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7,156

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-20

किमु मानुषमात्रेण शक्यः स्यात्प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ।
दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यमस्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥२०॥
20. kimu mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syātprativīkṣitum ,
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityamasyamāno divāniśam.
20. kimu mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syāt prativīkṣitum
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam asyamānaḥ divāniśam
20. kimu mānuṣamātreṇa dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam
divāniśam asyamānaḥ prativīkṣitum śakyaḥ syāt
20. Indeed, can a mere human possibly confront [him], who is firm-fisted, skillful, and constantly battling day and night?

Words meanings summery:

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  • किमु (kimu) - indeed (whether, indeed, what)
  • मानुषमात्रेण (mānuṣamātreṇa) - by a mere human, by only a man
  • शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able
  • स्यात् (syāt) - might be, would be
  • प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to confront (to be looked at, to be faced, to be observed)
  • दृढमुष्टिः (dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ) - firm-fisted, having a firm grasp
  • कृती (kṛtī) - skillful, accomplished, expert
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
  • अस्यमानः (asyamānaḥ) - engaged in battle (being thrown, being hurled, being attacked, battling)
  • दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night

Words meanings and morphology

किमु (kimu) - indeed (whether, indeed, what)
(indeclinable)
मानुषमात्रेण (mānuṣamātreṇa) - by a mere human, by only a man
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣamātra
mānuṣamātra - a mere human, only a man
Compound of mānuṣa (human) and mātra (mere, only)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mānuṣa+mātra)
  • mānuṣa – human, relating to man
    noun (masculine)
  • mātra – only, mere, just
    indeclinable
Note: Agrees with an implicit agent, e.g., 'by a mere human'
शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able
(gerundive)
स्यात् (syāt) - might be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular
Root as- conjugated in optative
Root: as (class 2)
प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to confront (to be looked at, to be faced, to be observed)
(infinitive)
दृढमुष्टिः (dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ) - firm-fisted, having a firm grasp
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhamuṣṭi
dṛḍhamuṣṭi - firm-fisted, having a firm grip
Compound of dṛḍha (firm) and muṣṭi (fist)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+muṣṭi)
  • dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle of dṛh-
    Root: dṛh (class 4)
  • muṣṭi – fist, handful
    noun (feminine)
कृती (kṛtī) - skillful, accomplished, expert
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtin
kṛtin - skillful, accomplished, clever, expert
Derived from kṛta (done, made) with suffix -in
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
अस्यमानः (asyamānaḥ) - engaged in battle (being thrown, being hurled, being attacked, battling)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asyamāna
asyamāna - being thrown, being hurled, being cast, being engaged (in battle)
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root as- (to throw, to hurl)
Root: as (class 4)
दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night
(indeclinable)
Compound of divā (by day) and niśam (by night)
Compound type : dvandva (divā+niśā)
  • divā – by day
    indeclinable
    Root: div (class 4)
  • niśā – night
    noun (feminine)