महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-65

ततोऽब्रवीच्छांतनवः पाण्डवान्पाण्डुपूर्वज ।
न कथंचन कौन्तेय मयि जीवति संयुगे ।
युष्मासु दृश्यते वृद्धिः सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि वः ॥६५॥

65. tato'bravīcchāṁtanavaḥ pāṇḍavānpāṇḍupūrvaja ,
na kathaṁcana kaunteya mayi jīvati saṁyuge ,
yuṣmāsu dṛśyate vṛddhiḥ satyametadbravīmi vaḥ.

65. tataḥ abravīt śāntanavaḥ pāṇḍavān
pāṇḍupūrvaja na kathaṃcana kaunteya
mayi jīvati saṃyuge yuṣmāsu dṛśyate
vṛddhiḥ satyam etat bravīmi vaḥ

65. tataḥ śāntanavaḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja pāṇḍavān abravīt: kaunteya mayi saṃyuge jīvati yuṣmāsu kathaṃcana vṛddhiḥ na dṛśyate.
etat satyam vaḥ bravīmi.

65. Then Bhishma (śāntanavaḥ), O son of Pāṇḍu, spoke to the Pāṇḍavas: 'O son of Kuntī, as long as I am alive in battle, no success (vṛddhi) will be seen for you by any means. I tell you this truth.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma, son of Śāntanu)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pāṇḍavas

• पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O elder of the Pāṇḍavas

• न (na) - not, no

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, somehow or other

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

• मयि (mayi) - while I am (part of locative absolute construction) (in me, on me, regarding me)

• जीवति (jīvati) - while I am alive (part of locative absolute construction) (living, being alive)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

• युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - for you (plural) (in you, among you, for you)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - success (in battle) (growth, increase, prosperity, success)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Imperfect

root brū, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √brū (class 2)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma, son of Śāntanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, son of Śāntanu

patronymic from Śāntanu

Note: Refers to Bhishma

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Object of abravīt

पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O elder of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍupūrvaja

pāṇḍupūrvaja - one whose ancestor is Pāṇḍu; born before Pāṇḍu (ancestor)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+pūrvaja)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pūrvaja – born before, elder, ancestor
  adjective (masculine)
  from pūrva (before) + √jan (to be born)
  Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, somehow or other

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the impossibility

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

patronymic from Kuntī

Note: Addressed to one of the Pāṇḍavas

मयि (mayi) - while I am (part of locative absolute construction) (in me, on me, regarding me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with jīvati

जीवति (jīvati) - while I am alive (part of locative absolute construction) (living, being alive)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of √jīv

jīv - to live, to exist

Present Participle

root jīv + śatṛ suffix, locative singular

Root: √jīv (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with mayi

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: √yuj (class 7)

युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - for you (plural) (in you, among you, for you)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

Present Tense

root dṛś, present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive voice

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - success (in battle) (growth, increase, prosperity, success)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success

from √vṛdh (to grow)

Root: √vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb dṛśyate

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

from sat (being, existence)

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicative noun with etat

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the preceding statement

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √brū

Present Tense

root brū, present tense, 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √brū (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form

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