महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-9

नावमंस्था हि सदृशान्नावराञ्श्रेयसः कुतः ।
अवाप्य पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां न ते शृङ्गमवर्धत ॥९॥

9. nāvamaṁsthā hi sadṛśānnāvarāñśreyasaḥ kutaḥ ,
avāpya pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ na te śṛṅgamavardhata.

9. na avamaṃsthāḥ hi sadṛśān na avarān śreyasaḥ kutaḥ
| avāpya pṛthivīm kṛtsnām na te śṛṅgam avardhata

9. Indeed, you did not disrespect your equals, nor your inferiors; how could you then disrespect your superiors? Even after conquering the entire earth, your pride did not increase.

9. לא זלזלת באלה השווים לך, ובוודאי לא בנחותים ממך, ומה נשאר לומר על הטובים ממך. גם כשכבשת את כל הארץ, לא התנשאת.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - you did despise, you disrespected

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - equals, peers, similar ones

• न (na) - not, no

• अवरान् (avarān) - inferiors, lower ones

• श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superiors, better ones

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why, how much less

• अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having gained

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, world

• कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire, whole, complete

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your, by you

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - pride, arrogance (horn, peak, arrogance, pride)

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - it grew, it increased

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - you did despise, you disrespected

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Aorist (Luṅ) of ava-man

Aorist

2nd person singular, middle voice, s-aorist (Luṅ) with augment 'a'

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सदृशान् (sadṛśān) - equals, peers, similar ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - equal, similar, like

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवरान् (avarān) - inferiors, lower ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avara

avara - inferior, lower, later, younger

श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - superiors, better ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, excellent, auspicious

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why, how much less

(indeclinable)

अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'ava', forming an absolutive participle

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tvad

tvad - you

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - pride, arrogance (horn, peak, arrogance, pride)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, top, pride, arrogance

अवर्धत (avardhata) - it grew, it increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛdh

Imperfect

3rd person singular, middle voice, imperfect tense (Laṅ) with augment 'a'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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