महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-168, verse-17
स्वयमेवात्मनो वक्तुं न युक्तं गुणसंस्तवम् ।
दारयेयं महीं क्रोधाद्विकिरेयं च पर्वतान् ॥१७॥
दारयेयं महीं क्रोधाद्विकिरेयं च पर्वतान् ॥१७॥
17. svayamevātmano vaktuṁ na yuktaṁ guṇasaṁstavam ,
dārayeyaṁ mahīṁ krodhādvikireyaṁ ca parvatān.
dārayeyaṁ mahīṁ krodhādvikireyaṁ ca parvatān.
17.
svayam eva ātmanaḥ vaktum na yuktam guṇasaṃstavam
dārayeyam mahīm krodhāt vikireyam ca parvatān
dārayeyam mahīm krodhāt vikireyam ca parvatān
17.
ātmanaḥ guṇasaṃstavam svayam eva vaktum na yuktam
krodhāt mahīm dārayeyam ca parvatān vikireyam
krodhāt mahīm dārayeyam ca parvatān vikireyam
17.
It is not proper for one to speak of their own virtues (guṇasaṃstavam). In my anger, I could tear the earth apart and scatter the mountains.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)
- वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare
- न (na) - not, no
- युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, fitting, suitable
- गुणसंस्तवम् (guṇasaṁstavam) - praise of virtues/qualities
- दारयेयम् (dārayeyam) - I would tear apart, I might split
- महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, ground
- क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to anger
- विकिरेयम् (vikireyam) - I would scatter, I might strew
- च (ca) - and
- पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains
Words meanings and morphology
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form.
Note: Emphasizes the action being done by the person directly.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphasizes 'svayam'.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
Genitive singular of 'ātman'.
Note: Possessive, 'of one's own'.
वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare
(verb)
active, infinitive (tumun) of vac
Infinitive
From root 'vac' (to speak), class 2.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Functions as an object or complement to 'yuktam'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'yuktam'.
युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, fitting, suitable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, engaged, proper, fit, suitable
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yuj' (to join, connect), class 7.
Root: yuj (class 7)
गुणसंस्तवम् (guṇasaṁstavam) - praise of virtues/qualities
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇasaṃstava
guṇasaṁstava - praise of good qualities, eulogy of virtues
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+saṃstava)
- guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, strand, secondary aspect
noun (masculine) - saṃstava – praise, commendation, eulogy, intimacy
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'stu' (to praise) with 'saṃ-' prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: stu (class 2)
Note: Object of 'vaktum'.
दारयेयम् (dārayeyam) - I would tear apart, I might split
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dṛ
Optative mood, active voice, 1st person singular.
Causative stem 'dāray'.
Root: dṛ (class 6)
महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, ground
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground, land
Feminine noun.
Note: Object of 'dārayeyam'.
क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to anger
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha
krodha - anger, wrath, fury
Ablative singular of 'krodha'.
Root: krudh (class 4)
विकिरेयम् (vikireyam) - I would scatter, I might strew
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ
Optative mood, active voice, 1st person singular.
From root 'kṛ' (to scatter), class 6, with prefix 'vi-'.
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 6)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects 'dārayeyam' and 'vikireyam'.
पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of parvata
parvata - mountain, rock, hill
Accusative plural of 'parvata'.
Note: Object of 'vikireyam'.