महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-17

मा सूतपुत्र हृष्यस्व माद्य त्यक्ष्यसि जीवितम् ।
दुर्लभामभिमन्वानो मां वीरैरभिरक्षिताम् ॥१७॥

17. mā sūtaputra hṛṣyasva mādya tyakṣyasi jīvitam ,
durlabhāmabhimanvāno māṁ vīrairabhirakṣitām.

17. mā sūtaputra hṛṣyasva mādya tyakṣyasi jīvitam
durlabhām abhimanvānaḥ mām vīraiḥ abhirakṣitām

17. O son of Suta, do not exult! By reveling (mādya) and presuming (abhimanvāna) to take me (mām) – me who is difficult to obtain (durlabhām) and protected (abhirakṣitām) by heroes (vīra) – you will abandon your life (jīvitam).

17. הו בן העגלון, אל תשמח. היום תאבד את חייך, כי אתה סבור שאפשר להשיג אותי, אותי שגיבורים שומרים עליי ושאין להשיג אותי.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - addressing Karna, son of Suta (son of Suta (charioteer))

• हृष्यस्व (hṛṣyasva) - rejoice, be glad, exult

• माद्य (mādya) - reveling, being intoxicated, jubilant

• त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will forsake, you will lose

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - difficult to obtain, hard to get

• अभिमन्वानः (abhimanvānaḥ) - considering, presuming, thinking highly of (oneself)

• माम् (mām) - me

• वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes, by warriors

• अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - addressing Karna, son of Suta (son of Suta (charioteer))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

हृष्यस्व (hṛṣyasva) - rejoice, be glad, exult

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

माद्य (mādya) - reveling, being intoxicated, jubilant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādya

mādya - reveling, intoxicated, jubilant

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with the 'ya' suffix.

Root: mad (class 4)

त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will forsake, you will lose

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - difficult to obtain, hard to get

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare

Compound type : pra-tatpuruṣa (dur+labha)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• labha – obtainable, to be gained
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root labh (to obtain) with the 'a' suffix.
  Root: labh (class 1)

अभिमन्वानः (abhimanvānaḥ) - considering, presuming, thinking highly of (oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimanvāna

abhimanvāna - considering, presuming, thinking highly of

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root man (to think) with prefix abhi and the 'śānac' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes, by warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with prefix abhi and the 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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