महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-23, verse-43
न कर्णोऽभ्यधिकस्त्वत्तः शङ्के नैव कथंचन ।
न हि मद्रेश्वरो राजा कुर्याद्यदनृतं भवेत् ॥४३॥
न हि मद्रेश्वरो राजा कुर्याद्यदनृतं भवेत् ॥४३॥
43. na karṇo'bhyadhikastvattaḥ śaṅke naiva kathaṁcana ,
na hi madreśvaro rājā kuryādyadanṛtaṁ bhavet.
na hi madreśvaro rājā kuryādyadanṛtaṁ bhavet.
43.
na karṇaḥ abhyadhikaḥ tvattaḥ śaṅke na eva kathaṃcana
na hi madreśvaraḥ rājā kuryāt yat anṛtam bhavet
na hi madreśvaraḥ rājā kuryāt yat anṛtam bhavet
43.
śaṅke na eva kathaṃcana karṇaḥ tvattaḥ abhyadhikaḥ
na hi rājā madreśvaraḥ yat anṛtam bhavet na kuryāt
na hi rājā madreśvaraḥ yat anṛtam bhavet na kuryāt
43.
I certainly do not believe that Karṇa is superior to you in any way. For, indeed, the king, the lord of Madra, would not do anything that would be false.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna, the son of Kunti and Surya (Karna (proper name), ear)
- अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior (superior, greater, excessive)
- त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you (from you, than you)
- शङ्के (śaṅke) - I believe (I doubt, I suspect, I think, I believe)
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)
- कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (by any means, at all, in any way)
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- मद्रेश्वरः (madreśvaraḥ) - the king of Madra (lord of Madra)
- राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do (may do, should do, would do)
- यत् (yat) - that which, anything that (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
- अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false (untrue, false, a lie)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (may be, should be, would be)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna, the son of Kunti and Surya (Karna (proper name), ear)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; rudder; Karna (proper name)
अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior (superior, greater, excessive)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyadhika
abhyadhika - superior, greater, excessive, additional
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (abhi+adhika)
- abhi – towards, against, over
indeclinable
prefix - adhika – excessive, superior, greater
adjective (masculine)
from adhi + √i (to go)
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you (from you, than you)
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
शङ्के (śaṅke) - I believe (I doubt, I suspect, I think, I believe)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śaṅk
present active
1st person singular, middle voice, present indicative
Root: śaṅk (class 1)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (by any means, at all, in any way)
(indeclinable)
combination of katham (how) and cana (particle)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
मद्रेश्वरः (madreśvaraḥ) - the king of Madra (lord of Madra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madreśvara
madreśvara - lord of Madra, king of Madra
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (madra+īśvara)
- madra – name of a country and its people
proper noun (masculine) - īśvara – lord, master, powerful, god
noun (masculine)
from √īś (to rule) + varac
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Refers to Śalya, the maternal uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and king of Madra, who became Karṇa's charioteer.
राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do (may do, should do, would do)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
optative active
3rd person singular, active voice, optative mood
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यत् (yat) - that which, anything that (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it functions as the object of kuryāt.
अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false (untrue, false, a lie)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untrue, false, a lie, falsehood
negation (a-) of ṛta (truth)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - ṛta – truth, right, cosmic order
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
from √ṛ (to go, to move rightly)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it is the predicate adjective to yat.
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (may be, should be, would be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
optative active
3rd person singular, active voice, optative mood
Root: bhū (class 1)