महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-41

न च सर्वामरैश्वर्यं कामये त्रिदशाधिप ।
भ्रातॄंस्तान्विपिने त्यक्त्वा वैरमप्रतियात्य च ।
अकीर्तिं सर्वलोकेषु गच्छेयं शाश्वतीः समाः ॥४१॥

41. na ca sarvāmaraiśvaryaṁ kāmaye tridaśādhipa ,
bhrātṝṁstānvipine tyaktvā vairamapratiyātya ca ,
akīrtiṁ sarvalokeṣu gaccheyaṁ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ.

41. na ca sarvāmaraiśvaryam kāmaye
tridaśādhipa bhrātṝn tān vipine tyaktvā
vairam apratiyātya ca akīrtim
sarvalokeṣu gaccheyam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

41. O lord of the thirty (gods), I do not desire sovereignty over all immortals. By abandoning those brothers in the forest and not retaliating against the enmity, I would incur eternal dishonor (akīrti) in all worlds for countless years.

41. ואיני חפץ בריבונות על כל בני האלמוות, הו שליט שלושים האלים. אם אעזוב את אחיי ביער ולא אנקום באויבים, אלך בכל העולמות עם חרפה לשנים נצחיות.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वामरैश्वर्यम् (sarvāmaraiśvaryam) - sovereignty over all immortals

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

• त्रिदशाधिप (tridaśādhipa) - O Indra (O lord of the thirty gods)

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• तान् (tān) - those

• विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility

• अप्रतियात्य (apratiyātya) - without returning to avenge, without returning against

• च (ca) - and, also

• अकीर्तिम् (akīrtim) - ill-fame, dishonor, infamy

• सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds

• गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would obtain, I would incur, I would go

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वामरैश्वर्यम् (sarvāmaraiśvaryam) - sovereignty over all immortals

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvāmaraiśvarya

sarvāmaraiśvarya - sovereignty over all gods/immortals

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+amara+aiśvarya)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• aiśvarya – sovereignty, power, dominion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īś (class 2)

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kam

Present tense (Ātmanepada)

Denominative verb from kāma (desire), or Pāṇinian root √kam, class 10 (or frequentative)

Root: kam (class 10)

त्रिदशाधिप (tridaśādhipa) - O Indra (O lord of the thirty gods)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tridaśādhipa

tridaśādhipa - lord of the thirty gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+adhipa)

• tridaśa – thirty gods, celestials
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: ā (class 2)

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vipina

vipina - forest, wood, wilderness

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √tyaj (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, revenge

अप्रतियात्य (apratiyātya) - without returning to avenge, without returning against

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with negation

Derived from √yā (to go) with prefix prati- and negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pratiyātya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pratiyātya – having gone against, having returned
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  Derived from √yā (to go) with prefix prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अकीर्तिम् (akīrtim) - ill-fame, dishonor, infamy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akīrti

akīrti - ill-fame, dishonor, infamy

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kīrti)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would obtain, I would incur, I would go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam

Optative mood (Parasmaipada)

Derived from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvatī

śāśvatī - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Note: Modifies `samāḥ`

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

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