महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-68, verse-39
अक्षान्यान्मन्यसे मूढ गान्धाराणां यशोहर ।
नैतेऽक्षा निशिता बाणास्त्वयैते समरे वृताः ॥३९॥
नैतेऽक्षा निशिता बाणास्त्वयैते समरे वृताः ॥३९॥
39. akṣānyānmanyase mūḍha gāndhārāṇāṁ yaśohara ,
naite'kṣā niśitā bāṇāstvayaite samare vṛtāḥ.
naite'kṣā niśitā bāṇāstvayaite samare vṛtāḥ.
39.
akṣān anyān manyase mūḍha gāndhārāṇām yaśohara na
ete akṣāḥ niśitāḥ bāṇāḥ tvayā ete samare vṛtāḥ
ete akṣāḥ niśitāḥ bāṇāḥ tvayā ete samare vṛtāḥ
39.
O foolish one, who steals the glory of the Gāndhāras, you consider these to be mere dice. These are not dice; rather, they are sharpened arrows, chosen by you for battle!
Words meanings summery:
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- अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other (other, different)
- मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)
- मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (foolish, stupid, bewildered)
- गान्धाराणाम् (gāndhārāṇām) - of the Gāndhāras (of the Gāndhāras, of the people of Gāndhāra)
- यशोहर (yaśohara) - who steals the glory (of the Gāndhāras) (stealing glory, destroying fame)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- एते (ete) - these (referring to the dice) (these, they)
- अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
- निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)
- बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- एते (ete) - these (referring to the arrows implicitly) (these, they)
- समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
- वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)
Words meanings and morphology
अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axis, eye, seed
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (other, different)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, distinct
मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √man
Present middle 2nd singular
From √man, present, ātmanepada.
Root: man (class 4)
मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (foolish, stupid, bewildered)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
From √muh (to be bewildered). Used here as a vocative noun.
Root: muh (class 4)
गान्धाराणाम् (gāndhārāṇām) - of the Gāndhāras (of the Gāndhāras, of the people of Gāndhāra)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gāndhāra
gāndhāra - Gāndhāra (an ancient kingdom), its people
यशोहर (yaśohara) - who steals the glory (of the Gāndhāras) (stealing glory, destroying fame)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yaśohara
yaśohara - taking away glory, destroying fame, ignominious
Upapada tatpuruṣa compound: yaśas (glory) + √hṛ (to take).
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (yaśas+√hṛ)
- yaśas – glory, fame, reputation
noun (neuter) - √hṛ – to take, carry, seize, steal
verb root
Agent suffix -a is added.
Root for 'hara' (taker, remover).
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Adjective used as a vocative noun here.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Particle of negation.
एते (ete) - these (referring to the dice) (these, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to akṣāḥ.
अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axis, eye, seed
निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, pointed
Past Passive Participle
From √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: śo (class 4)
बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow, reed, kind of plant
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
Pronoun.
एते (ete) - these (referring to the arrows implicitly) (these, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to bāṇāḥ.
समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, conflict
From prefix saṃ- and √mṛ (to die) or √smṛ (to remember).
Prefix: sam
Root: mṛ (class 1)
वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta
vṛta - chosen, selected, appointed, surrounded, covered
Past Passive Participle
From √vṛ (to choose, to cover). Here, 'chosen'.
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to bāṇāḥ.