महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-68, verse-9

अयं हि वासोदय ईदृशानां मनस्विनां कौरव मा भवेद्वः ।
अदीक्षितानामजिनानि यद्वद्बलीयसां पश्यत पाण्डवानाम् ॥९॥

9. ayaṁ hi vāsodaya īdṛśānāṁ; manasvināṁ kaurava mā bhavedvaḥ ,
adīkṣitānāmajināni yadva;dbalīyasāṁ paśyata pāṇḍavānām.

9. ayam hi vāsodayaḥ īdṛśānām manasvinām kaurava mā bhavet
vaḥ adīkṣitānām ajināni yadvat balīyasām paśyata pāṇḍavānām

9. Indeed, O Kaurava (kaurava), may this situation—the wearing of such (simple) garments by high-minded men (manasvinām)—not befall you! Behold the powerful Pāṇḍavas (pāṇḍavānām), who are now (wearing) animal skins (ajināni) just like the uninitiated (adīkṣitānām)!

9. הו בן קוּרוּ, שלא יהיה עליכם מצב של לבוש כזה של אנשים גאים כאלה. הביטו בבני פָּאנְדוּ החזקים שלא עברו חניכה, כמו עורות האיילים שלהם.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• वासोदयः (vāsodayaḥ) - the situation of wearing (humble) garments (appearance of clothes, wearing of garments)

• ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of such (humble) garments (of such, of this kind)

• मनस्विनाम् (manasvinām) - (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) of the proud/high-minded (of high-minded, proud, intelligent men)

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it may be, it might become

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (Kauravas) (to you (plural), for you (plural))

• अदीक्षितानाम् (adīkṣitānām) - of the uninitiated, of those not having undertaken a vow

• अजिनानि (ajināni) - animal skins, deer skins

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

• बलीयसाम् (balīyasām) - (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) of the powerful ones (of the very strong, of the more powerful)

• पश्यत (paśyata) - behold! see!

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the 'wearing of garments' or the situation

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

वासोदयः (vāsodayaḥ) - the situation of wearing (humble) garments (appearance of clothes, wearing of garments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsodaya

vāsodaya - appearance of clothes, wearing of garments, rising of dwelling

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsas+udaya)

• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rising, appearance, emergence
  noun (masculine)
  From ut- + root √i (to go)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: i (class 2)

ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of such (humble) garments (of such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Agrees with an implied `vāsasām` (garments) or refers to the nature of the situation

मनस्विनाम् (manasvinām) - (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) of the proud/high-minded (of high-minded, proud, intelligent men)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, proud, intelligent, spirited

From manas (mind) + vin suffix

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'vāsodayaḥ' (those who wear them) or qualifies the situation as happening to such men

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Patronymic from Kuru

Note: Addressing a member of the Kaurava family

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with optative or aorist to express prohibition

भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it may be, it might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative 3rd singular

From root √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वः (vaḥ) - to you (Kauravas) (to you (plural), for you (plural))

(pronoun)

plural of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Enclitic pronoun

अदीक्षितानाम् (adīkṣitānām) - of the uninitiated, of those not having undertaken a vow

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adīkṣita

adīkṣita - uninitiated, not having undertaken a vow/ceremony

Past Passive Participle (negated)

From a- + root √dīkṣ (to initiate) + kta suffix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dīkṣita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dīkṣita – initiated, consecrated, having undertaken a vow
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dīkṣ (to initiate) + kta suffix
  Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍavānām` implicitly (as a comparison)

अजिनानि (ajināni) - animal skins, deer skins

(noun)

neuter, plural of ajina

ajina - animal skin, deer skin

Note: Used here as the state of the Pāṇḍavas

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison

बलीयसाम् (balīyasām) - (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) of the powerful ones (of the very strong, of the more powerful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, very strong, more powerful

Comparative degree

Comparative of balin (strong) with īyasun suffix

Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍavānām`

पश्यत (paśyata) - behold! see!

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, Imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd plural

From root √dṛś (to see), present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Derived from Pāṇḍu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

Note: Object of `paśyata` (genitive object with some verbs of seeing, or genitive of reference)

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