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5,56

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-16

अशक्याश्चैव ये केचित्पृथिव्यां शूरमानिनः ।
सर्वांस्तानर्जुनः पार्थः कल्पयामास भागतः ॥१६॥
16. aśakyāścaiva ye kecitpṛthivyāṁ śūramāninaḥ ,
sarvāṁstānarjunaḥ pārthaḥ kalpayāmāsa bhāgataḥ.
16. aśakyāḥ ca eva ye kecit pṛthivyām śūramāninaḥ
sarvān tān arjunaḥ pārthaḥ kalpayāmāsa bhāgataḥ
16. Indeed, all those on earth who considered themselves unconquerable and heroic – Arjuna, the son of Pṛthā, assigned them all as a portion (to be vanquished by others).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अशक्याः (aśakyāḥ) - unconquerable, impossible to defeat, incapable
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly
  • ये (ye) - whoever, those who
  • केचित् (kecit) - some, any, certain ones
  • पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world
  • शूरमानिनः (śūramāninaḥ) - considering themselves heroic, proud of their valor
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone
  • तान् (tān) - them, those
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
  • पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Pṛthā (Kuntī) (son of Pṛthā)
  • कल्पयामास (kalpayāmāsa) - assigned, arranged, distributed, made into a share
  • भागतः (bhāgataḥ) - as a share, by division, in portions

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्याः (aśakyāḥ) - unconquerable, impossible to defeat, incapable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśakya
aśakya - unconquerable, impossible, incapable of being done
Gerundive (Pot. Pass. Part.)
From the root śak (to be able) + ya suffix, negated by 'a'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negating prefix.
  • śakya – possible, capable, able to be done
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive (Pot. Pass. Part.)
    From root śak (to be able) + ya (gerundive suffix).
    Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Modifies 'ye'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the statement.
ये (ye) - whoever, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Relative pronoun introducing the clause.
केचित् (kecit) - some, any, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ka
ka - who, what (interrogative or indefinite pronoun)
Combined with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun.
Note: Indefinite pronoun, refers to 'some individuals'.
पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, world
Root: pṛth
शूरमानिनः (śūramāninaḥ) - considering themselves heroic, proud of their valor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūramānin
śūramānin - considering oneself a hero, proud of one's valor
Compound of śūra (hero) and mānin (considering, thinking oneself).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūra+mānin)
  • śūra – hero, brave, valiant
    noun (masculine)
  • mānin – thinking, considering, proud of
    adjective (masculine)
    Active Participle
    From root man (to think) with -in suffix.
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Modifies 'ye kecit'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Direct object, refers to all those who consider themselves unconquerable.
तान् (tān) - them, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Direct object, coreferential with 'sarvān'.
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, silver
Note: Subject of 'kalpayāmāsa'.
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Pṛthā (Kuntī) (son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (an epithet for Arjuna, Karṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)
Patronymic derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī) with the 'aṇ' suffix.
Note: Appositive to 'arjunaḥ'.
कल्पयामास (kalpayāmāsa) - assigned, arranged, distributed, made into a share
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kalpaya
Causative formation of root kḷp, Periphrastic Perfect
Reduplicated perfect of the causative stem of root kḷp (to be in order, to be suitable).
Root: kḷp (class 1)
भागतः (bhāgataḥ) - as a share, by division, in portions
(indeclinable)
From bhāga (share, portion) + tas suffix (indicating 'by means of' or 'in the manner of').
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'kalpayāmāsa'.