महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-31

नाशुद्धबाहुवीर्येण नाकृतास्त्रेण वा रणे ।
भीष्मद्रोणादयो युद्धे शक्याः प्रतिसमासितुम् ॥३१॥

31. nāśuddhabāhuvīryeṇa nākṛtāstreṇa vā raṇe ,
bhīṣmadroṇādayo yuddhe śakyāḥ pratisamāsitum.

31. na aśuddhabāhuvīryeṇa na akṛtāstreṇa vā raṇe
bhīṣmadroṇādayaḥ yuddhe śakyāḥ pratisamāsitum

31. In battle, neither by one whose arm-strength is not pure, nor by one who has not mastered weapons, can Bhishma, Drona, and others be opposed.

31. מי שכוח זרועותיו לא נטהר, או שלא שלט בנשק, לא יוכל להתמודד בקרב עם בְּהִישְׁמַה, דְרוֹנַה ואחרים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अशुद्धबाहुवीर्येण (aśuddhabāhuvīryeṇa) - by one whose arm-might is not pure, by one of impure strength

• न (na) - not, no

• अकृतास्त्रेण (akṛtāstreṇa) - by one who has not mastered weapons, by one unskilled in arms

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• भीष्मद्रोणादयः (bhīṣmadroṇādayaḥ) - Bhishma, Drona, and others

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible, able to be

• प्रतिसमासितुम् (pratisamāsitum) - to be resisted, to be opposed, to be confronted

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अशुद्धबाहुवीर्येण (aśuddhabāhuvīryeṇa) - by one whose arm-might is not pure, by one of impure strength

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśuddhabāhuvīrya

aśuddhabāhuvīrya - one whose arm-might is not pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśuddha+bāhu+vīrya)

• aśuddha – impure, not pure
  adjective
  Negative of Past Passive Participle
  a (negation) + śuddha (from root śudh + kta)
  Root: śudh
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, prowess
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकृतास्त्रेण (akṛtāstreṇa) - by one who has not mastered weapons, by one unskilled in arms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akṛtāstra

akṛtāstra - one who has not mastered weapons, unskilled in arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṛta+astra)

• akṛta – not done, not made, unaccomplished
  adjective
  Negative of Past Passive Participle
  a (negation) + kṛta (from root kṛ + kta)
  Root: kṛ
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

भीष्मद्रोणादयः (bhīṣmadroṇādayaḥ) - Bhishma, Drona, and others

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīṣmadroṇādi

bhīṣmadroṇādi - Bhishma, Drona, and others

Compound type : dvandva (bhīṣma+droṇa+ādi)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• droṇa – Drona (name of the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible, able to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable

Gerundive

root śak (to be able) + suffix ya

Root: śak (class 5)

प्रतिसमासितुम् (pratisamāsitum) - to be resisted, to be opposed, to be confronted

(infinitive)

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