महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-17

नेतः पापीयसी काचिदापद्राजन्भविष्यति ।
यन्नो नीचैरल्पबलै राज्यमाच्छिद्य भुज्यते ॥१७॥

17. netaḥ pāpīyasī kācidāpadrājanbhaviṣyati ,
yanno nīcairalpabalai rājyamācchidya bhujyate.

17. na itaḥ pāpīyasī kācid āpad rājan bhaviṣyati yat
naḥ nīcaiḥ alpabalaiḥ rājyam ācchidya bhujyate

17. O King, no calamity (āpad) worse than this will occur, namely, that our kingdom is being enjoyed by ignoble and weak individuals after being forcibly seized.

17. הו מלך, לא תבוא צרה גרועה מזו, שאת ממלכתנו חטפו ונהנים ממנה אנשים נחותים וחלשים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• इतः (itaḥ) - from this, than this, henceforth

• पापीयसी (pāpīyasī) - worse, more wicked

• काचिद् (kācid) - any, some

• आपद् (āpad) - calamity, misfortune

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen

• यत् (yat) - introducing a clause of reason or consequence (that, which)

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

• नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - by ignoble ones, by low ones

• अल्पबलैः (alpabalaiḥ) - by those of little strength, by weak ones

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• आच्छिद्य (ācchidya) - having seized, having cut off

• भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is being enjoyed, is being ruled

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from this, than this, henceforth

(indeclinable)

पापीयसी (pāpīyasī) - worse, more wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāpīyas

pāpīyas - worse, more wicked (comparative of pāpa)

comparative degree of pāpa

काचिद् (kācid) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, any

आपद् (āpad) - calamity, misfortune

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune

Root: āp (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

future active indicative

Class 1, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - introducing a clause of reason or consequence (that, which)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - by ignoble ones, by low ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīca

nīca - low, ignoble, vile

अल्पबलैः (alpabalaiḥ) - by those of little strength, by weak ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpabala

alpabala - of little strength, weak

Compound of alpa and bala

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+bala)

• alpa – little, small
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty

from rājan

आच्छिद्य (ācchidya) - having seized, having cut off

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from verb root chid with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: chid (class 7)

भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is being enjoyed, is being ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj

present passive indicative

Class 7, Ātmanepada

Root: bhuj (class 7)

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