महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-55, verse-16

वृक्षानङ्गारकारीव मैनान्धाक्षीः समूलकान् ।
मा गमः ससुतामात्यः सबलश्च पराभवम् ॥१६॥

16. vṛkṣānaṅgārakārīva maināndhākṣīḥ samūlakān ,
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaśca parābhavam.

16. vṛkṣān aṅgārakārī iva mā enān dhākṣīḥ samūlakān
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ ca parābhavam

16. Like a charcoal burner, do not burn them (your kinsmen) with their roots. Do not yourself go to ruin, along with your sons, ministers, and army.

16. אל תשרוף את העצים עם שורשיהם כמו מפיק פחם. אל תלך אל תבוסה יחד עם בניך, שריך וצבאך.

Words meanings summery:

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - your kinsmen (the Pāṇḍavas), likened to trees (trees)

• अङ्गारकारी (aṅgārakārī) - charcoal maker, charcoal burner

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• एनान् (enān) - these (kinsmen/Pāṇḍavas) (these, them)

• धाक्षीः (dhākṣīḥ) - you burn (prohibitive, 'do not burn') (you would burn, you might burn)

• समूलकान् (samūlakān) - with their roots (completely, entirely) (with roots, along with roots)

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• गमः (gamaḥ) - you go (prohibitive, 'do not go') (you would go, you might go)

• ससुतामात्यः (sasutāmātyaḥ) - with sons and ministers

• सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with your army (with strength, with an army)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, ruin, destruction

Words meanings and morphology

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - your kinsmen (the Pāṇḍavas), likened to trees (trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant, shrub

अङ्गारकारी (aṅgārakārī) - charcoal maker, charcoal burner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgārakārin

aṅgārakārin - charcoal maker, charcoal burner

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅgāra+kārin)

• aṅgāra – charcoal, live coal
  noun (masculine)
• kārin – making, doing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) + ṇini suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

एनान् (enān) - these (kinsmen/Pāṇḍavas) (these, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ena

ena - this, that, these, them

धाक्षीः (dhākṣīḥ) - you burn (prohibitive, 'do not burn') (you would burn, you might burn)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Used with mā as a prohibitive.

समूलकान् (samūlakān) - with their roots (completely, entirely) (with roots, along with roots)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of samūlaka

samūlaka - having roots, together with roots, rooted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

गमः (gamaḥ) - you go (prohibitive, 'do not go') (you would go, you might go)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with mā as a prohibitive.

ससुतामात्यः (sasutāmātyaḥ) - with sons and ministers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasutāmātya

sasutāmātya - accompanied by sons and ministers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+suta+amātya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• amātya – minister, companion, colleague
  noun (masculine)

सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with your army (with strength, with an army)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - having strength, strong; accompanied by an army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force; army, troop
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, ruin, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, overthrow, ruin, destruction, humiliation

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

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