महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-90

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प्रत्यक्षं वः कुरवो यद्ब्रवीमि युध्यमाना धार्तराष्ट्रा न सन्ति ।
अन्यत्र युद्धात्कुरवः परीप्सन्न युध्यतां शेष इहास्ति कश्चित् ॥९०॥

90. pratyakṣaṁ vaḥ kuravo yadbravīmi; yudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi ,
anyatra yuddhātkuravaḥ parīpsa;nna yudhyatāṁ śeṣa ihāsti kaścit.

90. pratyakṣam vaḥ kuravaḥ yat bravīmi
yudhyamānāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ na santi
anyatra yuddhāt kuravaḥ parīpsan
na yudhyatām śeṣaḥ iha asti kaścit

90. O Kurus, what I declare is manifest to you: The fighting sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not survive. Among the Kurus, apart from those who are actively engaged in battle and desire to protect themselves, no one who refrains from fighting remains here.

Words meanings summery:

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प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - visible, evident, directly perceived

वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you (plural)

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - O Kurus! (vocative plural)

यत् (yat) - that which, what

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, those who are fighting

धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kauravas

न (na) - not, no

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, apart from

युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from war, because of war

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to obtain, desiring to preserve/protect

न (na) - not, no

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those not fighting

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remainder, residue

इह (iha) - here, in this world

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - visible, evident, directly perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, evident, before one's eyes, direct perception

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣi)

prati – towards, against, for each
indeclinable
akṣa – eye, sense organ
noun (neuter)

Note: Often used adverbially as 'visibly', 'evidently'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural), your

Note: Enclitic form for 2nd person plural, dative/genitive/accusative case.

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - O Kurus! (vocative plural)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a name of an ancient tribe or kingdom, descendants of Kuru, Kauravas

Note: Vocative plural of 'kuru'.

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used here as a conjunction, 'that which I say'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present tense (laṭ) of brū

root verb, present tense, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, those who are fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaging in battle

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, modifying 'dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ'.

धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (collectively, the Kauravas)

Patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present tense (laṭ) of as

root verb, present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: When used with 'na', implies 'they will not be' or 'they will not survive'.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, apart from

(indeclinable)

Note: Often takes an ablative case (yuddhāt).

युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from war, because of war

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Ablative singular of 'yuddha'.

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a name of an ancient tribe or kingdom, descendants of Kuru, Kauravas

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to obtain, desiring to preserve/protect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parīpsat

parīpsat - desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, wishing to protect/preserve

Present Active Desiderative Participle

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pari-'. Formed 'pari + īpsā' then participle.

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as a predicate, referring to 'kuravaḥ' (plural sense implied, but participle itself is singular, which could be an agreement error, or referring to a general 'Kuru'). Given context, likely refers to 'kuravaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those not fighting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyat

yudhyat - fighting, one who fights

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight). Negated with 'na' in context.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Genitive plural masculine. Here, used in conjunction with 'na' to mean 'of those who do not fight'.

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remainder, residue

(noun)