महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-16

इन्द्रत्वेऽपि स्थितं वीर बलहीनं पराजितम् ।
आवयोश्च मिथो भेदे प्रयतिष्यन्त्यतन्द्रिताः ॥१६॥

16. indratve'pi sthitaṁ vīra balahīnaṁ parājitam ,
āvayośca mitho bhede prayatiṣyantyatandritāḥ.

16. indratve api sthitam vīra balahīnam parājitam |
āvayoḥ ca mithaḥ bhede prayatiṣyanti atandritāḥ

16. O hero, if I, even while being Indra, am seen as weak and defeated, and if a division occurs between the two of us, then those who are diligent will strive to exploit it.

16. גם אם אשאר במעמד אִינְדְרַה, הו גיבור, אהיה חסר כוח ומנוצח, ובני העולם ישתדלו בלי לאות לעורר פילוג בינינו.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रत्वे (indratve) - in the state of being Indra, in Indra-ship

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - being in the state of, remaining as (situated, placed, standing, existing)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero, O valiant one

• बलहीनम् (balahīnam) - devoid of strength, weak, powerless

• पराजितम् (parājitam) - defeated, conquered, vanquished

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two

• च (ca) - and, also

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, between each other

• भेदे (bhede) - in a split, in a division, in a difference

• प्रयतिष्यन्ति (prayatiṣyanti) - they will strive, endeavor, exert themselves

• अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligent, alert, not weary, not negligent

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रत्वे (indratve) - in the state of being Indra, in Indra-ship

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of indratva

indratva - the state or condition of being Indra, Indra-ship

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - being in the state of, remaining as (situated, placed, standing, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, placed, existing, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O valiant one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

बलहीनम् (balahīnam) - devoid of strength, weak, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balahīna

balahīna - devoid of strength, weak, powerless

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+hīna)

• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• hīna – deprived of, devoid of, left, abandoned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā (to leave, abandon)
  Root: hā (class 3)

पराजितम् (parājitam) - defeated, conquered, vanquished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parājita

parājita - defeated, conquered, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

From root ji (to conquer) with upasarga parā-

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, between each other

(indeclinable)

भेदे (bhede) - in a split, in a division, in a difference

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - split, division, difference, discord

प्रयतिष्यन्ति (prayatiṣyanti) - they will strive, endeavor, exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prayat

Future Active

From root yat (to strive) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligent, alert, not weary, not negligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atandrita

atandrita - diligent, alert, not weary, not negligent

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+tandrita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• tandrita – weary, tired, indolent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tandr (to be weary)
  Root: tandr (class 1)

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