महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-33

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नाहं तथा ह्यर्जुनाद्वासुदेवाद्भीमाद्वापि यमयोर्वा बिभेमि ।
यथा राज्ञः क्रोधदीप्तस्य सूत मन्योरहं भीततरः सदैव ॥३३॥

33. nāhaṁ tathā hyarjunādvāsudevā;dbhīmādvāpi yamayorvā bibhemi ,
yathā rājñaḥ krodhadīptasya sūta; manyorahaṁ bhītataraḥ sadaiva.

33. na aham tathā hi arjunāt vāsudevāt
bhīmāt vā api yamayoḥ vā bibhemi
yathā rājñaḥ krodhadīptasya sūta
manyoḥ aham bhītataraḥ sadā eva

33. Indeed, O Sañjaya, I am not as afraid of Arjuna, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), Bhīma, or even the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva), as I am always more afraid of the wrath of the king (Duryodhana), who is inflamed by anger.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not

अहम् (aham) - I

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - from Arjuna

वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) (from Vāsudeva)

भीमात् (bhīmāt) - from Bhīma

वा (vā) - or

अपि (api) - even, also

यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - from the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) (from the twins)

वा (vā) - or

बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Duryodhana) (of the king)

क्रोधदीप्तस्य (krodhadīptasya) - inflamed by anger

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (Sañjaya) (O charioteer)

मन्योः (manyoḥ) - from wrath, from anger

अहम् (aham) - I

भीततरः (bhītataraḥ) - more afraid, more fearful

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - from Arjuna

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name)

Root: rj (class 1)

Note: Expresses source of fear

वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) (from Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (a name of Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Expresses source of fear

भीमात् (bhīmāt) - from Bhīma

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (a proper name)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Expresses source of fear

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - from the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) (from the twins)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, pair

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Dual form for 'the two twins'. Could also be genitive. Context implies ablative for fear.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhī

Intensive/reduplicated form

Root: bhī (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Duryodhana) (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Could also be ablative. Context implies genitive 'of the king'.

क्रोधदीप्तस्य (krodhadīptasya) - inflamed by anger

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of krodhadīpta

krodhadīpta - inflamed by anger, burning with rage

Compound type : tatpurusha (krodha+dīpta)

krodha – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
Root: krudh (class 4)
dīpta – inflamed, shining, blazing
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
from dīp (to shine, blaze)
Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'rājñaḥ'

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (Sañjaya) (O charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard

Root: su (class 2)

मन्योः (manyoḥ) - from wrath, from anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of manyu

manyu - wrath, anger, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Expresses source of fear, can also be genitive