महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-134, verse-67
दुर्लभं जीवितं मन्ये कौरव्यस्य किरीटिना ।
युध्यमानस्य पार्थेन शार्दूलेनेव हस्तिनः ॥६७॥
युध्यमानस्य पार्थेन शार्दूलेनेव हस्तिनः ॥६७॥
67. durlabhaṁ jīvitaṁ manye kauravyasya kirīṭinā ,
yudhyamānasya pārthena śārdūleneva hastinaḥ.
yudhyamānasya pārthena śārdūleneva hastinaḥ.
67.
durlabham jīvitam manye kauravyasya kirīṭinā
yudhyamānasya pārthena śārdūlena iva hastinaḥ
yudhyamānasya pārthena śārdūlena iva hastinaḥ
67.
aham kauravyasya kirīṭinā pārthena yudhyamānasya
hastinaḥ śārdūlena iva jīvitam durlabham manye
hastinaḥ śārdūlena iva jīvitam durlabham manye
67.
I consider the life of the Kaurava (Duryodhana), while he is fighting with Arjuna (Kirīṭin), to be difficult to preserve, just as an elephant's life would be against a tiger.
Words meanings summery:
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- दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, difficult to find, difficult to preserve
- जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence
- मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe
- कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of the Kaurava, of Duryodhana
- किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Kirīṭin, by Arjuna (the wearer of the diadem)
- युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of him who is fighting, while fighting
- पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
- शार्दूलेन (śārdūlena) - by a tiger
- इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
- हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - of an elephant
Words meanings and morphology
दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, difficult to find, difficult to preserve
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)
- dur – difficult, bad, hard
indeclinable - labha – obtainable, procurable
nominal derivative
Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain).
Root: labh (class 1)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, existence, livelihood
Past passive participle of root 'jīv' (to live) used as a noun.
Root: jīv (class 1)
मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Root: man (class 4)
कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of the Kaurava, of Duryodhana
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava (specifically Duryodhana)
किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Kirīṭin, by Arjuna (the wearer of the diadem)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - wearer of a diadem/crown; an epithet of Arjuna
युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of him who is fighting, while fighting
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna
yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle
Present Middle Participle
Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'kauravyasya'.
पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), i.e., Arjuna
Note: Agrees with 'kirīṭinā'.
शार्दूलेन (śārdūlena) - by a tiger
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śārdūla
śārdūla - tiger
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - of an elephant
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of hastin
hastin - elephant, one having a hand (trunk)