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5,62

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-62, verse-1

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
सदृशानां मनुष्येषु सर्वेषां तुल्यजन्मनाम् ।
कथमेकान्ततस्तेषां पार्थानां मन्यसे जयम् ॥१॥
1. duryodhana uvāca ,
sadṛśānāṁ manuṣyeṣu sarveṣāṁ tulyajanmanām ,
kathamekāntatasteṣāṁ pārthānāṁ manyase jayam.
1. duryodhanaḥ uvāca sadṛśānām manuṣyeṣu sarveṣām
tulyajanmanām katham ekāntataḥ teṣām pārthānām manyase jayam
1. Duryodhana said: "Among all men who are equal and of similar birth, how can you consider the Pārthas' victory to be absolutely certain?"

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, declared
  • सदृशानाम् (sadṛśānām) - of similar, of like (persons)
  • मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, in men, among human beings
  • सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
  • तुल्यजन्मनाम् (tulyajanmanām) - of those of equal birth, of similar origin
  • कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?
  • एकान्ततः (ekāntataḥ) - absolutely, exclusively, certainly, without exception
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
  • पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī))
  • मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe
  • जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph, conquest

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper name of the eldest Kaurava prince), hard to conquer
उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
सदृशानाम् (sadṛśānām) - of similar, of like (persons)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sadṛśa
sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling, equal
Note: Qualifies 'manuṣyeṣu'.
मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, in men, among human beings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - man, human being, person
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with 'manuṣyeṣu' and 'tulyajanmanām'.
तुल्यजन्मनाम् (tulyajanmanām) - of those of equal birth, of similar origin
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tulyajanman
tulyajanman - of equal birth/origin, born equally
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+janman)
  • tulya – equal, similar, like
    adjective (masculine)
  • janman – birth, origin, existence, life
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'manuṣyeṣu'.
कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?
(indeclinable)
एकान्ततः (ekāntataḥ) - absolutely, exclusively, certainly, without exception
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas from ekānta (certain, exclusive)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the Pārthas.
पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna
patronymic from Pṛthā
मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Root: man (class 4)
जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph, conquest
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - victory, triumph, conquest
Root: ji (class 1)