महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-14

महाबलान्पर्वतकूटमात्रान्विषाणिनः पश्य गजान्नरेन्द्र ।
स्थितान्निदेशे नरवर्य धातुर्नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥१४॥

14. mahābalānparvatakūṭamātrā;nviṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajānnarendra ,
sthitānnideśe naravarya dhātu;rneśe balasyeti caredadharmam.

14. mahābalān parvatakūṭamātrān
viṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajān narendra |
sthitān nideśe naravarya dhātoḥ
na īśe balasya iti caret adharmam

14. O King, behold the mighty elephants, as massive as mountain peaks and possessing tusks! O best of men, they stand under the command of the Creator (dhātu). Therefore, one should not commit unrighteousness (adharma) by saying, 'I am not capable of strength.'

14. הו מלך, הביט בפילים בעלי החטים, גדולי הכוח, בגודל פסגות הרים, העומדים בציווי הבורא, כי אין לסמוך על הכוח כדי לפעול בניגוד ליושר.

Words meanings summery:

• महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty, very strong

• पर्वतकूटमात्रान् (parvatakūṭamātrān) - as big as mountain peaks

• विषाणिनः (viṣāṇinaḥ) - tusked, having tusks

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• गजान् (gajān) - elephants

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king

• स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated

• निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the direction

• नरवर्य (naravarya) - O best of men

• धातोः (dhātoḥ) - of the divine Creator (Brahma or cosmic order) (of the Creator, of destiny)

• न (na) - not, no

• ईशे (īśe) - I am capable, I am able

• बलस्य (balasya) - of strength, of power

• इति (iti) - thus, saying, this

• चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should do, one should behave

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness, injustice

Words meanings and morphology

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

पर्वतकूटमात्रान् (parvatakūṭamātrān) - as big as mountain peaks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parvatakūṭamātra

parvatakūṭamātra - as big as mountain peaks, mountain-sized

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parvata+kūṭa+mātra)

• parvata – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, size, only, merely, as much as
  noun (neuter)

विषाणिनः (viṣāṇinaḥ) - tusked, having tusks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣāṇin

viṣāṇin - having tusks, tusked

Derived from viṣāṇa (tusk) with the suffix -in.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

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

Root of class 1 (pashyati) and class 4 (pashyati); here, imperative form from class 4.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

गजान् (gajān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, ruler, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the direction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, order, instruction, direction

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

नरवर्य (naravarya) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravarya

naravarya - best of men, chief among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+varya)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• varya – best, excellent, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root vṛ (to choose) + ya (suffix).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

धातोः (dhātoḥ) - of the divine Creator (Brahma or cosmic order) (of the Creator, of destiny)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, disposer, ordainer, Brahma

Agent noun from root dhā (to place, create).

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ईशे (īśe) - I am capable, I am able

(verb)

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

Verb of class 2 (īśate).

Root: īś (class 2)

बलस्य (balasya) - of strength, of power

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

इति (iti) - thus, saying, this

(indeclinable)

चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should do, one should behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car

Root of class 1 (carati).

Root: car (class 1)

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness, injustice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, anything contrary to natural law (dharma)

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of dharma.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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