महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-196, verse-3
सर्वे वेदविदः शूराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ।
सर्वे कर्मकृतश्चैव सर्वे चाहवलक्षणाः ॥३॥
सर्वे कर्मकृतश्चैव सर्वे चाहवलक्षणाः ॥३॥
3. sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ ,
sarve karmakṛtaścaiva sarve cāhavalakṣaṇāḥ.
sarve karmakṛtaścaiva sarve cāhavalakṣaṇāḥ.
3.
sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ
sarve karmakṛtaḥ ca eva sarve ca āhavalakṣaṇāḥ
sarve karmakṛtaḥ ca eva sarve ca āhavalakṣaṇāḥ
3.
sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ
sarve karmakṛtaḥ ca eva sarve ca āhavalakṣaṇāḥ
sarve karmakṛtaḥ ca eva sarve ca āhavalakṣaṇāḥ
3.
All of them were knowers of the Vedas, all were brave, all had perfectly observed their vows, all were diligent performers of their (prescribed) actions (karma), and indeed, all were distinguished by their martial prowess.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वे (sarve) - (refers to the warriors) (all, every)
- वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - (refers to the warriors) (knowers of the Vedas)
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (refers to the warriors) (brave, heroic, warriors)
- सुचरितव्रताः (sucaritavratāḥ) - (refers to the warriors, indicating their adherence to sacred duties) (having well-performed vows, disciplined)
- कर्मकृतः (karmakṛtaḥ) - (refers to the warriors, implying they fulfill their kṣatriya dharma) (performers of actions, doers of duty)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, only, just)
- आहवलक्षणाः (āhavalakṣaṇāḥ) - (refers to the warriors, indicating their martial prowess) (marked by battle, skilled in warfare, having warlike signs)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वे (sarve) - (refers to the warriors) (all, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - (refers to the warriors) (knowers of the Vedas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid
vedavid - knower of the Vedas, skilled in sacred knowledge
Compound of Veda (sacred knowledge) and vid (knower, from √vid).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (veda+vid)
- veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - vid – knower, learned
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from √vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (refers to the warriors) (brave, heroic, warriors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior
सुचरितव्रताः (sucaritavratāḥ) - (refers to the warriors, indicating their adherence to sacred duties) (having well-performed vows, disciplined)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sucaritavrata
sucaritavrata - one whose vows are well-performed or well-observed, disciplined, virtuous
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+carita+vrata)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - carita – performed, observed, acted
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √car (to move, to perform) + -ita suffix.
Root: car (class 1) - vrata – vow, sacred observance, duty
noun (neuter)
कर्मकृतः (karmakṛtaḥ) - (refers to the warriors, implying they fulfill their kṣatriya dharma) (performers of actions, doers of duty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of karmakṛt
karmakṛt - doer of actions (karma), performer of duty
Compound of karma (action, duty) and kṛt (doer, from √kṛ).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (karma+kṛt)
- karma – action, deed, duty (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kṛt – doer, maker, performing
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from √kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
एव (eva) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
आहवलक्षणाः (āhavalakṣaṇāḥ) - (refers to the warriors, indicating their martial prowess) (marked by battle, skilled in warfare, having warlike signs)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āhavalakṣaṇa
āhavalakṣaṇa - marked by battle, skilled in warfare, having characteristics of a warrior
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (āhava+lakṣaṇa)
- āhava – battle, war, combat
noun (masculine)
Derived from ā-√hu "to invoke, challenge" -> "battle".
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, distinguishing feature
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)