महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-9

समाहूतः केनचिदाद्रवेति नाहं शक्तो भीमसेनापयातुम् ।
गाण्डीवे वा संशयिते कथंचिद्राज्यप्राप्तिः संशयिता भवेन्नः ॥९॥

9. samāhūtaḥ kenacidādraveti; nāhaṁ śakto bhīmasenāpayātum ,
gāṇḍīve vā saṁśayite kathaṁci;drājyaprāptiḥ saṁśayitā bhavennaḥ.

9. samāhūtaḥ kenacit ā drava iti na
aham śaktaḥ bhīmasena apayātum
| gāṇḍīve vā saṃśayite kathaṃcit
rājyaprāptiḥ saṃśayitā bhavet naḥ

9. When summoned by someone with the command 'Come quickly!', I am not able to depart, O Bhīmasena. Moreover, if (my bow) Gaṇḍīva were somehow rendered uncertain (in its efficacy), then our acquisition of the kingdom would also become doubtful.

9. אם מישהו יקרא לי 'בוא', אין לי יכולת, הו בְּהִימַסֵנַה, לסרב. וגם אם הקשת גָאנְדִיוַה תהיה בספק, הרי שהשגת הממלכה שלנו תהיה בספק.

Words meanings summery:

• समाहूतः (samāhūtaḥ) - having been summoned (summoned, invited, called together)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone (by someone, by something)

• आ (ā) - come (imperative, prefix to drava) (come, hither; (prefix) up to, near)

• द्रव (drava) - run! / come quickly! (imperative) (run, flow, hasten)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding words as a quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Arjuna) (I)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

• भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - O Bhīmasena! (vocative, addressing Bhīma) (O Bhīmasena!)

• अपयातुम् (apayātum) - to depart (to go away, to depart, to retreat)

• गाण्डीवे (gāṇḍīve) - in (the matter of) Gaṇḍīva, regarding Gaṇḍīva (in Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))

• वा (vā) - moreover, or (or, and)

• संशयिते (saṁśayite) - rendered uncertain, doubted (doubted, uncertain, having doubt)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means (somehow, by some means, with difficulty)

• राज्यप्राप्तिः (rājyaprāptiḥ) - acquisition of the kingdom (acquisition of kingdom, obtaining a kingdom)

• संशयिता (saṁśayitā) - would become doubtful (doubted, uncertain, questionable)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (might be, should be, would be)

• नः (naḥ) - our (for us) (us, our, to us)

Words meanings and morphology

समाहूतः (samāhūtaḥ) - having been summoned (summoned, invited, called together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhūta

samāhūta - summoned, invited, called together

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. from sam-ā-hvā (to call).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā

केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone (by someone, by something)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, a certain

Indefinite pronoun, instrumental singular.

आ (ā) - come (imperative, prefix to drava) (come, hither; (prefix) up to, near)

(indeclinable)

Used here as an imperative prefix, forming ā-drava (run hither, come quickly).

Note: Often treated as an indeclinable or upasarga.

द्रव (drava) - run! / come quickly! (imperative) (run, flow, hasten)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √dru

Imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active.

Root: dru (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding words as a quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

Quotative particle.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (Arjuna) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able (able, capable, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful; past participle of √śak

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. from √śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - O Bhīmasena! (vocative, addressing Bhīma) (O Bhīmasena!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava)

अपयातुम् (apayātum) - to depart (to go away, to depart, to retreat)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of apa-√yā

Infinitive

Infinitive from root yā with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability.

गाण्डीवे (gāṇḍīve) - in (the matter of) Gaṇḍīva, regarding Gaṇḍīva (in Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's divine bow)

वा (vā) - moreover, or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

संशयिते (saṁśayite) - rendered uncertain, doubted (doubted, uncertain, having doubt)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃśayita

saṁśayita - doubted, uncertain, questionable

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. from saṃ-√śī (to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means (somehow, by some means, with difficulty)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

राज्यप्राप्तिः (rājyaprāptiḥ) - acquisition of the kingdom (acquisition of kingdom, obtaining a kingdom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājyaprāpti

rājyaprāpti - acquisition of kingdom

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+prāpti)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• prāpti – obtaining, acquisition, reaching
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun / Action noun
  Derived from pra-√āp (to obtain).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

संशयिता (saṁśayitā) - would become doubtful (doubted, uncertain, questionable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃśayita

saṁśayita - doubted, uncertain, questionable

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. from saṃ-√śī (to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (might be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhū

Optative active

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - our (for us) (us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun, genitive/dative.

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