महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-229, verse-26

न चेतयति वो राजा मन्दबुद्धिः सुयोधनः ।
योऽस्मानाज्ञापयत्येवं वश्यानिव दिवौकसः ॥२६॥

26. na cetayati vo rājā mandabuddhiḥ suyodhanaḥ ,
yo'smānājñāpayatyevaṁ vaśyāniva divaukasaḥ.

26. na cetayati vaḥ rājā mandabuddhiḥ suyodhanaḥ
yaḥ asmān ājñāpayati evam vaśyān iva divaukasaḥ

26. That dull-witted King Suyodhana (Duryodhana) does not recognize (our true nature); he who commands us, who are celestial beings, as if we were his obedient servants.

26. מלככם סוּיוֹדְהַנַה דל בתבונה ואינו מבין דבר, כשהוא מצווה עלינו כך, כאילו אנחנו, יושבי השמיים, כפופים לו.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• चेतयति (cetayati) - makes aware, perceives, understands, heeds

• वः (vaḥ) - us (the Gandharvas) (you (plural accusative), of you (plural genitive))

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - slow-witted, dull-minded

• सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana (a name for Duryodhana)

• यः (yaḥ) - who

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• आज्ञापयति (ājñāpayati) - commands, orders

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient, submissive, subject

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestial beings, gods

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेतयति (cetayati) - makes aware, perceives, understands, heeds

(verb)

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

causative verb

from root cit (to perceive) in causative form, Present 3rd singular, active voice

Root: cit (class 1)

वः (vaḥ) - us (the Gandharvas) (you (plural accusative), of you (plural genitive))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - slow-witted, dull-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - slow-witted, dull-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – slow, dull, sluggish
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)

सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana (a name for Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - Suyodhana (proper name for Duryodhana, meaning 'good warrior' or 'one who fights well', often used ironically to imply the opposite)

यः (yaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

आज्ञापयति (ājñāpayati) - commands, orders

(verb)

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

causative verb

from root jñā (to know) with prefix ā + causative form, Present 3rd singular, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient, submissive, subject

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - obedient, submissive

Note: Agrees with 'divaukasaḥ' in the sense of 'as if they were obedient celestial beings'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestial beings, gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - heavenly dweller, god, celestial being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – sky, heaven
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Grammatically in apposition to 'asmān', qualified by 'vaśyān'.

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