महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-52, verse-11
न देवा न च गन्धर्वा नासुरोरगराक्षसाः ।
उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुं कुत एव नराधिपाः ॥११॥
उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुं कुत एव नराधिपाः ॥११॥
11. na devā na ca gandharvā nāsuroragarākṣasāḥ ,
utsahante'nyathā kartuṁ kuta eva narādhipāḥ.
utsahante'nyathā kartuṁ kuta eva narādhipāḥ.
11.
na devāḥ na ca gandharvāḥ na asuroragarākṣasāḥ
utsahante anyathā kartum kutaḥ eva narādhipāḥ
utsahante anyathā kartum kutaḥ eva narādhipāḥ
11.
devāḥ na ca gandharvāḥ na asuroragarākṣasāḥ na
anyathā kartum utsahante eva kutaḥ narādhipāḥ
anyathā kartum utsahante eva kutaḥ narādhipāḥ
11.
Neither the gods, nor the gandharvas, nor the asuras, uragas, or rakṣasas are able to make it otherwise; how much less then the kings of men?
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - gandharvas (celestial musicians)
- न (na) - not, no
- असुरोरगराक्षसाः (asuroragarākṣasāḥ) - asuras, uragas (serpents), and rākṣasas (demons)
- उत्सहन्ते (utsahante) - they are able, they endeavor
- अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make
- कुतः (kutaḥ) - how much less then, implying 'certainly not' (whence, why, how much less)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings of men, rulers
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 4)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects items in a list.
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - gandharvas (celestial musicians)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
असुरोरगराक्षसाः (asuroragarākṣasāḥ) - asuras, uragas (serpents), and rākṣasas (demons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asuroragarākṣasa
asuroragarākṣasa - a group including asuras, uragas, and rākṣasas
Compound type : dvandva (asura+uraga+rākṣasa)
- asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine) - uraga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the chest')
noun (masculine)
Root: gam (class 1) - rākṣasa – demon, fiend
noun (masculine)
Note: This is a compound of asura, uraga, and rākṣasa.
उत्सहन्ते (utsahante) - they are able, they endeavor
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sah
Root sah, class 1, with upasarga ut-.
Prefix: ut
Root: sah (class 1)
Note: From ut-√sah.
अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way
(indeclinable)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुतः (kutaḥ) - how much less then, implying 'certainly not' (whence, why, how much less)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here to indicate 'a fortiori' (much less).
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings of men, rulers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of narādhipa
narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - adhipa – lord, ruler, master
noun (masculine)
Prefix: adhi
Root: pā (class 2)