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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-160, verse-4

परवीर्यं समाश्रित्य यः समाह्वयते परान् ।
क्षत्रबन्धुरशक्तत्वाल्लोके स पुरुषाधमः ॥४॥
4. paravīryaṁ samāśritya yaḥ samāhvayate parān ,
kṣatrabandhuraśaktatvālloke sa puruṣādhamaḥ.
4. paravīryam samāśritya yaḥ samāhvayate parān
kṣatrabandhuḥ aśaktatvāt loke saḥ puruṣādhamaḥ
4. yaḥ paravīryam samāśritya parān samāhvayate
saḥ kṣatrabandhuḥ aśaktatvāt loke puruṣādhamaḥ
4. But he who, relying on another's strength, challenges others, that kṣatriya-kinsman, due to his inability, is considered the lowest of persons (puruṣa) in the world.

Words meanings summery:

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  • परवीर्यम् (paravīryam) - another's valor, strength of others
  • समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken refuge in
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
  • समाह्वयते (samāhvayate) - he challenges, he calls forth
  • परान् (parān) - others, enemies
  • क्षत्रबन्धुः (kṣatrabandhuḥ) - a kinsman of kṣatriyas, a degraded kṣatriya, a pseudo-kṣatriya
  • अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - from inability, due to weakness, on account of incapability
  • लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)
  • पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - the lowest of men, the worst person

Words meanings and morphology

परवीर्यम् (paravīryam) - another's valor, strength of others
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paravīrya
paravīrya - another's valor, strength of others, external power
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīrya)
  • para – other, another, alien
    adjective (neuter)
  • vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, power
    noun (neuter)
समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken refuge in
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root śri (to resort) with prefixes sam-ā.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
समाह्वयते (samāhvayate) - he challenges, he calls forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of samāhvayate
Present tense, third person singular, ātmanepada
Derived from root hve (to call) with prefixes sam-ā.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hve (class 1)
परान् (parān) - others, enemies
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, another, supreme, enemy
क्षत्रबन्धुः (kṣatrabandhuḥ) - a kinsman of kṣatriyas, a degraded kṣatriya, a pseudo-kṣatriya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu
kṣatrabandhu - a kinsman of kṣatriyas (implying one who is only nominally a kṣatriya, not by true valor), a degraded kṣatriya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)
  • kṣatra – the kṣatriya (warrior) class, royalty, power
    noun (neuter)
  • bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
    noun (masculine)
अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - from inability, due to weakness, on account of incapability
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aśaktatva
aśaktatva - inability, impotence, weakness, incapability
Derived from aśakta (unable) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta+tva)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • śakta – able, capable, competent
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root śak (to be able).
    Root: śak (class 5)
  • tva – suffix forming abstract nouns: -ness, -hood
    indeclinable
लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, universe
सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - the lowest of men, the worst person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣādhama
puruṣādhama - the lowest of men, the worst person
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+adhama)
  • puruṣa – man, person, human being, spirit, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • adhama – lowest, mean, vile, worst
    adjective (masculine)