महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-13

न चापि विद्यते कश्चिन्मनुष्य इह पार्थिव ।
उत्पथे हि वने जाता मृगव्यालनिषेविते ॥१३॥

13. na cāpi vidyate kaścinmanuṣya iha pārthiva ,
utpathe hi vane jātā mṛgavyālaniṣevite.

13. na ca api vidyate kaścit manuṣyaḥ iha pārthiva
utpathe hi vane jātā mṛgavyālaniṣevite

13. Moreover, O king, no human being is found here. Indeed, it (the tree) has grown in a forest that is off the beaten path and frequented by deer and wild animals.

13. גם אין כאן שום אדם, הו אדון הארץ, כי הוא צמח ביער מחוץ לדרך, שבו מסתובבות חיות וטורפים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - man, human being

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O prince

• उत्पथे (utpathe) - on a difficult path, off the track, in a wrong way

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• जाता (jātā) - (the tree) grown (born, produced, grown)

• मृगव्यालनिषेविते (mṛgavyālaniṣevite) - frequented by deer and wild animals/beasts

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 4)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain

compound of kim (who) + cit (indefinite particle)

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O prince

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, prince, ruler; earthly, territorial

derived from pṛthivī (earth)

उत्पथे (utpathe) - on a difficult path, off the track, in a wrong way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utpatha

utpatha - wrong road, difficult path, perverse course

Compound type : pradi-tatpurusha (ut+patha)

• ut – up, out, beyond, away
  indeclinable
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

जाता (jātā) - (the tree) grown (born, produced, grown)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, grown

Past Passive Participle

formed from root √jan (to be born, produce) with suffix -ta

Root: jan (class 4)

मृगव्यालनिषेविते (mṛgavyālaniṣevite) - frequented by deer and wild animals/beasts

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛgavyālaniṣevita

mṛgavyālaniṣevita - frequented by deer and wild animals

Past Passive Participle (part of a compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+vyāla+niṣevita)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• vyāla – wild beast, serpent, tiger
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – frequented, served, indulged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-√sev (to frequent, serve)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'vane'

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