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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-165, verse-4

अप्रमत्तः सदा दक्षः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः ।
ब्रह्मण्यश्चास्त्रविच्चासि शूरश्चासि कुरूद्वह ॥४॥
4. apramattaḥ sadā dakṣaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ ,
brahmaṇyaścāstraviccāsi śūraścāsi kurūdvaha.
4. apramattaḥ sadā dakṣaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ
brahmaṇyaḥ ca astravit ca asi śūraḥ ca asi kurūdvaha
4. O foremost among the Kurus (kurūdvaha), you are always vigilant, skilled, truthful, one who has conquered his senses (jitendriya), devoted to brahmanas, and knowledgeable in missile lore; you are also brave.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, careful
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - skilled, expert, clever
  • सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful speaker
  • जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses
  • ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to brahmins or sacred knowledge, pious
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knowledgeable in weapons/missiles
  • (ca) - and, also
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, valorous, hero
  • (ca) - and, also
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressing Arjuna, who is a descendant of the Kuru dynasty. (O foremost of Kurus, O bearer of the Kuru race)

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, careful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta
apramatta - vigilant, careful, not careless
Past Passive Participle
From root pramad (to be careless) with negative prefix a.
Prefixes: a+pra
Root: mad (class 4)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - skilled, expert, clever
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa
dakṣa - skilled, expert, capable
Root: dakṣ (class 1)
सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful speaker
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin
satyavādin - truthful speaker, one who speaks truth
Agent Noun
Formed from satya (truth) and vādin (speaker).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)
  • satya – truth, true
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 2)
  • vādin – speaker, one who says
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    From root vad (to speak).
    Root: vad (class 1)
जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya
jitendriya - having controlled senses, self-controlled
Formed from jita (conquered) and indriya (senses).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)
  • jita – conquered, subdued
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root ji (to conquer).
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
    noun (neuter)
    Root: ind
ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to brahmins or sacred knowledge, pious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmaṇya
brahmaṇya - devoted to brahmins or sacred knowledge, pious
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knowledgeable in weapons/missiles
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of astravid
astravid - knowledgeable in weapons/missiles, expert in archery
From astra (weapon) and vid (knowing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+vid)
  • astra – missile, weapon
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 4)
  • vid – knowing, one who knows
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    From root vid (to know).
    Root: vid (class 2)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Tense
Second person singular present active form of the root as.
Root: as (class 2)
शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, valorous, hero
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - brave, valorous, hero
Root: śūr
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Tense
Second person singular present active form of the root as.
Root: as (class 2)
कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressing Arjuna, who is a descendant of the Kuru dynasty. (O foremost of Kurus, O bearer of the Kuru race)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūdvaha
kurūdvaha - foremost of Kurus, upholder of the Kuru race
Formed from Kuru (name of a dynasty) + udvaha (bearer, upholder, chief).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+udvaha)
  • kuru – Name of an ancient king and his dynasty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • udvaha – bearer, upholder, chief
    noun (masculine)
    From prefix ud + root vah (to carry).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: vah (class 1)