महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-4

इमामेकोपमां राजञ्शृणु सत्यामशङ्कितः ।
तां श्रुत्वा श्रेय आदत्स्व यदि साध्विति मन्यसे ॥४॥

4. imāmekopamāṁ rājañśṛṇu satyāmaśaṅkitaḥ ,
tāṁ śrutvā śreya ādatsva yadi sādhviti manyase.

4. imām ekopamām rājan śṛṇu satyām aśaṅkitaḥ tām
śrutvā śreyaḥ ādatstva yadi sādhu iti manyase

4. O King, listen to this true and unique analogy without any hesitation. After hearing it, embrace what is beneficial if you deem it appropriate.

4. הו מלך, שמע בלי חשש משל אחד אמיתי. כששמעת אותו, אמץ את הטוב, אם תמצא שהוא ראוי.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• एकोपमाम् (ekopamām) - a unique simile, a solitary comparison

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, honest

• अशङ्कितः (aśaṅkitaḥ) - fearless, undoubting, without hesitation

• ताम् (tām) - that (analogy) (that, her)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, prosperity, what is beneficial)

• आदत्स्त्व (ādatstva) - accept, take, acquire

• यदि (yadi) - if

• साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

एकोपमाम् (ekopamām) - a unique simile, a solitary comparison

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekopamā

ekopamā - a unique comparison, a singular simile

Compound of eka and upamā

Compound type : karma_dharaya (eka+upamā)

• eka – one, unique, solitary
  numeral
• upamā – comparison, simile, analogy
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from upa- + √mā
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, honest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent

Derived from sat (being)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies ekopamām

अशङ्कितः (aśaṅkitaḥ) - fearless, undoubting, without hesitation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaṅkita

aśaṅkita - undoubted, unafraid, fearless

Past Passive Participle

Prefix a- (negation) + śaṅkita (feared)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṅkita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śaṅkita – feared, doubted, apprehensive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śaṅk (to doubt, fear) + kta suffix
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'you' (the implied subject of śṛṇu)

ताम् (tām) - that (analogy) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers back to 'ekopamām'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root √śru + ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, prosperity, what is beneficial)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, good, welfare, prosperity

Comparative/superlative of śrī

आदत्स्त्व (ādatstva) - accept, take, acquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of ādā

Prefix ā- + √dā (to give, but in middle voice means to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, right, virtuous, excellent

From root √sādh (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively with 'iti'

इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

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