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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-270, verse-22

धन्योऽसि यस्य ते निद्रा कुम्भकर्णेयमीदृशी ।
य इमं दारुणं कालं न जानीषे महाभयम् ॥२२॥
22. dhanyo'si yasya te nidrā kumbhakarṇeyamīdṛśī ,
ya imaṁ dāruṇaṁ kālaṁ na jānīṣe mahābhayam.
22. dhanyaḥ asi yasya te nidrā kumbhakarṇa iyam
īdṛśī yaḥ imam dāruṇam kālam na jānīṣe mahābhayam
22. “Fortunate are you, O Kumbhakarna, whose sleep is of such a nature that you are unaware of this dreadful and greatly perilous time.”

Words meanings summery:

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  • धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - fortunate (fortunate, blessed, happy)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
  • ते (te) - your (your, by you)
  • निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep
  • कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa) - O Kumbhakarna
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (sleep) (this (feminine))
  • ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such (sleep) (such, of this kind (feminine))
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Kumbhakarna, the implied subject of 'jānīṣe') (who, which)
  • इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine))
  • दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, severe)
  • कालम् (kālam) - time (time, season)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you are aware of (you know, you understand)
  • महाभयम् (mahābhayam) - greatly perilous (describing the time) (great fear, great danger, very frightful)

Words meanings and morphology

धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - fortunate (fortunate, blessed, happy)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanya
dhanya - fortunate, blessed, wealthy
Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to Kumbhakarna.
ते (te) - your (your, by you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Possessive, refers to nidrā.
निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep
Note: Subject of an implied verb (e.g., "is").
कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa) - O Kumbhakarna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa
kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (proper noun, name of Ravana's brother)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)
  • kumbha – pot
    noun (masculine)
  • karṇa – ear
    noun (masculine)
Note: Term of address.
इयम् (iyam) - this (sleep) (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with nidrā.
ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such (sleep) (such, of this kind (feminine))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛś
īdṛś - such, of this kind
Note: Agrees with nidrā.
यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Kumbhakarna, the implied subject of 'jānīṣe') (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the implicit 'tvam' (you).
इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Object of jānīṣe, refers to kālam.
दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, severe)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa
dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, harsh, severe
Note: Agrees with kālam.
कालम् (kālam) - time (time, season)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, black, death
Note: Object of jānīṣe.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the verb jānīṣe.
जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you are aware of (you know, you understand)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Ātmanepada form.
महाभयम् (mahābhayam) - greatly perilous (describing the time) (great fear, great danger, very frightful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhaya
mahābhaya - great fear, great danger, very frightful
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+bhaya)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • bhaya – fear, danger
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Agrees with kālam.