महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-9

कर्शयामः स्वमित्राणि नन्दयामश्च शात्रवान् ।
आत्मानं भवतः शास्त्रे नियम्य भरतर्षभ ॥९॥

9. karśayāmaḥ svamitrāṇi nandayāmaśca śātravān ,
ātmānaṁ bhavataḥ śāstre niyamya bharatarṣabha.

9. karśayāmaḥ svamitrāṇi nandayāmaḥ ca śātravān
ātmānam bhavataḥ śāstre niyamya bharatarṣabha

9. O best of Bharatas, by restraining our own self (ātman) according to your teachings (śāstra), we distress our friends and gladden our enemies.

9. הו מצוין שבצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, אנו מייסרים את ידידינו ומשמחים את אויבינו, בעודנו כובשים את עצמנו לפי הוראתך,

Words meanings summery:

• कर्शयामः (karśayāmaḥ) - we distress, we weaken

• स्वमित्राणि (svamitrāṇi) - own friends

• नन्दयामः (nandayāmaḥ) - we gladden, we cause to rejoice

• च (ca) - and

• शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies, foes

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - our own self (self, soul, spirit)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (honorific)

• शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the teaching, in the rule, in the scripture

• नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained, having controlled

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

कर्शयामः (karśayāmaḥ) - we distress, we weaken

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of karśaya

causative stem

causative from root kṛś (to be thin, to distress)

Root: kṛś (class 4)

स्वमित्राणि (svamitrāṇi) - own friends

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svamitra

svamitra - one's own friend

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+mitra)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (neuter)

नन्दयामः (nandayāmaḥ) - we gladden, we cause to rejoice

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nandaya

causative stem

causative from root nand (to rejoice)

Root: nand (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies, foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śātru

śātru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - our own self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

from root an (to breathe)

Root: an (class 2)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (honorific)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present Active Participle

present active participle of root bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the teaching, in the rule, in the scripture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - teaching, treatise, rule, scripture, science, instruction

from root śās (to command, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained, having controlled

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund (absolutive) formed from root yam with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best among the Bharatas, O best of Bharatas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king, a clan name
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

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