महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-32
अल्पायुषः स्वल्पबला अल्पतेजःपराक्रमाः ।
अल्पदेहाल्पसाराश्च तथा सत्याल्पभाषिणः ॥३२॥
अल्पदेहाल्पसाराश्च तथा सत्याल्पभाषिणः ॥३२॥
32. alpāyuṣaḥ svalpabalā alpatejaḥparākramāḥ ,
alpadehālpasārāśca tathā satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ.
alpadehālpasārāśca tathā satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ.
32.
alpāyuṣaḥ svalpabalāḥ alpatejaḥparākramāḥ
alpadehālpasārāḥ ca tathā satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ
alpadehālpasārāḥ ca tathā satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ
32.
They will possess short life spans, meager strength, little energy and prowess, small bodies with little vitality, and they will speak little truth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived, having a short life span
- स्वल्पबलाः (svalpabalāḥ) - of very little strength, having meager power
- अल्पतेजःपराक्रमाः (alpatejaḥparākramāḥ) - of little energy and prowess, lacking vigor and courage
- अल्पदेहाल्पसाराः (alpadehālpasārāḥ) - of small bodies and little essence/vitality, having feeble physiques and substance
- च (ca) - and, also
- तथा (tathā) - also, thus, and so, in that manner
- सत्याल्पभाषिणः (satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ) - speaking little truth, speaking few words truthfully
Words meanings and morphology
अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived, having a short life span
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpāyuṣ
alpāyuṣ - short-lived
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+āyuṣ)
- alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - āyuṣ – life, life span, duration of life
noun (neuter)
स्वल्पबलाः (svalpabalāḥ) - of very little strength, having meager power
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svalpabala
svalpabala - of very little strength, feeble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+alpa+bala)
- su – good, well, very, easily (prefix)
indeclinable - alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - bala – strength, power, force; army
noun (neuter)
अल्पतेजःपराक्रमाः (alpatejaḥparākramāḥ) - of little energy and prowess, lacking vigor and courage
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpatejaḥparākrama
alpatejaḥparākrama - of little energy and prowess
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+tejas+parākrama)
- alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, vital power
noun (neuter) - parākrama – prowess, valor, courage, strength
noun (masculine)
अल्पदेहाल्पसाराः (alpadehālpasārāḥ) - of small bodies and little essence/vitality, having feeble physiques and substance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpadehālpasāra
alpadehālpasāra - having a small body and little essence/vitality
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+deha+alpa+sāra)
- alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - deha – body, form, physical frame
noun (masculine) - alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - sāra – essence, core, pith, strength, vitality
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - also, thus, and so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
सत्याल्पभाषिणः (satyālpabhāṣiṇaḥ) - speaking little truth, speaking few words truthfully
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of satyālpabhāṣin
satyālpabhāṣin - speaking little truth, speaking few words truthfully
agent noun
Compound of satya (truth) + alpa (little) + bhāṣin (speaker, agent noun from bhāṣ)
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (satya+alpa+bhāṣin)
- satya – truth, reality; true, real, truthful
noun (neuter) - alpa – little, small, short, few
adjective - bhāṣin – one who speaks, speaker, eloquent
noun (masculine)
agent noun
Derived from root bhāṣ (to speak) with suffix -in
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)