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4,45

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-19

दैवं दैवेन युध्येत मानुषेण च मानुषम् ।
अस्त्रेणास्त्रं समाहन्यात्कोऽर्जुनेन समः पुमान् ॥१९॥
19. daivaṁ daivena yudhyeta mānuṣeṇa ca mānuṣam ,
astreṇāstraṁ samāhanyātko'rjunena samaḥ pumān.
19. daivam daivena yudhyeta mānuṣeṇa ca mānuṣam
astreṇa astram samāhanyāt kaḥ arjunena samaḥ pumān
19. A divine power should be fought with a divine power, and a human power with a human power. A weapon (astram) should be counteracted with a weapon. What man is equal to Arjuna?

Words meanings summery:

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  • दैवम् (daivam) - divine power/being (divine, destiny, divine being)
  • दैवेन (daivena) - by divine power/being (by the divine, by divine power/being)
  • युध्येत (yudhyeta) - should be fought (should fight, one should fight)
  • मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human power/being (by a human, by human power/being)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human power/being (human, human being, human power)
  • अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by a weapon (by a weapon, by an arrow)
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile, arrow)
  • समाहन्यात् (samāhanyāt) - should counteract (should strike, should be struck down, should counteract)
  • कः (kaḥ) - what (man)? (who?)
  • अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - with Arjuna (equal to Arjuna) (by Arjuna, with Arjuna)
  • समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar)
  • पुमान् (pumān) - man (man, male, person)

Words meanings and morphology

दैवम् (daivam) - divine power/being (divine, destiny, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to gods, fate, divine power
Note: Can be nominative or accusative. Here, likely the subject of implicit passive construction or object with reciprocal meaning.
दैवेन (daivena) - by divine power/being (by the divine, by divine power/being)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to gods, fate, divine power
युध्येत (yudhyeta) - should be fought (should fight, one should fight)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Optative 3rd singular ātmanepada, suggesting a general rule or passive sense 'should be fought'.
मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human power/being (by a human, by human power/being)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, relating to men, human being
Note: Neuter form 'mānuṣam' is used as an adjective or noun. Here, instrumental singular neuter/masculine.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human power/being (human, human being, human power)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, relating to men, human being
Note: Accusative singular neuter, serving as the object.
अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by a weapon (by a weapon, by an arrow)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, arrow
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile, arrow)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, arrow
समाहन्यात् (samāhanyāt) - should counteract (should strike, should be struck down, should counteract)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samāhan
From √han (to strike, kill) with prefixes sam- and ā-.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: han (class 2)
कः (kaḥ) - what (man)? (who?)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - with Arjuna (equal to Arjuna) (by Arjuna, with Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper name); white, clear
Note: Instrumental case often used with `samaḥ` to indicate equality 'with' someone.
समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, similar, same
Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying `pumān`.
पुमान् (pumān) - man (man, male, person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pums
pums - man, male, person, male principle
Note: Nominative singular masculine.