महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-6, verse-5

न तु द्विजोऽयं भविता नरोत्तमः पतिः पृथिव्या इति मे मनोगतम् ।
न चास्य दासो न रथो न कुण्डले समीपतो भ्राजति चायमिन्द्रवत् ॥५॥

5. na tu dvijo'yaṁ bhavitā narottamaḥ; patiḥ pṛthivyā iti me manogatam ,
na cāsya dāso na ratho na kuṇḍale; samīpato bhrājati cāyamindravat.

5. na tu dvijaḥ ayam bhavitā nara-uttamaḥ
patiḥ pṛthivyā iti me manaḥ-gatam |
na ca asya dāsaḥ na rathaḥ na kuṇḍale
samīpataḥ bhrājati ca ayam indravat

5. It is my firm conviction that this man is neither a twice-born (dvija), nor the best of men, nor a lord of the earth. He has no servant, no chariot, and no earrings near him, yet he shines like Indra.

5. לדעתי הוא איננו בְּרַהְמִין, אלא אדם נעלה ושליט הארץ. אין לידו משרת, מרכבה או עגילים, ובכל זאת הוא מתקרב אליי ומאיר כאִינְדְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person)

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be

• नर-उत्तमः (nara-uttamaḥ) - best of men, chief of men

• पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband

• पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मनः-गतम् (manaḥ-gatam) - thought, what is in the mind

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

• न (na) - not, no

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

• न (na) - not, no

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - nearby, from nearby

• भ्राजति (bhrājati) - shines, glitters

• च (ca) - and

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person)

• इन्द्रवत् (indravat) - like Indra

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, also birds, teeth)

अयम् (ayam) - this (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

भविता (bhavitā) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate to express certainty.

नर-उत्तमः (nara-uttamaḥ) - best of men, chief of men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara-uttama

nara-uttama - best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also dative singular.

मनः-गतम् (manaḥ-gatam) - thought, what is in the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas-gata

manas-gata - entered the mind, conceived, thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring

Note: Can also be accusative dual.

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - nearby, from nearby

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from samīpa

भ्राजति (bhrājati) - shines, glitters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhrāj

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इन्द्रवत् (indravat) - like Indra

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat from Indra

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