महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-70, verse-16
कथं वत्स्यथ दुर्गेषु वनेष्वृद्धिविनाकृताः ।
वीर्यसत्त्वबलोत्साहतेजोभिरकृशाः कृशाः ॥१६॥
वीर्यसत्त्वबलोत्साहतेजोभिरकृशाः कृशाः ॥१६॥
16. kathaṁ vatsyatha durgeṣu vaneṣvṛddhivinākṛtāḥ ,
vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhirakṛśāḥ kṛśāḥ.
vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhirakṛśāḥ kṛśāḥ.
16.
katham vatsyatha durgeṣu vaneṣu ṛddhivinākṛtāḥ
vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhiḥ akṛśāḥ kṛśāḥ
vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhiḥ akṛśāḥ kṛśāḥ
16.
How will you live in these difficult forests, deprived of all prosperity, you who, though physically weakened, are intrinsically not diminished in valor, courage, strength, enthusiasm, and prowess?
Words meanings summery:
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- कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
- वत्स्यथ (vatsyatha) - you (plural) will dwell, you will live
- दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult, rugged regions (like forests) (in difficult places, in forts, in inaccessible regions)
- वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests
- ऋद्धिविनाकृताः (ṛddhivinākṛtāḥ) - deprived of prosperity, made without wealth
- वीर्यसत्त्वबलोत्साहतेजोभिः (vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhiḥ) - by valor, courage, strength, enthusiasm, and prowess
- अकृशाः (akṛśāḥ) - not weak in inner qualities (not weak, not emaciated)
- कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - physically weakened (weak, emaciated, lean)
Words meanings and morphology
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
(indeclinable)
वत्स्यथ (vatsyatha) - you (plural) will dwell, you will live
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult, rugged regions (like forests) (in difficult places, in forts, in inaccessible regions)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of durga
durga - difficult to access, fort, rugged place
वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of vana
vana - forest, wood
ऋद्धिविनाकृताः (ṛddhivinākṛtāḥ) - deprived of prosperity, made without wealth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛddhivinākṛta
ṛddhivinākṛta - deprived of prosperity
Past Passive Participle
Compound formed with ṛddhi (prosperity) + vinā (without) + kṛta (made/done, PPP of √kṛ).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛddhi+vinā+kṛta)
- ṛddhi – prosperity, success, wealth
noun (feminine) - vinā – without
indeclinable - kṛta – done, made
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वीर्यसत्त्वबलोत्साहतेजोभिः (vīryasattvabalotsāhatejobhiḥ) - by valor, courage, strength, enthusiasm, and prowess
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vīryasattvabalotsāhatejas
vīryasattvabalotsāhatejas - the collection of valor, courage, strength, enthusiasm, and prowess
Compound type : dvandva (vīrya+sattva+bala+utsāha+tejas)
- vīrya – valor, heroism, energy
noun (neuter) - sattva – courage, strength, essence, truth
noun (neuter) - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter) - utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, determination
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ud
Root: sah (class 1) - tejas – prowess, brilliance, energy, splendor
noun (neuter)
अकृशाः (akṛśāḥ) - not weak in inner qualities (not weak, not emaciated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of akṛśa
akṛśa - not emaciated, strong
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛśa)
- a – not, non-
prefix - kṛśa – lean, weak, emaciated
adjective (masculine)
कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - physically weakened (weak, emaciated, lean)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛśa
kṛśa - lean, weak, emaciated