महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-12

अवश्यं त्वेव वासार्थं रमणीयं शिवं सुखम् ।
संमन्त्र्य सहितैः सर्वैर्द्रष्टव्यमकुतोभयम् ॥१२॥

12. avaśyaṁ tveva vāsārthaṁ ramaṇīyaṁ śivaṁ sukham ,
saṁmantrya sahitaiḥ sarvairdraṣṭavyamakutobhayam.

12. avaśyam tu eva vāsa-artham ramaṇīyam śivam sukham |
sammantrya sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ draṣṭavyam akutobhayam

12. Certainly, for our stay, a charming, auspicious, and comfortable place, entirely free from fear (akutobhayam), must be located after we have consulted with everyone.

12. אך בהכרח צריך למצוא מקום מגורים נעים, טוב ונוח, אחרי התייעצות כולנו יחד, מקום נטול פחד.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• तु (tu) - introduces a slight contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)

• एव (eva) - adds emphasis (indeed, just, only)

• वास-अर्थम् (vāsa-artham) - for the purpose of dwelling, for residence

• रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

• सुखम् (sukham) - pleasant, comfortable, happy

• सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having consulted well, having deliberated

• सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - with, accompanied by, together with

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all present (the Pāṇḍavas and their companions) (by all, with all)

• द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - must be found/located (must be seen, ought to be seen/found)

• अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all fear, safe, secure

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the necessity

तु (tu) - introduces a slight contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Post-positive particle

एव (eva) - adds emphasis (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

वास-अर्थम् (vāsa-artham) - for the purpose of dwelling, for residence

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsa+artha)

• vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an adverb of purpose

रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - delightful, charming, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From root ram (to enjoy, delight) + anīya (kṛtya affix)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, peaceful

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

सुखम् (sukham) - pleasant, comfortable, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, comfort, ease, pleasant

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having consulted well, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From sam-mantr (to consult, deliberate) + ya (absolutive affix)

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Action performed before 'draṣṭavyam'

सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - with, accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, connected, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From sa-dhā (to put together) or root sah (to bear, endure) with sa- (prefix)

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaiḥ'

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all present (the Pāṇḍavas and their companions) (by all, with all)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agent of the gerund 'sammantrya'

द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - must be found/located (must be seen, ought to be seen/found)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, visible, to be looked for

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From root dṛś (to see) + tavya (kṛtya affix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, often used impersonally (it must be seen)

अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all fear, safe, secure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - free from all fear, safe, secure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a-kutaḥ+bhaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kutaḥ – whence, from where
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

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