महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-118, verse-10
आर्येण सुकरं ह्याहुरार्यकर्म धनंजय ।
अनार्यकर्म त्वार्येण सुदुष्करतरं भुवि ॥१०॥
अनार्यकर्म त्वार्येण सुदुष्करतरं भुवि ॥१०॥
10. āryeṇa sukaraṁ hyāhurāryakarma dhanaṁjaya ,
anāryakarma tvāryeṇa suduṣkarataraṁ bhuvi.
anāryakarma tvāryeṇa suduṣkarataraṁ bhuvi.
10.
āryeṇa sukaram hi āhuḥ āryakarma dhanañjaya
anāryakarma tu āryeṇa suduṣkarataram bhuvi
anāryakarma tu āryeṇa suduṣkarataram bhuvi
10.
dhanañjaya āryakarma āryeṇa sukaram hi āhuḥ
tu anāryakarma āryeṇa bhuvi suduṣkarataram
tu anāryakarma āryeṇa bhuvi suduṣkarataram
10.
O Dhanañjaya, indeed, they say that a noble act is easy for a noble person to perform. But an ignoble act is exceedingly more difficult for a noble person to accomplish on earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person
- सुकरम् (sukaram) - easy to do, easily done
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak
- आर्यकर्म (āryakarma) - noble deed, act of a noble person
- धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhanañjaya (conqueror of wealth), O Arjuna
- अनार्यकर्म (anāryakarma) - ignoble deed, act of an ignoble person
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person
- सुदुष्करतरम् (suduṣkarataram) - exceedingly more difficult/improper
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
Words meanings and morphology
आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ārya
ārya - noble, honorable person
सुकरम् (sukaram) - easy to do, easily done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukara
sukara - easy to do
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kara)
- su – well, good, easily
indeclinable - kara – making, doing, performing
adjective (neuter)
Agent Noun Suffix
derived from √kṛ
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū
irregular verb form for āha/āhuḥ from √brū
Root: √brū (class 2)
आर्यकर्म (āryakarma) - noble deed, act of a noble person
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āryakarman
āryakarman - noble deed
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+karman)
- ārya – noble
adjective (masculine) - karman – deed, action (karma)
noun (neuter)
धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhanañjaya (conqueror of wealth), O Arjuna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya
dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, Arjuna
अनार्यकर्म (anāryakarma) - ignoble deed, act of an ignoble person
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anāryakarman
anāryakarman - ignoble deed
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anārya+karman)
- anārya – ignoble, not noble
adjective (masculine) - karman – deed, action (karma)
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ārya
ārya - noble, honorable person
सुदुष्करतरम् (suduṣkarataram) - exceedingly more difficult/improper
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suduṣkaratara
suduṣkaratara - exceedingly more difficult
Comparative Degree
derived from duṣkara with suffix -tara
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+duṣkaratara)
- su – well, very, exceedingly
indeclinable - duṣkaratara – more difficult, more improper
adjective (neuter)
Comparative Degree
derived from duṣkara with suffix -tara
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, world