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3,36

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-22

तृणानां मुष्टिनैकेन हिमवन्तं तु पर्वतम् ।
छन्नमिच्छसि कौन्तेय योऽस्मान्संवर्तुमिच्छसि ॥२२॥
22. tṛṇānāṁ muṣṭinaikena himavantaṁ tu parvatam ,
channamicchasi kaunteya yo'smānsaṁvartumicchasi.
22. tṛṇānām muṣṭinā ekena himavantam tu parvatam
channam icchasi kaunteya yaḥ asmān saṃvartum icchasi
22. O son of Kunti (Kaunteya), you who wish to overcome us, are indeed attempting to cover Mount Himavat with merely a single handful of grass.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तृणानाम् (tṛṇānām) - of grasses, of blades of grass
  • मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - by a handful
  • एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
  • हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himavat (the Himalaya mountain)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
  • पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain
  • छन्नम् (channam) - To be covered (as a result of the action). (covered, concealed)
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire
  • कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Refers to Arjuna. (O son of Kunti)
  • यः (yaḥ) - Refers to kaunteya. (who, which)
  • अस्मान् (asmān) - us
  • संवर्तुम् (saṁvartum) - to turn back, to conquer, to destroy, to overcome
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

तृणानाम् (tṛṇānām) - of grasses, of blades of grass
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of tṛṇa
tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass
Root: tṛ (class 1)
मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - by a handful
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of muṣṭi
muṣṭi - fist, handful, bunch
Root: muṣ (class 1)
एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single, unique
हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himavat (the Himalaya mountain)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - the Himalaya mountains, snowy mountain
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
Root: pṛ (class 3)
छन्नम् (channam) - To be covered (as a result of the action). (covered, concealed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of channa
channa - covered, concealed, hidden
Past Passive Participle
From √chad (to cover).
Root: chad (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate accusative or adverbially to describe the desired state of the mountain.
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Present (laṭ) active voice, 2nd person singular of √iṣ (4th class).
Root: iṣ (class 4)
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Refers to Arjuna. (O son of Kunti)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kunti, Arjuna
Patronymic from kuntī + eya suffix.
यः (yaḥ) - Refers to kaunteya. (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
अस्मान् (asmān) - us
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of aham
aham - I, me
संवर्तुम् (saṁvartum) - to turn back, to conquer, to destroy, to overcome
(verb)
active, infinitive (tumun) of saṃvṛt
Infinitive
From sam + √vṛt (to turn, exist).
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛt (class 1)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Present (laṭ) active voice, 2nd person singular of √iṣ (4th class).
Root: iṣ (class 4)