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

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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.

Words meanings summery:

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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