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3,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-13

तथैव हठबुद्धिर्यः शक्तः कर्मण्यकर्मकृत् ।
आसीत न चिरं जीवेदनाथ इव दुर्बलः ॥१३॥
13. tathaiva haṭhabuddhiryaḥ śaktaḥ karmaṇyakarmakṛt ,
āsīta na ciraṁ jīvedanātha iva durbalaḥ.
13. tathā eva haṭhabuddhiḥ yaḥ śaktaḥ karmaṇi
akarmakṛt āsīta na ciram jīvet anāthaḥ iva durbalaḥ
13. Similarly, a person of stubborn intellect who, though capable of action (karma), remains inactive, would not live long, much like a helpless and weak individual.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, thus
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
  • हठबुद्धिः (haṭhabuddhiḥ) - one with a stubborn intellect, having an intelligence focused on arbitrary force
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
  • शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
  • कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work
  • अकर्मकृत् (akarmakṛt) - inactive, one who performs no action
  • आसीत (āsīta) - would sit, would remain, should remain
  • (na) - not, no
  • चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
  • जीवेत् (jīvet) - would live, should live
  • अनाथः (anāthaḥ) - helpless, without a protector, orphan
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
(indeclinable)
हठबुद्धिः (haṭhabuddhiḥ) - one with a stubborn intellect, having an intelligence focused on arbitrary force
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of haṭhabuddhi
haṭhabuddhi - one whose intelligence is stubborn or insistent on arbitrary force
Compound type : bahuvrihi (haṭha+buddhi)
  • haṭha – force, violence, obstinacy, suddenness, arbitrary action
    noun (masculine)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what, that
शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta
śakta - able, capable, powerful, potent
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'śak' (to be able, capable)
Root: śak (class 5)
कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अकर्मकृत् (akarmakṛt) - inactive, one who performs no action
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akarmakṛt
akarmakṛt - not performing action, inactive
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (a+karma+kṛt)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • kṛt – doing, making, performing, one who does/makes/performs
    noun (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with a kṛt suffix
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
आसीत (āsīta) - would sit, would remain, should remain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
(indeclinable)
जीवेत् (jīvet) - would live, should live
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
अनाथः (anāthaḥ) - helpless, without a protector, orphan
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anātha
anātha - without a master or protector, helpless, an orphan
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nātha)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • nātha – lord, protector, master, helper
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala
durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bala)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
    indeclinable
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)