महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-156, verse-20
किमु मानुषमात्रेण शक्यः स्यात्प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ।
दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यमस्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥२०॥
दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यमस्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥२०॥
20. kimu mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syātprativīkṣitum ,
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityamasyamāno divāniśam.
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityamasyamāno divāniśam.
20.
kimu mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syāt prativīkṣitum
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam asyamānaḥ divāniśam
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam asyamānaḥ divāniśam
20.
kimu mānuṣamātreṇa dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam
divāniśam asyamānaḥ prativīkṣitum śakyaḥ syāt
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)