महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-12, verse-13
न स्मराम्यनृतां वाचं न स्मरामि पराजयम् ।
न स्मरामि प्रतिश्रुत्य किंचिदप्यनपाकृतम् ॥१३॥
न स्मरामि प्रतिश्रुत्य किंचिदप्यनपाकृतम् ॥१३॥
13. na smarāmyanṛtāṁ vācaṁ na smarāmi parājayam ,
na smarāmi pratiśrutya kiṁcidapyanapākṛtam.
na smarāmi pratiśrutya kiṁcidapyanapākṛtam.
13.
na smarāmi anṛtām vācam na smarāmi parājayam
na smarāmi pratiśrutya kiṃcit api anapākṛtam
na smarāmi pratiśrutya kiṃcit api anapākṛtam
13.
(aham) anṛtām vācam na smarāmi,
parājayam na smarāmi,
pratiśrutya kiṃcit api anapākṛtam na smarāmi
parājayam na smarāmi,
pratiśrutya kiṃcit api anapākṛtam na smarāmi
13.
I do not recall ever speaking an untruth. I do not remember ever suffering a defeat. Nor do I recall having made a promise that I left unfulfilled.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall
- अनृताम् (anṛtām) - false (speech) (untrue, false, dishonest)
- वाचम् (vācam) - speech, utterance (speech, word, voice)
- पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat, loss
- प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having agreed
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)
- अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
- अनपाकृतम् (anapākṛtam) - unfulfilled (promise) (unfulfilled, not done, not performed)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ
Present Active First Person Singular
Present active first person singular
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Repeated three times in the verse.
अनृताम् (anṛtām) - false (speech) (untrue, false, dishonest)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untrue, false, dishonest
Negation (a) of ṛta (truth)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)
- a – not, un-
prefix
Negative prefix - ṛta – truth, right, cosmic order
noun (neuter)
Root: ṛ
Note: Qualifies vācam.
वाचम् (vācam) - speech, utterance (speech, word, voice)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, word, voice
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of smarāmi.
पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat, loss
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parājaya
parājaya - defeat, loss, subjugation
From prefix parā- (away, off) + root ji (to conquer)
Prefix: parā
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Object of smarāmi.
प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having agreed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive form from prati- (prefix) + root śru (to hear)
Prefix: prati
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Precedes anapākṛtam.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid
kiṁcid - something, anything, a little
Formed from kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle)
Note: Object of smarāmi.
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes kiṃcit.
अनपाकृतम् (anapākṛtam) - unfulfilled (promise) (unfulfilled, not done, not performed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anapākṛta
anapākṛta - not performed, not fulfilled, undone
Past Passive Participle
Negation (an) + apa-kṛta (done away with, fulfilled); Past Passive Participle from apa- (prefix) + root kṛ (to do)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+apākṛta)
- an – not, un-
prefix
Negative prefix - apākṛta – fulfilled, done away with
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From apa (prefix) + root kṛ (to do)
Prefix: apa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies kiṃcit.