महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-55, verse-14

तदात्वकामः पाण्डूंस्त्वं मा द्रुहो भरतर्षभ ।
मोहात्मा तप्यसे पश्चात्पक्षिहा पुरुषो यथा ॥१४॥

14. tadātvakāmaḥ pāṇḍūṁstvaṁ mā druho bharatarṣabha ,
mohātmā tapyase paścātpakṣihā puruṣo yathā.

14. tadātvakāmaḥ pāṇḍūn tvam mā druhaḥ bharatarṣabha
mohātmā tapyase paścāt pakṣihā puruṣaḥ yathā

14. O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), you, being desirous of immediate results (tadātvakāma), must not harm the Pāṇḍavas. Otherwise, with a deluded mind (mohātmā), you will suffer later, just like that man who killed the birds.

14. אתה חפץ ברווח המיידי, אל תפגע בבני פָּאנְדוּ, הו הדגול בבְּהַרַטַה. מתוך בלבול תצטער אחר כך, כמו אותו אדם שהרג ציפור.

Words meanings summery:

• तदात्वकामः (tadātvakāmaḥ) - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results

• पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pāṇḍavas

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

• मा (mā) - Used with imperative/injunctive for prohibition. (not, do not)

• द्रुहः (druhaḥ) - you should harm, you should be hostile

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bharatas)

• मोहात्मा (mohātmā) - of deluded mind, whose self (ātman) is deluded

• तप्यसे (tapyase) - you will suffer, you will torment yourself, you will regret

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• पक्षिहा (pakṣihā) - The man from the previous story. (bird-killer)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The greedy man from the previous story. (man, person (puruṣa))

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तदात्वकामः (tadātvakāmaḥ) - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadātvakāma

tadātvakāma - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results/gains

`Tatpuruṣa` compound `tadātvasya kāmaḥ`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tadātva+kāma)

• tadātva – present state, immediate consequence
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king), pale, whitish

Here referring to the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas.

Note: Object of 'druhaḥ'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of `mā druhaḥ` and `tapyase`.

मा (mā) - Used with imperative/injunctive for prohibition. (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle used with `luṅ` or `laṅ` for prohibition.

द्रुहः (druhaḥ) - you should harm, you should be hostile

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (luṅ) of druh

`Ātmanepada` injunctive form.

Root: druh (class 4)

Note: `druhaḥ` is 2nd singular `luṅ` form (injunctive) for `druh` root. This form can also be 2nd singular `laṅ` (imperfect) for prohibition, which often carries a sense of injunction.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

`Tatpuruṣa` compound `bharatānām ṛṣabhaḥ`.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a Bharata (clan name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

मोहात्मा (mohātmā) - of deluded mind, whose self (ātman) is deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohātman

mohātman - of deluded mind, having a deluded nature

`Bahuvrihi` compound `mohaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ` (whose mind/self is delusion).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (moha+ātman)

• moha – delusion, confusion, folly
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  `n`-stem noun

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

तप्यसे (tapyase) - you will suffer, you will torment yourself, you will regret

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of tap

Passive or Middle voice

Form from root `tap` (to burn, suffer) used in passive or middle voice.

Root: tap (class 1)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Adverb of time.

पक्षिहा (pakṣihā) - The man from the previous story. (bird-killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣihan

pakṣihan - bird-killer

Compound `pakṣin` (bird) + `han` (killer). `n`-stem noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣin+han)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `han-` (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'puruṣaḥ'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The greedy man from the previous story. (man, person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Introduces a simile.

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