महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-162, verse-14

भवद्भ्यां पुरुषाग्र्याभ्यां स्थिताभ्यां विजयो मम ।
न दुर्लभं कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवराज्यमपि ध्रुवम् ॥१४॥

14. bhavadbhyāṁ puruṣāgryābhyāṁ sthitābhyāṁ vijayo mama ,
na durlabhaṁ kuruśreṣṭha devarājyamapi dhruvam.

14. bhavadbhyām puruṣa-agryābhyām sthitābhyām vijayaḥ mama
| na durlabham kuru-śreṣṭha deva-rājyam api dhruvam

14. kuru-śreṣṭha bhavadbhyām puruṣa-agryābhyām sthitābhyām mama
vijayaḥ na durlabham api deva-rājyam dhruvam na durlabham

14. With you two, the foremost among men, standing firm, victory for me is not difficult. O best of Kurus, even the kingdom of the gods is certainly not difficult to obtain.

14. כששניכם, מיטב הגברים, ניצבים לצדי, הניצחון שלי ודאי, הו הנעלה שבקוּרוּ, ואפילו מלכות האלים אינה בלתי מושגת עבורי.

Words meanings summery:

• भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you two (Bhīṣma and Droṇa) (by/with you two)

• पुरुष-अग्र्याभ्याम् (puruṣa-agryābhyām) - by you two, who are the foremost among men (by/with the two foremost among men)

• स्थिताभ्याम् (sthitābhyām) - by you two, who are standing firm (by/with the two who are standing (firm))

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory

• मम (mama) - for me (my, for me)

• न (na) - not

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, not easily attainable

• कुरु-श्रेष्ठ (kuru-śreṣṭha) - O Bhīṣma, best of Kurus (O best of Kurus)

• देव-राज्यम् (deva-rājyam) - kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty

• अपि (api) - even, also

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you two (Bhīṣma and Droṇa) (by/with you two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific or respectful address); being, existing

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root bhū (to be). Used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुष-अग्र्याभ्याम् (puruṣa-agryābhyām) - by you two, who are the foremost among men (by/with the two foremost among men)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of puruṣa-agrya

puruṣa-agrya - foremost among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+agrya)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavadbhyām'.

स्थिताभ्याम् (sthitābhyām) - by you two, who are standing firm (by/with the two who are standing (firm))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, firm, stable, present

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavadbhyām'.

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

मम (mama) - for me (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, not easily attainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to find

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Can refer to 'vijayaḥ' (masculine form would be durlabhaḥ) or 'deva-rājyam' (neuter, so durlabham is correct). It seems to imply 'victory is not hard to obtain' and 'kingdom of gods is not hard to obtain'.

कुरु-श्रेष्ठ (kuru-śreṣṭha) - O Bhīṣma, best of Kurus (O best of Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-śreṣṭha

kuru-śreṣṭha - best of the Kurus (an epithet)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – a Kuru, descendant of Kuru (a clan name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

देव-राज्यम् (deva-rājyam) - kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deva-rājya

deva-rājya - kingdom of the gods, divine kingdom/sovereignty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rājya)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, firm)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

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