महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-61, verse-44
इदं मे वाक्यमादद्ध्वं क्षत्रिया लोकवासिनः ।
नोक्तपूर्वं नरैरन्यैर्न चान्यो यद्वदिष्यति ॥४४॥
नोक्तपूर्वं नरैरन्यैर्न चान्यो यद्वदिष्यति ॥४४॥
44. idaṁ me vākyamādaddhvaṁ kṣatriyā lokavāsinaḥ ,
noktapūrvaṁ narairanyairna cānyo yadvadiṣyati.
noktapūrvaṁ narairanyairna cānyo yadvadiṣyati.
44.
idam me vākyam ādaddhvam kṣatriyāḥ lokavāsinaḥ na
uktapūrvam naraiḥ anyaiḥ na ca anyaḥ yat vadiṣyati
uktapūrvam naraiḥ anyaiḥ na ca anyaḥ yat vadiṣyati
44.
O warriors (kṣatriya) who dwell in the world, listen to these words of mine! They have never been spoken before by other men, nor will any other person ever speak what I am about to say.
Words meanings summery:
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- इदम् (idam) - this
- मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)
- वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, statement (word, speech, statement)
- आदद्ध्वम् (ādaddhvam) - listen to (accept, take up, listen to)
- क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - O warriors (kṣatriya) (O warriors, O kṣatriyas)
- लोकवासिनः (lokavāsinaḥ) - who dwell in the world (inhabitants of the world, those dwelling in the world)
- न (na) - not
- उक्तपूर्वम् (uktapūrvam) - been spoken before (spoken before, previously said)
- नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men
- अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (men) (by others)
- न (na) - not
- च (ca) - nor (and, also)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (person) (another, other)
- यत् (yat) - what (which, what)
- वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will speak (will speak, will say)
Words meanings and morphology
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here
Demonstrative pronoun
मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Enclitic Dative/Genitive of 'asmad' (first person pronoun)
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, statement (word, speech, statement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence
Derived from root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of 'ādaddhvam'.
आदद्ध्वम् (ādaddhvam) - listen to (accept, take up, listen to)
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ādā
Imperative, Middle voice
Second person plural, formed with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - O warriors (kṣatriya) (O warriors, O kṣatriyas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya caste, noble
Note: Can also be nominative plural, but vocative fits context (addressing the kings).
लोकवासिनः (lokavāsinaḥ) - who dwell in the world (inhabitants of the world, those dwelling in the world)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, plural of lokavāsin
lokavāsin - dwelling in the world, an inhabitant of the world
Compound of loka (world) and vāsin (dwelling, inhabiting).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+vāsin)
- loka – world, people, region
noun (masculine) - vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, resident
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun / adjective from root vas (to dwell)
Suffix -in added to root vas (to dwell)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Agreement with 'kṣatriyāḥ'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
उक्तपूर्वम् (uktapūrvam) - been spoken before (spoken before, previously said)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uktapūrva
uktapūrva - spoken before, previously said
Compound of ukta (spoken, past passive participle of vac) and pūrva (before, former).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ukta+pūrva)
- ukta – spoken, said
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2) - pūrva – before, former, prior
adjective (neuter)
Note: Syntactically, it refers back to 'vākyam'.
नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human being, person
Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktapūrvam'.
अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (men) (by others)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
Indefinite pronoun
Note: Agreement with 'naraiḥ'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
च (ca) - nor (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (person) (another, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another
Indefinite pronoun
Note: Subject of 'vadiṣyati'.
यत् (yat) - what (which, what)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun
वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will speak (will speak, will say)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad
Future
Third person singular, active voice.
Root: vad (class 1)