महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-276, verse-2

मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र क्षत्रियोऽसि परंतप ।
बाहुवीर्याश्रये मार्गे वर्तसे दीप्तनिर्णये ॥२॥

2. mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra kṣatriyo'si paraṁtapa ,
bāhuvīryāśraye mārge vartase dīptanirṇaye.

2. mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra kṣatriyaḥ asi paraṃtapa
bāhuvīryāśraye mārge vartase dīptanirṇaye

2. O tiger among men (puruṣavyāghra), O tormentor of foes, do not grieve! You are a warrior (kṣatriya) and you are engaged in a glorious path (mārga) that relies on the strength of your arms.

2. אל תצטער, הו נמר בין בני האדם. אתה לוחם, הו מכניע אויבים, ואתה הולך בדרך המשענת על עוצמת הזרוע, דרך של החלטה בהירה.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve, mourn

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior (kṣatriya), a member of the warrior class

• असि (asi) - you are

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies

• बाहुवीर्याश्रये (bāhuvīryāśraye) - in the path relying on arm-power/valor

• मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

• वर्तसे (vartase) - you are, you exist, you are engaged

• दीप्तनिर्णये (dīptanirṇaye) - in the glorious decision, whose decision is clear/bright, firmly resolved

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve, mourn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive aorist (luṅ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men (a term of address for a heroic man)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior (kṣatriya), a member of the warrior class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the military or ruling class (kṣatriya)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - one who scorches/torments foes/enemies (an epithet for heroes)

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (param+tapa)

• param – foe, enemy, other
  noun (neuter)
• tapa – one who burns/torments/subdues
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  derived from √tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

बाहुवीर्याश्रये (bāhuvīryāśraye) - in the path relying on arm-power/valor

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāhuvīryāśraya

bāhuvīryāśraya - relying on the strength of one's arms, dependent on martial prowess

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhuvīrya+āśraya)

• bāhuvīrya – strength of arms, arm-valor
  noun (neuter)
• āśraya – reliance, dependence, refuge; that which relies or depends
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-√śri
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

वर्तसे (vartase) - you are, you exist, you are engaged

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

दीप्तनिर्णये (dīptanirṇaye) - in the glorious decision, whose decision is clear/bright, firmly resolved

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīptanirṇaya

dīptanirṇaya - having a brilliant or glorious decision; firmly resolved

Compound type : karmadharaya (dīpta+nirṇaya)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, glorious, brilliant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √dīp
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• nirṇaya – decision, ascertainment, clear determination
  noun (masculine)

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