महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-31

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नो चेद्गच्छेत्संगरं मन्दबुद्धिस्ताभ्यां सुतो मे विपरीतचेताः ।
नो चेत्कुरून्संजय निर्दहेतामिन्द्राविष्णू दैत्यसेनां यथैव ।
मतो हि मे शक्रसमो धनंजयः सनातनो वृष्णिवीरश्च विष्णुः ॥३१॥

31. no cedgacchetsaṁgaraṁ mandabuddhi;stābhyāṁ suto me viparītacetāḥ ,
no cetkurūnsaṁjaya nirdahetā;mindrāviṣṇū daityasenāṁ yathaiva ,
mato hi me śakrasamo dhanaṁjayaḥ; sanātano vṛṣṇivīraśca viṣṇuḥ.

31. no cet gacchet saṅgaram mandabuddhiḥ tābhyām sutaḥ
me viparītacetāḥ no cet kurūn sañjaya nirdahētām
indrāviṣṇū daityasenām yathā eva mataḥ hi me
śakrasamaḥ dhanañjayaḥ sanātanaḥ vṛṣṇivīraḥ ca viṣṇuḥ

31. If my dull-witted, perverse-minded son does not engage in battle with those two, then, Sañjaya, they would surely burn up the Kurus, just as Indra and Viṣṇu burn up the demon army. For Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) is considered by me to be equal to Indra, and the hero of the Vṛṣṇis (Kṛṣṇa) is indeed the eternal Viṣṇu.

Words meanings summery:

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नो (no) - not

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would go, should go

सङ्गरम् (saṅgaram) - to battle, engagement, encounter

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted (referring to Duryodhana) (dull-witted, slow-minded)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (by those two, with those two)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - my son (Duryodhana) (son)

मे (me) - my, to me

विपरीतचेताः (viparītacetāḥ) - perverse-minded (referring to Duryodhana) (bewildered, perverse-minded)

नो (no) - not

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kauravas (the Kurus (descendants of Kuru))

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (Dṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and narrator) (O Sañjaya)

निर्दहेताम् (nirdahētām) - would burn up, would destroy (dual)

इन्द्राविष्णू (indrāviṣṇū) - Indra and Viṣṇu

दैत्यसेनाम् (daityasenām) - the demon army

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

मे (me) - by me (as agent in passive construction) (my, to me)

शक्रसमः (śakrasamaḥ) - equal to Indra

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (a name of Arjuna, lit. 'conqueror of wealth') (Dhanañjaya)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

वृष्णिवीरः (vṛṣṇivīraḥ) - hero of the Vṛṣṇis (referring to Kṛṣṇa) (hero of the Vṛṣṇis)

च (ca) - and

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (referring to Kṛṣṇa) (Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would go, should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सङ्गरम् (saṅgaram) - to battle, engagement, encounter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅgara

saṅgara - battle, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: gṛ (class 6)

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted (referring to Duryodhana) (dull-witted, slow-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - dull-witted, slow of intellect

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manda+buddhi)

manda – dull, slow, weak
adjective (masculine)
Root: mand (class 1)
buddhi – intellect, understanding
noun (feminine)
Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sutaḥ'

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (by those two, with those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that

Note: Could also be dative or ablative. Context implies instrumental 'by them'.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - my son (Duryodhana) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son

past passive participle

from root su (to beget)

Root: su (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

विपरीतचेताः (viparītacetāḥ) - perverse-minded (referring to Duryodhana) (bewildered, perverse-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparītacetas

viparītacetas - having a perverse or bewildered mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viparīta+cetas)

viparīta – reversed, perverted, contrary
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
from vi-parī-i (to go round, to traverse)
Prefixes: vi+parī
Root: i (class 2)
cetas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sutaḥ'

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if, if indeed

(indeclinable)

कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kauravas (the Kurus (descendants of Kuru))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a descendant of Kuru

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (Dṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and narrator) (O Sañjaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sañjaya (a proper name)

निर्दहेताम् (nirdahētām) - would burn up, would destroy (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dah

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Prefix 'nir' means 'completely, out'

इन्द्राविष्णू (indrāviṣṇū) - Indra and Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of indrāviṣṇu

indrāviṣṇu - Indra and Viṣṇu (a dual compound)

Compound type : dvandva (indra+viṣṇu)

indra – Indra (king of gods)
proper noun (masculine)
viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (a principal Hindu deity)
proper noun (masculine)
Root: viṣ (class 6)

दैत्यसेनाम् (daityasenām) - the demon army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daityasenā

daityasenā - army of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+senā)

daitya – descendant of Diti, a demon
noun (masculine)
senā – army, host
noun (feminine)
Root: si (class 5)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, believed

past passive participle

from man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (as agent in passive construction) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Often functions as agent in passive constructions

शक्रसमः (śakrasamaḥ) - equal to Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakrasama

śakrasama - equal to Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (śakra+sama)

śakra – Indra (name of a deity)
proper noun (masculine)
Root: śak (class 5)
sama – equal, similar
adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'dhanañjayaḥ'

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (a name of Arjuna, lit. 'conqueror of wealth') (Dhanañjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - Dhanañjaya (a name of Arjuna, lit. 'conqueror of wealth')

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter)
Root: dhā (class 3)
jaya – victory, conquest, conquering
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from jī (to conquer)
Root: jī (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient

वृष्णिवीरः (vṛṣṇivīraḥ) - hero of the Vṛṣṇis (referring to Kṛṣṇa) (hero of the Vṛṣṇis)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣṇivīra

vṛṣṇivīra - hero of the Vṛṣṇis

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛṣṇi+vīra)