महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-241, verse-16

तवाद्य पृथिवी वीर निःसपत्ना नृपोत्तम ।
तां पालय यथा शक्रो हतशत्रुर्महामनाः ॥१६॥

16. tavādya pṛthivī vīra niḥsapatnā nṛpottama ,
tāṁ pālaya yathā śakro hataśatrurmahāmanāḥ.

16. tava adya pṛthivī vīra niḥsapatnā nṛpottama
tām pālaya yathā śakraḥ hataśatruḥ mahāmanāḥ

16. O hero, O best among kings (nṛpottama), today your earth is without rivals. Rule over it just as the great-souled (mahāmanāḥ) Indra rules, with all his enemies slain (hataśatruḥ).

16. הו גיבור, הו המובחר שבמלכים, היום כדור הארץ כולו שלך ואין לך עוד יריבים. שלוט בו כמו אִינְדְרַה (מלך האלים) בעל הנפש הנדיבה שהשמיד את אויביו.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, world

• वीर (vīra) - Duryodhana (O hero!)

• निःसपत्ना (niḥsapatnā) - without rivals, having no enemies

• नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - Duryodhana (O best of kings!)

• ताम् (tām) - the earth (pṛthivī) (that (feminine accusative))

• पालय (pālaya) - rule, protect

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (proper name)

• हतशत्रुः (hataśatruḥ) - Indra (having enemies slain, with enemies killed)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - Indra (great-souled, magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

वीर (vīra) - Duryodhana (O hero!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave

निःसपत्ना (niḥsapatnā) - without rivals, having no enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niḥsapatna

niḥsapatna - without rivals, enemy-less

compound: niḥ (without) + sapatna (rival/enemy)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+sapatna)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• sapatna – rival, enemy
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies pṛthivī

नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - Duryodhana (O best of kings!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings

compound: nṛpa (king) + uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest
  adjective (masculine)

ताम् (tām) - the earth (pṛthivī) (that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (feminine pronoun)

पालय (pālaya) - rule, protect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pāl

Imperative Active

10th class denominative verb; 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: pāl (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra

हतशत्रुः (hataśatruḥ) - Indra (having enemies slain, with enemies killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hataśatru

hataśatru - one whose enemies are slain

compound: hata (slain) + śatru (enemy)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+śatru)

• hata – slain, killed (past passive participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √han (to strike, to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śatru – enemy
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies śakraḥ

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - Indra (great-souled, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-souled, magnanimous

compound: mahā (great) + manas (mind/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• manas – mind, soul, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies śakraḥ

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