महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-8

सुकृतं प्रतिकर्तुं च कच्चिद्धातुं च दुष्कृतम् ।
यथान्यायं कुरुश्रेष्ठ जानासि न च कत्थसे ॥८॥

8. sukṛtaṁ pratikartuṁ ca kacciddhātuṁ ca duṣkṛtam ,
yathānyāyaṁ kuruśreṣṭha jānāsi na ca katthase.

8. sukṛtam pratikartum ca kaccit ghātum ca duṣkṛtam
yathānyāyam kurugreṣṭha jānāsi na ca katthase

8. O best of Kurus, I hope that you know how to return good deeds and to counteract evil ones, acting justly, and yet you do not boast.

8. הו גדול הקוּרוּ, האם אתה יודע כראוי להשיב טובה על מעשה טוב ולהגיב על מעשה רע, וגם אינך מתהלל?

Words meanings summery:

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, merit, virtuous act

• प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to return, to reciprocate

• च (ca) - and, also

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

• घातुम् (ghātum) - to destroy, to kill, to avert

• च (ca) - and, also

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, demerit

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to justice, properly, justly

• कुरुग्रेष्ठ (kurugreṣṭha) - O best of Kurus

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• कत्थसे (katthase) - you boast, you praise yourself

Words meanings and morphology

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, merit, virtuous act

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, virtuous act

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṛ with prefix su

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛ + ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to return, to reciprocate

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of root kṛ with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

घातुम् (ghātum) - to destroy, to kill, to avert

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of the root han (to strike, kill), with strengthening

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, demerit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, sin

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṛ with prefix dus

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛ + ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to justice, properly, justly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, logic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adverb

कुरुग्रेष्ठ (kurugreṣṭha) - O best of Kurus

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurugreṣṭha

kurugreṣṭha - best among Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – Kuru (dynasty/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (good)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कत्थसे (katthase) - you boast, you praise yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of katth

Root: katth (class 1)

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