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3,42

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-23

गृहाणास्त्रं महाबाहो दण्डमप्रतिवारणम् ।
अनेनास्त्रेण सुमहत्त्वं हि कर्म करिष्यसि ॥२३॥
23. gṛhāṇāstraṁ mahābāho daṇḍamaprativāraṇam ,
anenāstreṇa sumahattvaṁ hi karma kariṣyasi.
23. gṛhāṇa astram mahābāho daṇḍam aprativāraṇam
anena astreṇa sumahattvaṃ hi karma kariṣyasi
23. O mighty-armed one, take this irresistible weapon, the Daṇḍa. By means of this weapon, you will indeed perform deeds (karma) of great magnitude.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept, seize
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
  • महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)
  • दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - the divine weapon known as Daṇḍa (rod, staff, punishment, Daṇḍa (a divine weapon))
  • अप्रतिवारणम् (aprativāraṇam) - irresistible, unopposable, unconquerable
  • अनेन (anena) - by this
  • अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon
  • सुमहत्त्वं (sumahattvaṁ) - great importance or magnitude, implicitly describing the quality of `karma` to be performed (greatness, magnitude, great importance)
  • हि (hi) - 'indeed', emphasizing the certainty (indeed, certainly, for)
  • कर्म (karma) - deed, action, work (karma)
  • करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will perform

Words meanings and morphology

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept, seize
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gṛh
imperative
9th class verb (lunghati)
Root: gṛh (class 9)
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, dart, projectile
from root as (to throw)
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Object of `gṛhāṇa`.
महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, a strong person, an epithet of Vishnu, Krishna, Arjuna
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm, fore-arm
    noun (masculine)
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - the divine weapon known as Daṇḍa (rod, staff, punishment, Daṇḍa (a divine weapon))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, an army, a specific divine weapon
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Object of `gṛhāṇa`.
अप्रतिवारणम् (aprativāraṇam) - irresistible, unopposable, unconquerable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aprativāraṇa
aprativāraṇa - irresistible, unopposable, unhindered
a (negative) + prati (against) + vāraṇa (warding off)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prativāraṇa)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • prativāraṇa – hindrance, opposition, warding off
    noun (neuter)
    from prati-vṛ (to ward off)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Qualifies `daṇḍam` and `astram`.
अनेन (anena) - by this
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, that
Note: Refers to `astram`.
अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile
from root as (to throw)
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Means of action.
सुमहत्त्वं (sumahattvaṁ) - great importance or magnitude, implicitly describing the quality of `karma` to be performed (greatness, magnitude, great importance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahattva
sumahattva - greatness, magnitude, excellence, great importance
su (good/very) + mahat (great) + tva (suffix for noun)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahattva)
  • su – good, well, very, easily
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • mahattva – greatness, importance, magnitude
    noun (neuter)
    from mahat (great) + tva (suffix)
Note: Acts as an object to `kariṣyasi` and implicitly describes the quality of `karma`.
हि (hi) - 'indeed', emphasizing the certainty (indeed, certainly, for)
(indeclinable)
कर्म (karma) - deed, action, work (karma)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)
from root kṛ (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of `kariṣyasi`.
करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
future tense
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject `tvam` (implied).