महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-148, verse-41
स भवान्मज्जमानानां बन्धूनां त्वं प्लवो यथा ।
विविधानि तवास्त्राणि सन्ति माया च राक्षसी ॥४१॥
विविधानि तवास्त्राणि सन्ति माया च राक्षसी ॥४१॥
41. sa bhavānmajjamānānāṁ bandhūnāṁ tvaṁ plavo yathā ,
vividhāni tavāstrāṇi santi māyā ca rākṣasī.
vividhāni tavāstrāṇi santi māyā ca rākṣasī.
41.
sa bhavān majjamānānām bandhūnām tvam plavaḥ
yathā vividhāni tava astrāṇi santi māyā ca rākṣasī
yathā vividhāni tava astrāṇi santi māyā ca rākṣasī
41.
sa bhavān,
tvam majjamānānām bandhūnām plavaḥ yathā (asi).
vividhāni tava astrāṇi santi,
rākṣasī māyā ca.
tvam majjamānānām bandhūnām plavaḥ yathā (asi).
vividhāni tava astrāṇi santi,
rākṣasī māyā ca.
41.
You, sir, are like a boat for your drowning kinsmen. You possess various weapons, and also formidable demonic (māyā) magical power.
Words meanings summery:
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- स (sa) - that (you)
- भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), sir
- मज्जमानानाम् (majjamānānām) - of those who are sinking/drowning
- बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives, of kinsmen
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat, raft, float
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
- विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse
- तव (tava) - your, for you
- अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
- सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist
- माया (māyā) - illusion, magical power, deceptive power
- च (ca) - and
- राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demonic, related to a Rākṣasa
Words meanings and morphology
स (sa) - that (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: masculine nominative singular of tad
भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), sir
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant
bhavant - you (honorific), sir, respected person
present active participle of bhū (to be) used as a second person honorific pronoun
Root: bhū (class 1)
मज्जमानानाम् (majjamānānām) - of those who are sinking/drowning
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of majjamāna
majjamāna - sinking, drowning, submerging
Present Middle Participle
from root majj + śānac (present middle participle suffix)
Root: majj (class 6)
बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives, of kinsmen
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bandhu
bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: second person singular pronoun
प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat, raft, float
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of plava
plava - a boat, raft, float
from root plu (to float)
Root: plu (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold
compound of vi (prefix for diversity) + vidha (kind, sort)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vi+vidha)
- vi – apart, away, in different directions; prefix indicating separation, intensity
indeclinable - vidha – kind, sort, type
noun (masculine)
Note: also accusative plural neuter
तव (tava) - your, for you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: second person singular pronoun
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile
from root as (to throw)
Root: as (class 4)
Note: also accusative plural neuter
सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
third person plural present active of root as
Root: as (class 2)
माया (māyā) - illusion, magical power, deceptive power
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magical power, supernatural power, artifice
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demonic, related to a Rākṣasa
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - demonic, relating to a Rākṣasa (feminine form)
feminine form of rākṣasa
Note: qualifies māyā