महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-13

कर्मदोषेण विषमां गतिमाप्नोति दारुणाम् ।
क्षीणदोषमहं मन्ये चाभितस्त्वां नरोत्तम ॥१३॥

13. karmadoṣeṇa viṣamāṁ gatimāpnoti dāruṇām ,
kṣīṇadoṣamahaṁ manye cābhitastvāṁ narottama.

13. karmadoṣeṇa viṣamām gatim āpnoti dāruṇām
kṣīṇadoṣam aham manye ca abhitaḥ tvām narottama

13. One attains a severe and dreadful destination due to the flaws in their actions (karma). But I consider you, O best of men, to be completely free from faults.

13. בגלל פגם הקַרְמַה מגיע אדם למצב קשה ואכזרי. הו מצטיין שבבני האדם, אני רואה אותך כמי שהפגם שלו כבר כלה לגמרי.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मदोषेण (karmadoṣeṇa) - by the fault of actions, due to the defect of karma

• विषमाम् (viṣamām) - difficult, uneven, severe, adverse

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, course, movement

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• दारुणाम् (dāruṇām) - dreadful, terrible, cruel

• क्षीणदोषम् (kṣīṇadoṣam) - whose faults are diminished, free from faults

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

• च (ca) - and, but

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, completely, on both sides

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (singular, accusative)

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मदोषेण (karmadoṣeṇa) - by the fault of actions, due to the defect of karma

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of karmadoṣa

karmadoṣa - fault of action, defect of karma

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+doṣa)

• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause.

विषमाम् (viṣamām) - difficult, uneven, severe, adverse

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, adverse, severe, dreadful

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, course, movement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, fate, destination, state

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āpnoti'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject is implicit (one, a person).

दारुणाम् (dāruṇām) - dreadful, terrible, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, cruel, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

क्षीणदोषम् (kṣīṇadoṣam) - whose faults are diminished, free from faults

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇadoṣa

kṣīṇadoṣa - whose faults are diminished, free from faults

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+doṣa)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, exhausted, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣi (to waste, to destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• doṣa – fault, defect, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicative accusative agreeing with 'tvām'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, but

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, completely, on both sides

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the state of being free from faults.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (singular, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Object of 'manye'.

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Addressed to the listener.

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