महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-59

एवं बलवतः सर्वमिति बुद्ध्वा महीपते ।
जहि शत्रून्महाबाहो परां निकृतिमास्थितः ॥५९॥

59. evaṁ balavataḥ sarvamiti buddhvā mahīpate ,
jahi śatrūnmahābāho parāṁ nikṛtimāsthitaḥ.

59. evam balavataḥ sarvam iti buddhvā mahīpate
jahi śatrūn mahābāho parām nikṛtim āsthitaḥ

59. O King, O mighty-armed one, having understood that all [success] belongs to the powerful, resort to supreme deceit and conquer your enemies.

59. כך, הו שליט הארץ, דע שהכול שייך לחזק. הרוג את אויביך, הו אדיר זרועות, כשאתה נשען על הערמה העליונה.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• बलवतः (balavataḥ) - of the powerful one, of the strong one

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introduces or closes a quote/thought)

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood, having perceived

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• जहि (jahi) - conquer, kill, defeat

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O [a specific person like Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira] with mighty arms (O mighty-armed one)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, utmost, highest

• निकृतिम् (nikṛtim) - deceit, trickery, fraud

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resorted to, having taken recourse to, situated

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

बलवतः (balavataḥ) - of the powerful one, of the strong one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, vigorous

Derived from bala with suffix -vat.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

इति (iti) - thus, so (introduces or closes a quote/thought)

(indeclinable)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root budh with suffix -tvā.

Root: budh (class 1)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

जहि (jahi) - conquer, kill, defeat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O [a specific person like Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira] with mighty arms (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, utmost, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

निकृतिम् (nikṛtim) - deceit, trickery, fraud

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - trickery, deceit, fraud, low conduct

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resorted to, having taken recourse to, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - resorted to, placed, situated, relying on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with upasarga ā- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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