महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-13, verse-117
पतेद्द्यौर्हिमवाञ्शीर्येत्पृथिवी शकलीभवेत् ।
शुष्येत्तोयनिधिः कृष्णे न मे मोघं वचो भवेत् ॥११७॥
शुष्येत्तोयनिधिः कृष्णे न मे मोघं वचो भवेत् ॥११७॥
117. pateddyaurhimavāñśīryetpṛthivī śakalībhavet ,
śuṣyettoyanidhiḥ kṛṣṇe na me moghaṁ vaco bhavet.
śuṣyettoyanidhiḥ kṛṣṇe na me moghaṁ vaco bhavet.
117.
patet dyauḥ himavān śīryet pṛthivī śakalībhavet
śuṣyet toyanidhiḥ kṛṣṇe na me mogham vacaḥ bhavet
śuṣyet toyanidhiḥ kṛṣṇe na me mogham vacaḥ bhavet
117.
Even if the sky were to fall, the Himalayas to shatter, the earth to break into fragments, or the ocean to dry up, O Kṛṣṇā, my words would not be futile.
Words meanings summery:
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- पतेत् (patet) - would fall (the sky) (would fall, might fall)
- द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)
- हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (mountain range) (snowy, having snow; the Himalayas)
- शीर्येत् (śīryet) - would shatter (the Himalayas) (would shatter, would break, would decay)
- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth (earth, ground)
- शकलीभवेत् (śakalībhavet) - would break into fragments (the earth) (would become pieces, would be fragmented)
- शुष्येत् (śuṣyet) - would dry up (the ocean) (would dry up, would wither)
- तोयनिधिः (toyanidhiḥ) - the ocean (ocean, sea, reservoir of water)
- कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi, vocative) (O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi))
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- मे (me) - my (words) (my, to me, for me)
- मोघम् (mogham) - futile (futile, vain, useless)
- वचः (vacaḥ) - words, promise (word, speech, saying)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (futile) (would be, should be, might be)
Words meanings and morphology
पतेत् (patet) - would fall (the sky) (would fall, might fall)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pat
Optative Mood
root 'pat' in optative, 1st conjugation
Root: pat (class 1)
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, light, day
Root: div (class 4)
हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (mountain range) (snowy, having snow; the Himalayas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - snowy, icy; the Himalayas
possessive suffix -mat
शीर्येत् (śīryet) - would shatter (the Himalayas) (would shatter, would break, would decay)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of śīr
Optative Mood
root 'śīr' (from śṛ) in optative, 9th conjugation, passive voice
Root: śṛ (class 9)
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth (earth, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, world
शकलीभवेत् (śakalībhavet) - would break into fragments (the earth) (would become pieces, would be fragmented)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śakalībhū
Optative Mood
Denominative verb 'śakalī-bhū' (to become pieces) in optative mood
Root: bhū (class 1)
- śakalī – fragment, piece
noun (feminine) - bhū – to be, become, exist
verb
Root: bhū (class 1)
शुष्येत् (śuṣyet) - would dry up (the ocean) (would dry up, would wither)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śuṣ
Optative Mood
root 'śuṣ' in optative, 4th conjugation
Root: śuṣ (class 4)
तोयनिधिः (toyanidhiḥ) - the ocean (ocean, sea, reservoir of water)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of toyanidhi
toyanidhi - ocean, sea (reservoir of water)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+nidhi)
- toya – water
noun (neuter)
Root: tu (class 5) - nidhi – treasure, reservoir, receptacle
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi, vocative) (O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi))
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā
kṛṣṇā - dark, black; a name of Draupadi (daughter of Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa)
Feminine form of 'kṛṣṇa'
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my (words) (my, to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)
Note: Can also be dative singular.
मोघम् (mogham) - futile (futile, vain, useless)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mogha
mogha - vain, useless, futile, empty
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.
वचः (vacaḥ) - words, promise (word, speech, saying)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - word, speech, saying
Root: vac (class 2)
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (futile) (would be, should be, might be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood
root 'bhū' in optative, 1st conjugation
Root: bhū (class 1)