महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-39, verse-49
आर्जवेन नरं युक्तमार्जवात्सव्यपत्रपम् ।
अशक्तिमन्तं मन्यन्तो धर्षयन्ति कुबुद्धयः ॥४९॥
अशक्तिमन्तं मन्यन्तो धर्षयन्ति कुबुद्धयः ॥४९॥
49. ārjavena naraṁ yuktamārjavātsavyapatrapam ,
aśaktimantaṁ manyanto dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ.
aśaktimantaṁ manyanto dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ.
49.
ārjaveṇa naram yuktam ārjavāt savyapatrapam
aśaktimantam manyantaḥ dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ
aśaktimantam manyantaḥ dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ
49.
Evil-minded people overpower a man who is endowed with sincerity and who is bashful (savyapatrapa) because of that very sincerity, perceiving him as powerless.
Words meanings summery:
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- आर्जवेण (ārjaveṇa) - by sincerity, by integrity, by straightforwardness
- नरम् (naram) - man, person
- युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with (sincerity) (endowed with, connected, joined)
- आर्जवात् (ārjavāt) - from sincerity, because of integrity, due to straightforwardness
- सव्यपत्रपम् (savyapatrapam) - bashful, shy, excessively humble
- अशक्तिमन्तम् (aśaktimantam) - powerless, weak, lacking strength
- मन्यन्तः (manyantaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing
- धर्षयन्ति (dharṣayanti) - they overpower, they harass, they assault
- कुबुद्धयः (kubuddhayaḥ) - evil-minded people, wicked-minded people, fools
Words meanings and morphology
आर्जवेण (ārjaveṇa) - by sincerity, by integrity, by straightforwardness
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ārjava
ārjava - sincerity, integrity, straightforwardness, honesty
From ṛju (straight, honest) + aṇ (suffix for abstract noun)
नरम् (naram) - man, person
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, hero
युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with (sincerity) (endowed with, connected, joined)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate, proper
Past Passive Participle
From root yuj (to join, connect)
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'naram'
आर्जवात् (ārjavāt) - from sincerity, because of integrity, due to straightforwardness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ārjava
ārjava - sincerity, integrity, straightforwardness, honesty
From ṛju (straight, honest) + aṇ (suffix for abstract noun)
सव्यपत्रपम् (savyapatrapam) - bashful, shy, excessively humble
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of savyapatrapa
savyapatrapa - bashful, shy, excessively humble (literally 'ashamed of the left hand')
Compound type : bahuvrihi (savya+patrapa)
- savya – left, left-hand side, reversed, crooked
adjective (masculine) - patrapa – ashamed, bashful, shy
adjective (masculine)
From root trap (to be ashamed) + a
Root: trap (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'naram'
अशक्तिमन्तम् (aśaktimantam) - powerless, weak, lacking strength
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśaktimat
aśaktimat - powerless, weak, helpless
a- (not) + śakti (power) + -mat (possessive suffix)
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śakti+mat)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - śakti – power, strength, energy, capability, divine feminine power (śakti)
noun (feminine)
From root śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5) - mat – having, possessing, endowed with
suffix
Possessive suffix
Note: Qualifies 'naram'
मन्यन्तः (manyantaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manyat
manyat - thinking, considering, believing
Present Active Participle
From root man (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'kubuddhayaḥ'
धर्षयन्ति (dharṣayanti) - they overpower, they harass, they assault
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of dharṣay
Causative verb
Causative of root dhṛṣ (to be bold, daring)
Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)
कुबुद्धयः (kubuddhayaḥ) - evil-minded people, wicked-minded people, fools
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kubuddhi
kubuddhi - evil-minded, foolish, having a bad intellect
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ku+buddhi)
- ku – bad, evil, wicked, ignoble
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'bad' or 'evil' - buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
noun (feminine)
From root budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)