महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-101, verse-71
ततोऽब्रवीन्महाराज द्रुपदो बुद्धिमान्नृप ।
लुब्धोऽयं क्षत्रियान्हन्ति व्याघ्रः क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥७१॥
लुब्धोऽयं क्षत्रियान्हन्ति व्याघ्रः क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥७१॥
71. tato'bravīnmahārāja drupado buddhimānnṛpa ,
lubdho'yaṁ kṣatriyānhanti vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgāniva.
lubdho'yaṁ kṣatriyānhanti vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgāniva.
71.
tataḥ abravīt mahārāja drupadaḥ buddhimān nṛpaḥ |
lubdhaḥ ayam kṣatriyān hanti vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgān iva
lubdhaḥ ayam kṣatriyān hanti vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgān iva
71.
tataḥ mahārāja buddhimān nṛpaḥ drupadaḥ abravīt ayam
lubdhaḥ vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgān iva kṣatriyān hanti
lubdhaḥ vyāghraḥ kṣudramṛgān iva kṣatriyān hanti
71.
Then, O great king, the intelligent King Drupada spoke: 'This greedy man kills warriors, just as a tiger kills small animals.'
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said
- महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhritarashtra (O great king)
- द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada
- बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler
- लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy, covetous, avaricious
- अयम् (ayam) - this person (referring to Duryodhana, implied) (this (one))
- क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors, members of the warrior class
- हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, injures
- व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger
- क्षुद्रमृगान् (kṣudramṛgān) - small animals, small deer
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that
(indeclinable)
ablative of 'tad' used as an indeclinable
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect Active
3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada, from root brū
Root: brū (class 2)
महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhritarashtra (O great king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, sovereign
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of drupada
drupada - Drupada (name of a king, father of Draupadi)
बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat
buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding
from 'buddhi' (intellect) + suffix '-mat' (possessing)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
from nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pā)
- nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine) - pā – protector, guardian (from root pā 'to protect')
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2)
लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy, covetous, avaricious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed
Past Passive Participle
from root 'lubh' (to covet, to be agitated)
Root: lubh (class 4)
अयम् (ayam) - this person (referring to Duryodhana, implied) (this (one))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors, members of the warrior class
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a warrior
हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, injures
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han
Present Active
3rd person singular, Present Tense, Parasmaipada, from root han
Root: han (class 2)
व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra
vyāghra - tiger
क्षुद्रमृगान् (kṣudramṛgān) - small animals, small deer
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣudramṛga
kṣudramṛga - small animal, small deer
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+mṛga)
- kṣudra – small, tiny, insignificant, mean
adjective - mṛga – animal, deer, game
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)