महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-76, verse-4
तदिदं भाषितं वाक्यं तथा च न तथैव च ।
न चैतदेवं द्रष्टव्यमसाध्यमिति किंचन ॥४॥
न चैतदेवं द्रष्टव्यमसाध्यमिति किंचन ॥४॥
4. tadidaṁ bhāṣitaṁ vākyaṁ tathā ca na tathaiva ca ,
na caitadevaṁ draṣṭavyamasādhyamiti kiṁcana.
na caitadevaṁ draṣṭavyamasādhyamiti kiṁcana.
4.
tat idam bhāṣitam vākyam tathā ca na tathā eva ca
na ca etat evam draṣṭavyam asādhyam iti kiṃcana
na ca etat evam draṣṭavyam asādhyam iti kiṃcana
4.
Therefore, this speech of yours is both 'so' and 'not so.' And this matter should not be considered impossible (asādhya) at all.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - Referring to the preceding idea or argument. (that)
- इदम् (idam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's immediate speech. (this)
- भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's words. (spoken, said)
- वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's statement. (word, speech)
- तथा (tathā) - Indicating 'in one way' or 'as such'. (thus, so)
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not
- तथा (tathā) - Indicating 'not in that way' or 'not as such'. (thus, so)
- एव (eva) - Emphasizing the 'not so' aspect. (indeed, certainly)
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not
- च (ca) - and
- एतत् (etat) - Referring to the current situation or topic of discussion. (this)
- एवम् (evam) - Modifying how something should be regarded. (thus, in this way)
- द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - to be seen, should be considered
- असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - Referring to the difficulty of achieving a resolution. (impossible, unattainable)
- इति (iti) - Marks 'asādhya' as a quoted thought or description. (thus, (quotation marker))
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - Emphasizes the complete impossibility of considering it impossible. (anything, at all)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - Referring to the preceding idea or argument. (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
इदम् (idam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's immediate speech. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's words. (spoken, said)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita
bhāṣita - spoken, said, declared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root bhāṣ (to speak)
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa's statement. (word, speech)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word
तथा (tathā) - Indicating 'in one way' or 'as such'. (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - Indicating 'not in that way' or 'not as such'. (thus, so)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - Emphasizing the 'not so' aspect. (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - Referring to the current situation or topic of discussion. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, he, she, it
एवम् (evam) - Modifying how something should be regarded. (thus, in this way)
(indeclinable)
द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - to be seen, should be considered
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭavya
draṣṭavya - to be seen, visible, perceptible, to be considered
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)
Derived from the root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - Referring to the difficulty of achieving a resolution. (impossible, unattainable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asādhya
asādhya - impossible, impracticable, incurable, unattainable
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - sādhya – to be accomplished, practicable, curable
participle (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from the root sādh (to accomplish, succeed)
Root: sādh (class 5)
इति (iti) - Marks 'asādhya' as a quoted thought or description. (thus, (quotation marker))
(indeclinable)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - Emphasizes the complete impossibility of considering it impossible. (anything, at all)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)
- kim – what? which? who?
pronoun (neuter) - cana – and, also, indeed (particle)
indeclinable