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5,128

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-128, verse-37

यो न शक्यो बलात्कर्तुं देवैरपि सवासवैः ।
तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे मन्द बालश्चन्द्रमसं यथा ॥३७॥
37. yo na śakyo balātkartuṁ devairapi savāsavaiḥ ,
taṁ tvaṁ prārthayase manda bālaścandramasaṁ yathā.
37. yaḥ na śakyaḥ balāt kartum devaiḥ api savāsavaiḥ |
tam tvam prārthayase manda bālaḥ candramasam yathā
37. manda,
tvam tam prārthayase yaḥ balāt devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ api kartum na śakyaḥ,
yathā bālaḥ candramasam (prārthayate)
37. O fool (manda)! You seek to overpower him, who cannot be brought under control by force even by the gods with Indra, just as a child reaches for the moon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • (na) - not, no
  • शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be done), capable, able
  • बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to bring about, to overpower
  • देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra
  • तम् (tam) - him, that (one)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you request, you pray for
  • मन्द (manda) - O dullard! O fool!
  • बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy
  • चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - the moon
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be done), capable, able
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit to be done
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from √śak (to be able) with the suffix -ya.
Root: śak (class 5)
बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully
(indeclinable)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to bring about, to overpower
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive of √kṛ (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of savāsava
savāsava - accompanied by Indra, with Indra
Compound of sa (with) and Vāsava (Indra).
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+vāsava)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating accompaniment.
  • vāsava – Indra (son of Vasu)
    proper noun (masculine)
    An epithet of Indra.
तम् (tam) - him, that (one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, he, she, it
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you request, you pray for
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-√arth
Present tense, 2nd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).
Prefix: pra
Root: arth (class 10)
मन्द (manda) - O dullard! O fool!
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of manda
manda - slow, dull, sluggish, foolish, weak
बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, boy, young, immature
चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - the moon
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of candramas
candramas - the moon, moon-god
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)