महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-34, verse-11
अथैनामन्ववेक्षस्व मृगचर्यामिवात्मनः ।
अवीराचरितां राजन्न बलस्थैर्निषेविताम् ॥११॥
अवीराचरितां राजन्न बलस्थैर्निषेविताम् ॥११॥
11. athaināmanvavekṣasva mṛgacaryāmivātmanaḥ ,
avīrācaritāṁ rājanna balasthairniṣevitām.
avīrācaritāṁ rājanna balasthairniṣevitām.
11.
atha enām anu avekṣasva mṛgacaryām iva ātmanaḥ
avīrācaritām rājan na balasthaiḥ niṣevitām
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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'