महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-24

सर्व एते महात्मानो बुद्धिमन्तो महाबलाः ।
अलं तव विनाशाय रामवीर्यव्यपाश्रयात् ॥२४॥

24. sarva ete mahātmāno buddhimanto mahābalāḥ ,
alaṁ tava vināśāya rāmavīryavyapāśrayāt.

24. sarve ete mahātmānaḥ buddhimantaḥ mahābalāḥ
alam tava vināśāya rāmavīryavyapāśrayāt

24. All these great-souled, intelligent, and immensely powerful beings, by relying on Rāma's valor, are more than sufficient for your destruction.

24. כל אלה גדולי נפש, חכמים וחזקים, וכשהם נשענים על גבורתו של רָאמַה די בהם כדי להשמיד אותך.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• एते (ete) - these

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble-minded

• बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, immensely powerful

• अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough, capable

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

• रामवीर्यव्यपाश्रयात् (rāmavīryavyapāśrayāt) - from relying on Rāma's valor, by means of Rāma's valor as support

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the collective group of warriors mentioned.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Points to the warriors previously listed.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent, having a great soul (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the warriors.

बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhimant

buddhimant - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

possessive suffix -mat added to buddhi (intellect)

Note: Qualifies the warriors.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, immensely powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

Note: Qualifies the warriors.

अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough, capable

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the person being addressed, likely Rāvaṇa.

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, annihilation

from vi + √naś (to perish)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose, 'for your destruction'.

रामवीर्यव्यपाश्रयात् (rāmavīryavyapāśrayāt) - from relying on Rāma's valor, by means of Rāma's valor as support

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāmavīryavyapāśraya

rāmavīryavyapāśraya - reliance on Rāma's valor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+vīrya+vyapāśraya)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, heroism, power, strength
  noun (neuter)
• vyapāśraya – resort, refuge, dependence, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + apā + √śri
  Prefixes: vi+apā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

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