महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-24

संख्यातुं नैव शक्यानि कर्माणि पुरुषर्षभ ।
अगारनगराणां हि सिद्धिः पुरुषहैतुकी ॥२४॥

24. saṁkhyātuṁ naiva śakyāni karmāṇi puruṣarṣabha ,
agāranagarāṇāṁ hi siddhiḥ puruṣahaitukī.

24. saṃkhyātuṃ na eva śakyāni karmāṇi puruṣarṣabha
agāranagarāṇāṃ hi siddhiḥ puruṣahaitukī

24. O best among men (puruṣa)! Actions (karma) are indeed impossible to count. For the success (siddhi) of houses and cities is certainly due to human effort (puruṣa).

24. אי אפשר למנות את הפעולות, הו אדם דגול. גם הצלחת הבתים והערים תלויה בפעולת האדם.

Words meanings summery:

• संख्यातुं (saṁkhyātuṁ) - to count (to count, to enumerate)

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• शक्यानि (śakyāni) - possible (possible, capable, able)

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, works, rituals)

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (puruṣa)! (O best among men!, O bull among men!)

• अगारनगराणां (agāranagarāṇāṁ) - of dwellings and cities (of houses and cities)

• हि (hi) - certainly (indeed, surely, for, because)

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - success (siddhi) (success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power)

• पुरुषहैतुकी (puruṣahaitukī) - due to human effort (puruṣa) (caused by persons, due to human effort)

Words meanings and morphology

संख्यातुं (saṁkhyātuṁ) - to count (to count, to enumerate)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed from root khyā with prefix sam, and tumun suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Infinitive verb form acting as an indeclinable.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

शक्यानि (śakyāni) - possible (possible, capable, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable, able to be done

gerundive

derived from root śak with suffix -ya

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Modifies karmāṇi.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, works, rituals)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Term karma included in brackets as per instructions.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (puruṣa)! (O best among men!, O bull among men!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, bull among men (an epithet of excellence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – person, man, human being, individual, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term puruṣa included in brackets as part of the translation.

अगारनगराणां (agāranagarāṇāṁ) - of dwellings and cities (of houses and cities)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of agāranagara

agāranagara - houses and cities, dwellings and towns

Compound type : dvandva (agāra+nagara)

• agāra – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - certainly (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - success (siddhi) (success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, attainment, perfection, supernatural power, final beatitude

derived from root sidh

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Term siddhi included in brackets as per instructions.

पुरुषहैतुकी (puruṣahaitukī) - due to human effort (puruṣa) (caused by persons, due to human effort)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puruṣahaituka

puruṣahaituka - caused by persons, originating from men, due to human effort

derived from puruṣa + hetu + ka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+hetu)

• puruṣa – person, man, human being, individual, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Term puruṣa included in brackets as part of the translation.

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