महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-23

अज्ञातचर्या गूढेन पृथिव्यां विश्रुतेन च ।
दिवीव पार्थ सूर्येण न शक्या चरितुं त्वया ॥२३॥

23. ajñātacaryā gūḍhena pṛthivyāṁ viśrutena ca ,
divīva pārtha sūryeṇa na śakyā carituṁ tvayā.

23. ajñātacaryā gūḍhena pṛthivyām viśrutena ca
divi iva pārtha sūryeṇa na śakyā caritum tvayā

23. O Pārtha, for you, who are so renowned on earth, it is not possible to live in secrecy, just as the sun cannot remain hidden in the sky.

23. הו פָּארְטְהַא, אתה שנודע בכל הארץ אינך יכול לחיות חיים בלתי מוכרים בהסתר, כשם שאי אפשר להסתיר את השמש בשמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञातचर्या (ajñātacaryā) - unknown wandering, living in disguise, incognito period

• गूढेन (gūḍhena) - by one who is hidden, by one in disguise, secretly

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, on the ground

• विश्रुतेन (viśrutena) - by one who is famous, by one who is renowned

• च (ca) - and

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

• सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - by the sun

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible, able

• चरितुम् (caritum) - to live incognito (to act, to move about, to behave, to live)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञातचर्या (ajñātacaryā) - unknown wandering, living in disguise, incognito period

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñātacaryā

ajñātacaryā - unknown wandering, living in disguise, incognito period

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāta+caryā)

• ajñāta – unknown, not known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix 'a-' (not) + root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ta'
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• caryā – conduct, action, wandering, mode of life
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, to wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

गूढेन (gūḍhena) - by one who is hidden, by one in disguise, secretly

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'guh' (to hide) + suffix '-ta'

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

विश्रुतेन (viśrutena) - by one who is famous, by one who is renowned

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, renowned, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'vi-' + root 'śru' (to hear) + suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Root: div (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, descendant of Pṛthā

Vṛddhi derivative from Pṛthā.

सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्या (śakyā) - possible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit

Gerundive

Derived from root 'śak' (to be able) + suffix '-ya'.

Root: śak (class 5)

चरितुम् (caritum) - to live incognito (to act, to move about, to behave, to live)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root 'car' + suffix '-tum'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The infinitive ending -tum is treated as an indeclinable verb form.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

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