महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-16

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अकृतास्त्रः कृतास्त्रं वै बलवन्तं सुदुर्बलः ।
तादृशं कर्ण यः पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छेत्स दुर्मतिः ॥१६॥

16. akṛtāstraḥ kṛtāstraṁ vai balavantaṁ sudurbalaḥ ,
tādṛśaṁ karṇa yaḥ pārthaṁ yoddhumicchetsa durmatiḥ.

16. akṛtāstraḥ kṛtāstraṃ vai balavantaṃ sudurbalaḥ
tādṛśaṃ karṇa yaḥ pārthaṃ yoddhum icchet saḥ durmatiḥ

16. O Karṇa, a person who is unaccomplished in weaponry and very weak, yet desires to fight such a powerful and skilled Arjuna (Pārtha), is indeed foolish.

Words meanings summery:

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अकृतास्त्रः (akṛtāstraḥ) - unskilled in weapons, one who has not mastered weapons

कृतास्त्रं (kṛtāstraṁ) - skilled in weapons, one who has mastered weapons

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, certainly)

बलवन्तं (balavantaṁ) - powerful, strong, mighty

सुदुर्बलः (sudurbalaḥ) - Refers to the person desiring to fight. (very weak, extremely feeble)

तादृशं (tādṛśaṁ) - Refers to Pārtha, being skilled and powerful. (such, of that kind)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa (the addressee) (Karna (proper name))

यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the person who desires to fight. (who, which)

पार्थं (pārthaṁ) - Refers to Arjuna. (Arjuna, son of Pṛthā)

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

इच्छेत् (icchet) - may desire, should desire, desires (optative)

सः (saḥ) - Refers back to 'yaḥ' (who). (he, that)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - ill-minded, foolish, evil-minded

Words meanings and morphology

अकृतास्त्रः (akṛtāstraḥ) - unskilled in weapons, one who has not mastered weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛtāstra

akṛtāstra - one who has not mastered weapons, unskilled in military science

Compound formed from 'a' (negation), 'kṛta' (done, mastered), and 'astra' (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+astra)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
kṛta – done, made, accomplished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
astra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the 'very weak' person.

कृतास्त्रं (kṛtāstraṁ) - skilled in weapons, one who has mastered weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - one who has mastered weapons, skilled in military science

Compound formed from 'kṛta' (done, mastered) and 'astra' (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+astra)

kṛta – done, made, accomplished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
astra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Pārtha.

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

बलवन्तं (balavantaṁ) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive adjective derived from 'bala' (strength) with suffix '-vat'.

Note: Qualifies Pārtha.

सुदुर्बलः (sudurbalaḥ) - Refers to the person desiring to fight. (very weak, extremely feeble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurbala

sudurbala - very weak, extremely feeble, very powerless

Compound of 'su-' (intensifier), 'dur-' (bad, difficult), and 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durbala)

su – good, well, very
indeclinable
Prefix/intensifier
durbala – weak, feeble, powerless
adjective (masculine)
Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'bala' (strength).
Prefix: dur

तादृशं (tādṛśaṁ) - Refers to Pārtha, being skilled and powerful. (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar to that

From 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (to see) + '-a'.

Note: Qualifies Pārtha.

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa (the addressee) (Karna (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the person who desires to fight. (who, which)

(pronoun)