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7,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-16

अन्योन्यसमदुःखास्ते अन्योन्यसमसाहसाः ।
अन्योन्यं स्पर्धमानाश्च अन्योन्यस्य हिते रताः ॥१६॥
16. anyonyasamaduḥkhāste anyonyasamasāhasāḥ ,
anyonyaṁ spardhamānāśca anyonyasya hite ratāḥ.
16. anyonyasamaduḥkhāḥ te anyonyasamasāhasāḥ
anyonyam spardhamānāḥ ca anyonyasya hite ratāḥ
16. te anyonyasamaduḥkhāḥ anyonyasamasāhasāḥ ca
anyonyam spardhamānāḥ anyonyasya hite ratāḥ
16. They shared the same sorrows and equal valor. Though competing with each other, they were devoted to one another's welfare.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अन्योन्यसमदुःखाः (anyonyasamaduḥkhāḥ) - sharing each other's sorrows, having mutual sorrow
  • ते (te) - they
  • अन्योन्यसमसाहसाः (anyonyasamasāhasāḥ) - having mutual equal valor, having valor equal to one another
  • अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
  • स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing, emulating
  • (ca) - and
  • अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutually
  • हिते (hite) - in the welfare, in the good
  • रताः (ratāḥ) - engaged, devoted, attached

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्यसमदुःखाः (anyonyasamaduḥkhāḥ) - sharing each other's sorrows, having mutual sorrow
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anyonyasamaduḥkha
anyonyasamaduḥkha - sharing mutual sorrow, equally distressed by others' sorrow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonya+sama+duḥkha)
  • anyonya – mutual, each other
    pronoun
  • sama – equal, similar
    adjective
  • duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain
    noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to 'te'.
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were'.
अन्योन्यसमसाहसाः (anyonyasamasāhasāḥ) - having mutual equal valor, having valor equal to one another
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anyonyasamasāhasa
anyonyasamasāhasa - having valor equal to one another
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonya+sama+sāhasa)
  • anyonya – mutual, each other
    pronoun
  • sama – equal, similar
    adjective
  • sāhasa – valor, daring, impetuosity
    noun (neuter)
    Root: sah
Note: Refers to 'te'.
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of anyonya
anyonya - mutual, each other
Note: Acts as an adverb 'mutually' for 'spardhamānāḥ'.
स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing, emulating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of spardhamāna
spardhamāna - competing, emulating, rivaling
Present Middle Participle
From root spardh (to vie, compete)
Root: spardh (class 1)
Note: Acts as a predicate adjective to 'te'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two clauses.
अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of anyonya
anyonya - mutual, each other
Note: Governs 'hite'.
हिते (hite) - in the welfare, in the good
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of hita
hita - welfare, benefit, good
Past Passive Participle
From root dhā (to place, put), with hi as a substitute form for dhita
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Location for 'ratāḥ'.
रताः (ratāḥ) - engaged, devoted, attached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rata
rata - engaged in, devoted to, delighted in
Past Passive Participle
From root ram (to delight, be pleased)
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective to 'te'.