महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-7

न गोष्ठ्या नोपचारेण न संबन्धनिमित्ततः ।
नानाहूतो न ह्यभृतो मम सैन्ये बभूव ह ॥७॥

7. na goṣṭhyā nopacāreṇa na saṁbandhanimittataḥ ,
nānāhūto na hyabhṛto mama sainye babhūva ha.

7. na goṣṭhyā na upacāreṇa na sambandhanimittataḥ
na anāhūtaḥ na hi abhṛtaḥ mama sainye babhūva ha

7. mama sainye na goṣṭhyā na upacāreṇa na
sambandhanimittataḥ na anāhūtaḥ na hi abhṛtaḥ babhūva ha

7. No one in my army was present merely due to social association, or out of courtesy, or because of family connections. Indeed, no one was uninvited or unpaid.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• गोष्ठ्या (goṣṭhyā) - by company, by assembly, by association

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• उपचारेण (upacāreṇa) - by courtesy, by politeness, by formality, by treatment

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• सम्बन्धनिमित्ततः (sambandhanimittataḥ) - for the sake of relationship, due to relation

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अनाहूतः (anāhūtaḥ) - uninvited

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अभृतः (abhṛtaḥ) - unhired, unpaid, unsupported

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the host

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, he/it became

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily, surely

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

गोष्ठ्या (goṣṭhyā) - by company, by assembly, by association

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of goṣṭhī

goṣṭhī - company, assembly, association, discussion

derived from goṣṭha (cow-pen, assembly) + ī affix

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

उपचारेण (upacāreṇa) - by courtesy, by politeness, by formality, by treatment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upacāra

upacāra - courtesy, formality, treatment, custom

derived from upa-√car + ghañ affix

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

सम्बन्धनिमित्ततः (sambandhanimittataḥ) - for the sake of relationship, due to relation

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas indicates 'from/due to'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sambandha+nimitta)

• sambandha – connection, relationship, tie
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-√bandh + ghañ affix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• nimitta – cause, reason, motive, sign
  noun (neuter)

Note: suffix -tas used to form an indeclinable

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अनाहूतः (anāhūtaḥ) - uninvited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāhūta

anāhūta - uninvited, uncalled

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āhūta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• āhūta – invited, called
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-√hve + kta (ta) affix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hve (class 1)

Note: modifies an implied agent (e.g., 'a soldier')

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अभृतः (abhṛtaḥ) - unhired, unpaid, unsupported

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhṛta

abhṛta - unhired, unpaid, unmaintained

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhṛta – hired, supported, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √bhṛ + kta (ta) affix
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: modifies an implied agent (e.g., 'a soldier')

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the host

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

derived from senā (army) + ya affix

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, he/it became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

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