महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-8

दैवेन किल यस्यार्थः सुनीतोऽपि विपद्यते ।
दैवस्य चागमे यत्नस्तेन कार्यो विजानता ॥८॥

8. daivena kila yasyārthaḥ sunīto'pi vipadyate ,
daivasya cāgame yatnastena kāryo vijānatā.

8. daivena kila yasya arthaḥ sunītaḥ api vipadyate
| daivasya ca āgame yatnaḥ tena kāryaḥ vijānatā

8. Indeed, when one's objective (artha), even if well-managed, fails due to destiny (daiva), then a discerning person should exert effort for the opportune arrival of destiny (daiva).

8. למי שהרכוש שלו אבד בגלל הגורל אף שנוהל היטב, על החכם להשקיע מאמץ כשהגורל מתהפך.

Words meanings summery:

• दैवेन (daivena) - by fate, by destiny

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, objective, meaning, wealth

• सुनीतः (sunītaḥ) - well-managed, well-governed, well-conducted

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विपद्यते (vipadyate) - perishes, fails, is destroyed

• दैवस्य (daivasya) - of fate, of destiny

• च (ca) - and, also

• आगमे (āgame) - in the arrival, in the coming

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, proper

• विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by a wise person, by a discerning person

Words meanings and morphology

दैवेन (daivena) - by fate, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, divine, relating to gods

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, objective, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, matter, affair

सुनीतः (sunītaḥ) - well-managed, well-governed, well-conducted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sunīta

sunīta - well-led, well-guided, well-managed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī (to lead, guide) with upasarga su- (well).

Compound type : Pradi-samāsa (su+nīta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga meaning 'good' or 'well'.
• nīta – led, guided, conducted, managed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root nī (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विपद्यते (vipadyate) - perishes, fails, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vipad

Prefix: vi

Root: pad (class 4)

दैवस्य (daivasya) - of fate, of destiny

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, divine, relating to gods

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आगमे (āgame) - in the arrival, in the coming

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - arrival, coming, approach, sacred tradition, knowledge

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by a wise person, by a discerning person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, discerning, wise

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga vi- (apart, distinguishing).

Compound type : Pradi-samāsa (vi+jānat)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, differentiating
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga meaning 'apart', 'asunder', or for 'distinguishing'.
• jānat – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

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