महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-127, verse-21
न तेषां मतिपूर्वं हि सुकृतं दृश्यते क्वचित् ।
दुष्कृतं तव वा वीर बुद्ध्या हीनं कुरूद्वह ॥२१॥
दुष्कृतं तव वा वीर बुद्ध्या हीनं कुरूद्वह ॥२१॥
21. na teṣāṁ matipūrvaṁ hi sukṛtaṁ dṛśyate kvacit ,
duṣkṛtaṁ tava vā vīra buddhyā hīnaṁ kurūdvaha.
duṣkṛtaṁ tava vā vīra buddhyā hīnaṁ kurūdvaha.
21.
na teṣām matipūrvam hi sukṛtam dṛśyate kvacit
duṣkṛtam tava vā vīra buddhyā hīnam kurūdvaha
duṣkṛtam tava vā vīra buddhyā hīnam kurūdvaha
21.
hi teṣām matipūrvam sukṛtam kvacit na dṛśyate
vā tava vīra kurūdvaha buddhyā hīnam duṣkṛtam
vā tava vīra kurūdvaha buddhyā hīnam duṣkṛtam
21.
Indeed, neither are their intentional good deeds ever seen, nor are your bad deeds, O hero (vīra), O descendent of Kuru (Kurūdvaha), which were devoid of understanding.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- मतिपूर्वम् (matipūrvam) - preceded by thought/intention, intentional
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
- सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, merit, virtue
- दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (anywhere, sometimes, perhaps)
- दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - bad deed, demerit, sin
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- वा (vā) - or, either... or
- वीर (vīra) - O hero (vocative) (hero, brave man)
- बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by reason
- हीनम् (hīnam) - lacking (understanding) (devoid of, lacking, abandoned, inferior)
- कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendent of Kuru (vocative) (O descendent of Kuru, O upholder of the Kuru race)
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: masculine or neuter plural genitive
मतिपूर्वम् (matipūrvam) - preceded by thought/intention, intentional
(adjective)
neuter, singular of matipūrva
matipūrva - preceded by thought, intentional
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mati+pūrva)
- mati – thought, intellect, intention
noun (feminine)
Root: man (class 4) - pūrva – preceded by, before, former
adjective
Note: Agrees with sukṛtam/duṣkṛtam.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, merit, virtue
(noun)
neuter, singular of sukṛta
sukṛta - good deed, merit, virtue; well-done
past passive participle
Derived from prefix su- + root kṛ- (to do)
Compound type : praadi-samāsa (su+kṛta)
- su – good, well
indeclinable - kṛta – done, made, deed
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
from root kṛ- (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Middle voice ending used for passive.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (anywhere, sometimes, perhaps)
(indeclinable)
दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - bad deed, demerit, sin
(noun)
neuter, singular of duṣkṛta
duṣkṛta - bad deed, demerit, sin; ill-done
past passive participle
Derived from prefix duṣ- + root kṛ- (to do)
Compound type : praadi-samāsa (dus+kṛta)
- dus – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable - kṛta – done, made, deed
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
from root kṛ- (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
वा (vā) - or, either... or
(indeclinable)
वीर (vīra) - O hero (vocative) (hero, brave man)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, masculine
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by reason
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception
Root: budh (class 1)
हीनम् (hīnam) - lacking (understanding) (devoid of, lacking, abandoned, inferior)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of hīna
hīna - deficient, lacking, inferior, abandoned
past passive participle
from root hā (to abandon, forsake)
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with duṣkṛtam.
कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendent of Kuru (vocative) (O descendent of Kuru, O upholder of the Kuru race)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūdvaha
kurūdvaha - descendent of Kuru, upholder of the Kuru race
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+udvaha)
- kuru – name of an ancient king, a dynasty, a region
proper noun (masculine) - udvaha – bearer, upholder, carrying
noun (masculine)
From ud- + vah- (to carry)
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.