महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-172, verse-18
अर्जुनार्जुन मा युङ्क्ष्व दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भारत ।
नैतानि निरधिष्ठाने प्रयुज्यन्ते कदाचन ॥१८॥
नैतानि निरधिष्ठाने प्रयुज्यन्ते कदाचन ॥१८॥
18. arjunārjuna mā yuṅkṣva divyānyastrāṇi bhārata ,
naitāni niradhiṣṭhāne prayujyante kadācana.
naitāni niradhiṣṭhāne prayujyante kadācana.
18.
arjuna arjuna mā yuṅkṣva divyāni astrāṇi bhārata
na etāni niradhiṣṭhāne prayujyante kadācana
na etāni niradhiṣṭhāne prayujyante kadācana
18.
O Arjuna, O Arjuna, O Bhārata, do not employ these divine weapons. They are never to be used without a proper target or a suitable context.
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
- अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
- मा (mā) - do not
- युङ्क्ष्व (yuṅkṣva) - employ, use
- दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, heavenly
- अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
- भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata)
- न (na) - not
- एतानि (etāni) - these
- निरधिष्ठाने (niradhiṣṭhāne) - in a situation without a proper target or context (without a proper place, without a base/target)
- प्रयुज्यन्ते (prayujyante) - are used, are employed
- कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with 'na', it means never)
Words meanings and morphology
अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name), white, clear
अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name), white, clear
मा (mā) - do not
(indeclinable)
युङ्क्ष्व (yuṅkṣva) - employ, use
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, heavenly
(adjective)
neuter, plural of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
(noun)
neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile, projectile
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian; one belonging to India
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, that
निरधिष्ठाने (niradhiṣṭhāne) - in a situation without a proper target or context (without a proper place, without a base/target)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of niradhiṣṭhāna
niradhiṣṭhāna - without a support, without a base, without a target
Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (nis+adhiṣṭhāna)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - adhiṣṭhāna – base, seat, dwelling, support, target, control
noun (neuter)
Prefix: adhi
Root: sthā (class 1)
प्रयुज्यन्ते (prayujyante) - are used, are employed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of prayuj
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with 'na', it means never)
(indeclinable)