महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-156, verse-8
सुकृतं प्रतिकर्तुं च कच्चिद्धातुं च दुष्कृतम् ।
यथान्यायं कुरुश्रेष्ठ जानासि न च कत्थसे ॥८॥
यथान्यायं कुरुश्रेष्ठ जानासि न च कत्थसे ॥८॥
8. sukṛtaṁ pratikartuṁ ca kacciddhātuṁ ca duṣkṛtam ,
yathānyāyaṁ kuruśreṣṭha jānāsi na ca katthase.
yathānyāyaṁ kuruśreṣṭha jānāsi na ca katthase.
8.
sukṛtam pratikartum ca kaccit ghātum ca duṣkṛtam
yathānyāyam kurugreṣṭha jānāsi na ca katthase
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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)