महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-103, verse-33
विष्णुर्वायुश्च शक्रश्च धर्मस्तौ चाश्विनावुभौ ।
एते देवास्त्वया केन हेतुना शक्यमीक्षितुम् ॥३३॥
एते देवास्त्वया केन हेतुना शक्यमीक्षितुम् ॥३३॥
33. viṣṇurvāyuśca śakraśca dharmastau cāśvināvubhau ,
ete devāstvayā kena hetunā śakyamīkṣitum.
ete devāstvayā kena hetunā śakyamīkṣitum.
33.
viṣṇuḥ vāyuḥ ca śakraḥ ca dharmaḥ tau ca aśvinau
ubhau ete devāḥ tvayā kena hetunā śakyam īkṣitum
ubhau ete devāḥ tvayā kena hetunā śakyam īkṣitum
33.
Vishnu, Vayu, and Shakra (Indra), and Dharma, and both of the Ashvins—by what reason could these gods be faced by you?
Words meanings summery:
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- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Vishnu (a major Hindu deity))
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The deity Vayu (Vayu (the wind god))
- च (ca) - and
- शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The deity Indra (Shakra (a name for Indra))
- च (ca) - and
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The deity Dharma, father of Yudhishthira (Dharma, righteousness, cosmic law)
- तौ (tau) - Refers to the two Ashvins (those two, they (dual))
- च (ca) - and
- अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - The twin deities Ashvins (the two Ashvins (twin celestial horsemen))
- उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to the two Ashvins. (both)
- एते (ete) - Refers to the aforementioned deities (Vishnu, Vayu, Shakra, Dharma, Ashvins). (these (plural, masculine/neuter))
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you (instrumental singular)
- केन (kena) - by what? by which? (instrumental singular of kim)
- हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason, by cause, by means
- शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to see/face (possible, capable, able to be done)
- ईक्षितुम् (īkṣitum) - to see, to face, to contend with (to see, to behold, to look at)
Words meanings and morphology
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Vishnu (a major Hindu deity))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Preserver god
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The deity Vayu (Vayu (the wind god))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The deity Indra (Shakra (a name for Indra))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The deity Dharma, father of Yudhishthira (Dharma, righteousness, cosmic law)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, intrinsic nature, natural law
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the deity Dharma (natural law).
तौ (tau) - Refers to the two Ashvins (those two, they (dual))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the two Ashvins, in conjunction with ubhau.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - The twin deities Ashvins (the two Ashvins (twin celestial horsemen))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin
aśvin - connected with horses, owning horses; the two Ashvins (twin gods)
Note: Refers to the twin gods.
उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to the two Ashvins. (both)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
Note: Emphasizes the duality of the Ashvins.
एते (ete) - Refers to the aforementioned deities (Vishnu, Vayu, Shakra, Dharma, Ashvins). (these (plural, masculine/neuter))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine
त्वया (tvayā) - by you (instrumental singular)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
केन (kena) - by what? by which? (instrumental singular of kim)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Note: Interrogative pronoun.
हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason, by cause, by means
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu
hetu - cause, reason, motive, means
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to see/face (possible, capable, able to be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, capable, able to be done or effected
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Here functioning predicatively with the infinitive īkṣitum.
ईक्षितुम् (īkṣitum) - to see, to face, to contend with (to see, to behold, to look at)
(verb)
middle, infinitive of īkṣ
infinitive
Derived from root īkṣ (to see)
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: This infinitive implies capability when used with śakyam.