महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-10

एत एवासयस्तीक्ष्णाः कृन्तन्त्यायूंषि देहिनाम् ।
एतानि मानवान्घ्नन्ति न मृत्युर्भद्रमस्तु ते ॥१०॥

10. eta evāsayastīkṣṇāḥ kṛntantyāyūṁṣi dehinām ,
etāni mānavānghnanti na mṛtyurbhadramastu te.

10. ete eva asayaḥ tīkṣṇāḥ kṛntanti āyūṃṣi dehinām |
etāni mānavān ghnanti na mṛtyuḥ bhadram astu te

10. These (traits) are indeed sharp swords that cut short the lifespans of embodied beings. These destroy people, not death itself. May prosperity be yours.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - Refers to the six traits mentioned in the previous verse. (these (masculine plural))

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• असयः (asayaḥ) - swords, daggers

• तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp, keen, pungent

• कृन्तन्ति (kṛntanti) - they cut, they sever, they destroy

• आयूंषि (āyūṁṣi) - lifespans, ages

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

• एतानि (etāni) - Refers to the six traits. (these (neuter plural))

• मानवान् (mānavān) - men, human beings

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they destroy, they strike

• न (na) - not, no

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, prosperity, good fortune

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - Refers to the addressed king. (to you (dative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - Refers to the six traits mentioned in the previous verse. (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

असयः (asayaḥ) - swords, daggers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp, keen, pungent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot, severe

कृन्तन्ति (kṛntanti) - they cut, they sever, they destroy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛnt

Present Active

Root 'kṛnt', 6th class (tudādi), 3rd person plural

Root: kṛnt (class 6)

आयूंषि (āyūṁṣi) - lifespans, ages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, age

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied being, living creature, soul (ātman)

From 'deha' (body) + suffix '-in' (having)

एतानि (etāni) - Refers to the six traits. (these (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

मानवान् (mānavān) - men, human beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - man, human being, descendant of Manu

From 'manu' (Manu, primal man)

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they destroy, they strike

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present Active

Root 'han', 2nd class (adādi), 3rd person plural

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, prosperity, good fortune

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate, welfare, prosperity

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Active

Root 'as', 2nd class (adādi), 3rd person singular imperative

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - Refers to the addressed king. (to you (dative singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you