महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-46, verse-8

तस्यैव च न पश्यामि युधि गाण्डीवधन्वनः ।
अनिशं चिन्तयानोऽपि य एनमुदियाद्रथी ॥८॥

8. tasyaiva ca na paśyāmi yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ ,
aniśaṁ cintayāno'pi ya enamudiyādrathī.

8. tasya eva ca na paśyāmi yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ
aniśam cintayānaḥ api yaḥ enam udiyāt rathī

8. Even though I constantly ponder, I do not see any chariot-warrior in battle who could confront that Arjuna, the wielder of the Gaṇḍīva bow.

8. ואני לא רואה, גם כשאני חושב על כך ללא הפסק, אף לוחם מרכבה שיעמוד מולו בקרב, מול נושא קשת גָאנְדִיוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that Arjuna (of him, his)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, even, very

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• गाण्डीवधन्वनः (gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ) - of Arjuna (of the wielder of the Gaṇḍīva bow)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, uninterruptedly, always

• चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - thinking, pondering, meditating

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him, this one)

• उदियात् (udiyāt) - might confront, might rise against, might go up to

• रथी (rathī) - chariot-warrior, charioteer

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that Arjuna (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, even, very

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paśyāmi

Present Indicative Active

root dṛś, class 4, present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 4)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

गाण्डीवधन्वनः (gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ) - of Arjuna (of the wielder of the Gaṇḍīva bow)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvadhanvan

gāṇḍīvadhanvan - wielder of the Gaṇḍīva bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gāṇḍīva+dhanvan)

• gāṇḍīva – name of Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, uninterruptedly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of aniśa (without night, continuous)

चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - thinking, pondering, meditating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering

Present Participle Active

From root cit (to perceive, to know) + causative suffix ṇic + śānac (ātmanepada) or śatṛ (parasmaipada). Here, it appears as śānac-like ending in nominative singular.

Root: cit (class 10)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it

उदियात् (udiyāt) - might confront, might rise against, might go up to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ud-i

Optative Active

root i (to go), with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

रथी (rathī) - chariot-warrior, charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - chariot-warrior, one who possesses a chariot

From ratha (chariot) + -in (possessive suffix)

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