महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-46, verse-34

ममापि वचनं सूत न शुश्रूषति मन्दभाक् ।
दृष्ट्वा मां चक्षुषा हीनं निर्विचेष्टमचेतनम् ॥३४॥

34. mamāpi vacanaṁ sūta na śuśrūṣati mandabhāk ,
dṛṣṭvā māṁ cakṣuṣā hīnaṁ nirviceṣṭamacetanam.

34. mama api vacanam sūta na śuśrūṣati manda-bhāk
dṛṣṭvā mām cakṣuṣā hīnam nirviceṣṭam acetanam

34. O charioteer (sūta), that unfortunate (mandabhāk) person does not listen even to my words, even though he sees me blind, inactive, and unconscious.

34. הו נהג המרכבה, אפילו לדברי אינו מוכן להקשיב ההולל חסר המזל, משום שהוא רואה אותי חסר ראייה, חסר תנועה וחסר חושים.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

• सूत (sūta) - O charioteer!

• न (na) - not

• शुश्रूषति (śuśrūṣati) - he desires to hear, he obeys

• मन्द-भाक् (manda-bhāk) - Refers to Duryodhana, indicating his ill fortune. (unfortunate, ill-fated)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, by seeing

• माम् (mām) - me

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by eye, with the eye

• हीनम् (hīnam) - devoid of, deprived of, lacking (here: blind)

• निर्विचेष्टम् (nirviceṣṭam) - inactive, motionless, without effort

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, senseless, inert

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, son (of a kṣatriya father and brāhmaṇa mother)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषति (śuśrūṣati) - he desires to hear, he obeys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative verb

Desiderative form of root 'śru' (to hear), in present tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: śru (class 5)

मन्द-भाक् (manda-bhāk) - Refers to Duryodhana, indicating his ill fortune. (unfortunate, ill-fated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manda-bhāj

manda-bhāj - having a small share, unfortunate, ill-fated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+bhāj)

• manda – dull, slow, weak, little
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāj – sharing, partaking, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhaj' (to share, to divide).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, by seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by eye, with the eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

हीनम् (hīnam) - devoid of, deprived of, lacking (here: blind)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - left, abandoned, devoid of, deprived, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave).

Root: hā (class 3)

निर्विचेष्टम् (nirviceṣṭam) - inactive, motionless, without effort

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirviceṣṭa

nirviceṣṭa - inactive, motionless, without movement or effort

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+viceṣṭa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• viceṣṭa – action, activity, effort
  noun (masculine)

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, senseless, inert

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, senseless, inert, inanimate

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, intelligent, consciousness
  adjective (masculine)

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