महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-45, verse-2
अश्रद्धेयमिवाश्चर्यं सौभद्रस्याथ विक्रमम् ।
किं तु नात्यद्भुतं तेषां येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥२॥
किं तु नात्यद्भुतं तेषां येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥२॥
2. aśraddheyamivāścaryaṁ saubhadrasyātha vikramam ,
kiṁ tu nātyadbhutaṁ teṣāṁ yeṣāṁ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ.
kiṁ tu nātyadbhutaṁ teṣāṁ yeṣāṁ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ.
2.
aśraddheyam iva āścaryam saubhadrasya atha vikramam |
kim tu na ati-adbhutam teṣām yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ
kim tu na ati-adbhutam teṣām yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ
2.
atha saubhadrasya aśraddheyam iva āścaryam vikramam
kim tu yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ teṣām na ati-adbhutam
kim tu yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ teṣām na ati-adbhutam
2.
...the valor of Abhimanyu, which is astounding and almost unbelievable to me, is yet not too astonishing for those whose refuge is righteousness (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable, incredible
- इव (iva) - as if, like
- आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, astonishment, amazing
- सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Abhimanyu (of Subhadra's son)
- अथ (atha) - then, now, indeed
- विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, heroism
- किम् तु (kim tu) - but, however
- न (na) - not
- अति-अद्भुतम् (ati-adbhutam) - very wonderful, too astonishing
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
- येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law, duty
- व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, resort
Words meanings and morphology
अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable, incredible
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśraddheya
aśraddheya - unbelievable, incredible, not to be trusted
Gerundive
Negative prefix 'a' + Gerundive of 'śrad-dhā' ('to believe')
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śraddheya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - śraddheya – believable, trustworthy
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root dhā with prefix śrad, + ya suffix
Prefix: śrad
Root: dhā (class 3)
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, astonishment, amazing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āścarya
āścarya - wonder, astonishment, miracle; wonderful, amazing
Note: Used here as an adjective or adverb modifying 'vikramam'.
सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Abhimanyu (of Subhadra's son)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of saubhadra
saubhadra - son of Subhadra (a patronymic, referring to Abhimanyu)
Derived from 'subhadrā' + aṇ suffix
अथ (atha) - then, now, indeed
(indeclinable)
विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, heroism
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrama
vikrama - stride, step, courage, valor, prowess, heroism
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
किम् तु (kim tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अति-अद्भुतम् (ati-adbhutam) - very wonderful, too astonishing
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ati-adbhuta
ati-adbhuta - very wonderful, extremely astonishing, extraordinary
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+adbhuta)
- ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excess or beyond. - adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, astonishing
adjective (neuter)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law, duty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, resort
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapāśraya
vyapāśraya - refuge, support, resort, dependence
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+apa+āśraya)
- vi – apart, away
indeclinable
Prefix - apa – away from, off
indeclinable
Prefix - āśraya – refuge, shelter, support, reliance
noun (masculine)
From root śri ('to resort to') with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)