महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-6, verse-12
कर्णो हि समरे शक्तो जेतुं देवान्सवासवान् ।
किमु पाण्डुसुतान्युद्धे हीनवीर्यपराक्रमान् ॥१२॥
किमु पाण्डुसुतान्युद्धे हीनवीर्यपराक्रमान् ॥१२॥
12. karṇo hi samare śakto jetuṁ devānsavāsavān ,
kimu pāṇḍusutānyuddhe hīnavīryaparākramān.
kimu pāṇḍusutānyuddhe hīnavīryaparākramān.
12.
karṇaḥ hi samare śaktaḥ jetum devān sa-vāsavān
kimu pāṇḍu-sutān yuddhe hīna-vīrya-parākramān
kimu pāṇḍu-sutān yuddhe hīna-vīrya-parākramān
12.
hi karṇaḥ samare sa-vāsavān devān jetum śaktaḥ
kimu yuddhe hīna-vīrya-parākramān pāṇḍu-sutān
kimu yuddhe hīna-vīrya-parākramān pāṇḍu-sutān
12.
Indeed, in battle, Karṇa is capable of conquering even the gods, including Indra. How much more easily then can he conquer the sons of Pāṇḍu in battle, who possess diminished valor and strength?
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
- समरे (samare) - in battle, in war
- शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
- जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win
- देवान् (devān) - gods, deities
- स-वासवान् (sa-vāsavān) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra
- किमु (kimu) - how much more, how much less difficult (rhetorical question)
- पाण्डु-सुतान् (pāṇḍu-sutān) - sons of Pāṇḍu
- युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
- हीन-वीर्य-पराक्रमान् (hīna-vīrya-parākramān) - whose valor and strength are diminished/inferior
Words meanings and morphology
कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karṇa (proper name, son of Kuntī and Sūrya)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
(indeclinable)
समरे (samare) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, combat
शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta
śakta - able, capable, powerful; past passive participle of śak
Past Passive Participle
from root śak- (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Agrees with Karṇaḥ
जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form from root ji-
Root: ji (class 1)
देवान् (devān) - gods, deities
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Object of jetum
स-वासवान् (sa-vāsavān) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sa-vāsava
sa-vāsava - with Indra, accompanied by Indra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vāsava)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - vāsava – Indra (name of a deity)
proper noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with devān
किमु (kimu) - how much more, how much less difficult (rhetorical question)
(indeclinable)
पाण्डु-सुतान् (pāṇḍu-sutān) - sons of Pāṇḍu
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu-suta
pāṇḍu-suta - son of Pāṇḍu
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+suta)
- pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
proper noun (masculine) - suta – son, born
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (secondary use as noun)
from root sū- (to give birth)
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Object of implicit verb (to conquer)
युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle (secondary use as noun)
from root yudh- (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
हीन-वीर्य-पराक्रमान् (hīna-vīrya-parākramān) - whose valor and strength are diminished/inferior
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hīna-vīrya-parākrama
hīna-vīrya-parākrama - whose valor and strength are diminished/inferior
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+vīrya+parākrama)
- hīna – diminished, deprived of, inferior
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root hā- (to abandon, decrease)
Root: hā (class 3) - vīrya – strength, valor, heroism
noun (neuter) - parākrama – valor, might, heroism, enterprise
noun (masculine)
Prefix: parā
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Agrees with pāṇḍu-sutān