महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-77, verse-5
अहं हि तत्करिष्यामि परं पुरुषकारतः ।
दैवं तु न मया शक्यं कर्म कर्तुं कथंचन ॥५॥
दैवं तु न मया शक्यं कर्म कर्तुं कथंचन ॥५॥
5. ahaṁ hi tatkariṣyāmi paraṁ puruṣakārataḥ ,
daivaṁ tu na mayā śakyaṁ karma kartuṁ kathaṁcana.
daivaṁ tu na mayā śakyaṁ karma kartuṁ kathaṁcana.
5.
ahaṃ hi tat kariṣyāmi param puruṣakārataḥ daivam
tu na mayā śakyam karma kartum kathaṃcana
tu na mayā śakyam karma kartum kathaṃcana
5.
I will certainly accomplish that with my utmost human effort (puruṣakāra). However, I cannot perform any divine (destined) action myself in any way.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make, I will accomplish
- परम् (param) - utmost, supreme, highest, excellent
- पुरुषकारतः (puruṣakārataḥ) - by human effort, through human exertion
- दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine action, divine power
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
- न (na) - not, no
- मया (mayā) - by me
- शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able to be done
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, duty
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform, to make
- कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means, somehow
Words meanings and morphology
अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make, I will accomplish
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
परम् (param) - utmost, supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate, other
Note: Agrees with an implied object for 'kariṣyāmi' or adverbially modifies 'puruṣakārataḥ'.
पुरुषकारतः (puruṣakārataḥ) - by human effort, through human exertion
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra
puruṣakāra - human effort, human exertion, personal endeavor
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kāra)
- puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
noun (masculine) - kāra – act, action, doing, effort, maker
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine action, divine power
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - destiny, fate, divine power, divine will; relating to gods
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able to be done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, capable, practicable, able to be done
Gerundive
Derived from root śak, meaning 'to be able', with suffix -ya.
Root: śak (class 5)
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, duty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, duty, fate, ritual action
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform, to make
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of root kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means, somehow
(indeclinable)