महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-6

शृणु तत्पृथिवीपाल मा च शोके मनः कृथाः ।
दिष्टमेतत्पुरा नूनमेवंभावि नराधिप ॥६॥

6. śṛṇu tatpṛthivīpāla mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ,
diṣṭametatpurā nūnamevaṁbhāvi narādhipa.

6. śṛṇu tat pṛthivīpāla mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ
| diṣṭam etat purā nūnam evambhāvi narādhipa

6. pṛthivīpāla tat śṛṇu,
ca manaḥ śoke mā kṛthāḥ narādhipa,
etat diṣṭam purā nūnam evambhāvi

6. O King (pṛthivīpāla), listen to that, and do not let your mind dwell on sorrow. O ruler of men (narādhipa), this destiny (diṣṭam) was certainly predetermined long ago, it was meant to be this way.

6. שמע זאת, הו מגן הארץ, ואל תשים את רוחך באבל. זה היה גורל שנקבע מראש, הו שליט בני האדם, וכך בוודאי היה עתיד להיות.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

• मा (mā) - do not

• च (ca) - and

• शोके (śoke) - in sorrow, in grief

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you place, you put (you make, you do)

• दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny, fate, ordained

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, before

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• एवम्भावि (evambhāvi) - thus to be, bound to happen in this way

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with Aorist for prohibition.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शोके (śoke) - in sorrow, in grief

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

Root: śuc (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

Root: man (class 4)

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you place, you put (you make, you do)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with mā for prohibition, similar to an imperative.

दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny, fate, ordained

(past passive participle)

Note: Used as a noun here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, before

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

एवम्भावि (evambhāvi) - thus to be, bound to happen in this way

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of evambhāvin

evambhāvin - thus destined to be, about to be in this manner

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+bhāvin)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• bhāvin – about to be, future, destined
  adjective (masculine)
  Future Active Participle
  Derived from verbal root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'diṣṭam' and 'etat'.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

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