महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-11

अथैनामन्ववेक्षस्व मृगचर्यामिवात्मनः ।
अवीराचरितां राजन्न बलस्थैर्निषेविताम् ॥११॥

11. athaināmanvavekṣasva mṛgacaryāmivātmanaḥ ,
avīrācaritāṁ rājanna balasthairniṣevitām.

11. atha enām anu avekṣasva mṛgacaryām iva ātmanaḥ
avīrācaritām rājan na balasthaiḥ niṣevitām

11. Now, O king, consider this, your own deer-like wandering (mṛgacaryā) of your self (ātman), which is not practiced by heroes and not resorted to by the powerful.

11. ועכשיו התבונן, הו מלך, בדרך החיים הזאת של איילים שבחרת לעצמך, דרך שגיבורים לא נהגו בה ושבעלי כוח אינם מקיימים,

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• एनाम् (enām) - this (feminine)

• अनु (anu) - after, along, according to

• अवेक्षस्व (avekṣasva) - observe, consider, look at

• मृगचर्याम् (mṛgacaryām) - deer-like wandering, life like an animal, hunt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own self (of the self, of one's own)

• अवीराचरिताम् (avīrācaritām) - not practiced by heroes, not characteristic of the brave

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not

• बलस्थैः (balasthaiḥ) - by the strong, by those in power

• निषेविताम् (niṣevitām) - frequented, practiced, resorted to

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

अनु (anu) - after, along, according to

(indeclinable)

अवेक्षस्व (avekṣasva) - observe, consider, look at

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ikṣ

Prefix: ava

Root: ikṣ (class 1)

मृगचर्याम् (mṛgacaryām) - deer-like wandering, life like an animal, hunt

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgacaryā

mṛgacaryā - hunting, wandering like a deer, living in the forest like an animal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+caryā)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal, game
  noun (masculine)
• caryā – wandering, conduct, practice, life
  noun (feminine)
  from root car (to move, to act)
  Root: car (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own self (of the self, of one's own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

from root an (to breathe)

Root: an (class 2)

अवीराचरिताम् (avīrācaritām) - not practiced by heroes, not characteristic of the brave

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avīrācaritā

avīrācaritā - not practiced by heroes, not resorted to by brave men

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+vīra+ācarita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – practiced, observed, performed
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root car (to move, act) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बलस्थैः (balasthaiḥ) - by the strong, by those in power

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balastha

balastha - being in power, strong, powerful, holding a position of strength

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (bala+stha)

• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal derivative
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

निषेविताम् (niṣevitām) - frequented, practiced, resorted to

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣevitā

niṣevitā - frequented, practiced, served, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

from root sev (to serve, frequent) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgacaryām' and 'avīrācaritām'

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