महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-78, verse-23

नैतदस्त्रं मया शक्यं द्विः प्रयोक्तुं जनार्दन ।
अस्त्रं मामेव हन्याद्धि पश्य त्वद्य बलं मम ॥२३॥

23. naitadastraṁ mayā śakyaṁ dviḥ prayoktuṁ janārdana ,
astraṁ māmeva hanyāddhi paśya tvadya balaṁ mama.

23. na etat astram mayā śakyam dviḥ prayoktum janārdana
astram mām eva hanyāt hi paśya tva adya balam mama

23. janārdana mayā etat astram dviḥ prayoktum na śakyam
hi astram mām eva hanyāt tva adya mama balam paśya

23. O Janardana, this weapon cannot be employed by me twice. Indeed, the weapon would kill me myself. Behold my power today.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

• द्विः (dviḥ) - twice, two times

• प्रयोक्तुम् (prayoktum) - to employ, to use, to cast

• जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana (an epithet of Krishna)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• माम् (mām) - me

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - it would kill, it might kill

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

• त्व (tva) - you (emphatic, often connected to 'adya')

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'etad'.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, dart; bow and arrow

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'astra'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Instrumental singular of 'aham'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit; conquerable

Gerundive

From root 'śak' with suffix '-ya'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of the gerundive 'śakya'.

द्विः (dviḥ) - twice, two times

(indeclinable)

प्रयोक्तुम् (prayoktum) - to employ, to use, to cast

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'yuj' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana (an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men, subduer of men; a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Compound of 'jana' (people) and 'ardana' (tormenting/subduing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – tormenting, afflicting, subduing, soliciting
  adjective (masculine)
  action noun
  From root 'ṛd' (to torment)
  Root: ṛd (class 1)

Note: Vocative singular.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, dart; bow and arrow

Note: Nominative singular neuter of 'astra'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Accusative singular of 'aham'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - it would kill, it might kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Optative 3rd singular active.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, or causal.

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Imperative 2nd singular active. Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present/imperative.

त्व (tva) - you (emphatic, often connected to 'adya')

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Nominative singular of 'tvam'. Here used for emphasis, often connected in sandhi.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force; army

Note: Accusative singular neuter of 'bala'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Genitive singular of 'aham'.

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