महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-150, verse-9
शिलया नगरं वा तन्मर्दितव्यं मया यदि ।
यावदद्य करोम्येतत्कामं तव महाबल ॥९॥
यावदद्य करोम्येतत्कामं तव महाबल ॥९॥
9. śilayā nagaraṁ vā tanmarditavyaṁ mayā yadi ,
yāvadadya karomyetatkāmaṁ tava mahābala.
yāvadadya karomyetatkāmaṁ tava mahābala.
9.
śilayā nagaram vā tat marditavyam mayā yadi
yāvat adya karomi etat kāmam tava mahābala
yāvat adya karomi etat kāmam tava mahābala
9.
If that city is to be crushed by me with a rock, then I will fulfill this wish of yours today, O mighty one.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिलया (śilayā) - by a rock
- नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town
- वा (vā) - or, indeed, certainly
- तत् (tat) - that
- मर्दितव्यम् (marditavyam) - to be crushed, capable of being crushed
- मया (mayā) - by me
- यदि (yadi) - if
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, to the extent that
- अद्य (adya) - today, now
- करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform
- एतत् (etat) - this
- कामम् (kāmam) - wish, desire, work, task
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one, O one of great strength
Words meanings and morphology
शिलया (śilayā) - by a rock
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śilā
śilā - rock, stone, slab
नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara
nagara - city, town
वा (vā) - or, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this (pronoun)
Note: Refers to the act of crushing the city.
मर्दितव्यम् (marditavyam) - to be crushed, capable of being crushed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of marditavya
marditavya - to be crushed, that which should be crushed
Gerundive
Derived from root mṛd (to crush) with suffix -tavya
Root: mṛd
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, to the extent that
(indeclinable)
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this (pronoun)
कामम् (kāmam) - wish, desire, work, task
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāma
kāma - wish, desire, love, work, task, object of desire
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one, O one of great strength
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala
mahābala - great strength, one with great strength
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bala – strength, power, might
noun (neuter)