महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-21

यस्य बाहू समाश्रित्य वयं सर्वे महात्मनः ।
मन्यामहे जितानाजौ परान्प्राप्तां च मेदिनीम् ॥२१॥

21. yasya bāhū samāśritya vayaṁ sarve mahātmanaḥ ,
manyāmahe jitānājau parānprāptāṁ ca medinīm.

21. yasya bāhū samāśritya vayam sarve mahātmanaḥ
manyāmahe jitān ājau parān prāptām ca medinīm

21. Relying on whose arms, we all, great-souled ones, consider our enemies conquered in battle and the earth obtained.

21. וכולנו, כשאנו נשענים על זרועותיו של בעל הנפש הגדולה, סבורים שהאויבים נוצחו בקרב ושהארץ הושגה.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• बाहू (bāhū) - arms

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying completely on, taking full refuge in

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble ones

• मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider, we think

• जितान् (jitān) - conquered

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in the fight

• परान् (parān) - enemies, others

• प्राप्ताम् (prāptām) - obtained, acquired

• च (ca) - and

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Refers to the hero, relates to 'bāhū'.

बाहू (bāhū) - arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Object of 'samāśritya'.

समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying completely on, taking full refuge in

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Governs the accusative ('bāhū').

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'manyāmahe'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'vayam' and 'mahātmanaḥ'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, the great self (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider, we think

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

present middle

Present middle indicative, 1st person plural

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The main verb, governing 'jitān' and 'prāptām' as objects in the accusative.

जितान् (jitān) - conquered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, vanquished, won

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer, win)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Describes 'parān'.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, combat, race

Note: Locative of place/context.

परान् (parān) - enemies, others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, hostile, enemy, supreme

Note: Object of 'manyāmahe', described by 'jitān'.

प्राप्ताम् (prāptām) - obtained, acquired

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Describes 'medinīm'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'parān' and 'medinīm' as objects of 'manyāmahe'.

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil, ground

Note: Object of 'manyāmahe', described by 'prāptām'.

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