbalenopanipīḍitaḥ ,
mantreṇa balavānkaścidubhābhyāṁ vā yudhiṣṭhira.

84. kaccit te durbalaḥ śatruḥ balena upanipīḍitaḥ
mantreṇa balavān kaścit ubhābhyām vā yudhiṣṭhira

84. O Yudhiṣṭhira, I hope that your weak enemy is suppressed by military force, and that any powerful enemy is subdued by wise counsel, or by both.

84. הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, האם האויב החלש שלך נלחץ בכוח, והחזק מביניהם נלחץ בתחבולה, או בשניהם יחד?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (I hope, perhaps, is it possible that)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

• बलेन (balena) - by military force (by force, by strength, by an army)

• उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - suppressed (oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented)

• मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by wise counsel, by strategy (by counsel, by advice, by strategy, by a sacred utterance (mantra))

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (powerful enemy) (someone, anyone, a certain)

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (force and counsel) (by both, by the two)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (I hope, perhaps, is it possible that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Genitive/Dative singular of second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, modifying 'śatruḥ'.

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless

Compound: dur (bad, difficult) + bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śatruḥ'.

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is suppressed'.

बलेन (balena) - by military force (by force, by strength, by an army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Instrument of suppression.

उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - suppressed (oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upanipīḍita

upanipīḍita - oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From upa- + ni- + pīḍ (to oppress, torment) + kta.

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by wise counsel, by strategy (by counsel, by advice, by strategy, by a sacred utterance (mantra))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, spell, counsel, plan, strategy (mantra)

From root man (to think) + tra suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Instrument of suppression.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

From bala (strength) + matup (possessive suffix).

Note: Modifies 'kaścit'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (powerful enemy) (someone, anyone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain, some

From kim (who, what) + cit (indefinite particle).

उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (force and counsel) (by both, by the two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Numeral pronoun.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the alternative means of suppression.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava, 'firm in battle')

Compound. From yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-saptamī tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, unmoving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The person being addressed.

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