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8,27

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-35

सिद्धं सिंहं केसरिणं बृहन्तं बालो मूढः क्षुद्रमृगस्तरस्वी ।
समाह्वयेत्तद्वदेतत्तवाद्य समाह्वानं सूतपुत्रार्जुनस्य ॥३५॥
35. siddhaṁ siṁhaṁ kesariṇaṁ bṛhantaṁ; bālo mūḍhaḥ kṣudramṛgastarasvī ,
samāhvayettadvadetattavādya; samāhvānaṁ sūtaputrārjunasya.
35. siddham siṃham kesariṇam bṛhantam
bālaḥ mūḍhaḥ kṣudramṛgaḥ tarasvī
samāhvayet tadvat etat tava
adya samāhvānam sūtaputra arjunasya
35. bālaḥ mūḍhaḥ tarasvī kṣudramṛgaḥ siddham bṛhantam kesariṇam siṃham samāhvayet,
tadvat adya etat sūtaputra tava arjunasya samāhvānam
35. Just as a foolish, impetuous, insignificant creature (or child) would challenge a powerful, great, maned lion, so too is this challenge of yours today, O son of Sūta, truly Arjuna's.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सिद्धम् (siddham) - mighty (accomplished, mighty, perfect, ready)
  • सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion
  • केसरिणम् (kesariṇam) - maned (describing the lion) (maned, a lion)
  • बृहन्तम् (bṛhantam) - great, mighty (great, large, strong, vast)
  • बालः (bālaḥ) - a foolish child (as a simile for Karṇa) (child, young, ignorant, foolish)
  • मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered)
  • क्षुद्रमृगः (kṣudramṛgaḥ) - an insignificant creature (small animal, insignificant beast)
  • तरस्वी (tarasvī) - impetuous (swift, impetuous, powerful, quick)
  • समाह्वयेत् (samāhvayet) - would challenge, might challenge
  • तद्वत् (tadvat) - in the same way, similarly, like that
  • एतत् (etat) - this, this one
  • तव (tava) - your, of you
  • अद्य (adya) - today, now
  • समाह्वानम् (samāhvānam) - challenge (challenge, summons, calling)
  • सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O son of Sūta (Karṇa) (son of a charioteer)
  • अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

सिद्धम् (siddham) - mighty (accomplished, mighty, perfect, ready)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of siddha
siddha - accomplished, perfect, powerful, famous, established, successful
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'sidh-' (to accomplish, succeed) with the kta suffix.
Root: sidh (class 1)
सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha
siṁha - lion
केसरिणम् (kesariṇam) - maned (describing the lion) (maned, a lion)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kesarin
kesarin - having a mane, a lion
बृहन्तम् (bṛhantam) - great, mighty (great, large, strong, vast)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhat
bṛhat - large, great, vast, strong, high
बालः (bālaḥ) - a foolish child (as a simile for Karṇa) (child, young, ignorant, foolish)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, young person, ignorant, foolish
मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'muh-' (to be deluded, confused) with the kta suffix.
Root: muh (class 4)
क्षुद्रमृगः (kṣudramṛgaḥ) - an insignificant creature (small animal, insignificant beast)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudramṛga
kṣudramṛga - small animal, insignificant beast
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+mṛga)
  • kṣudra – small, minute, low, insignificant, mean
    adjective
  • mṛga – animal, deer, beast
    noun (masculine)
तरस्वी (tarasvī) - impetuous (swift, impetuous, powerful, quick)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tarasvin
tarasvin - swift, impetuous, powerful, quick, energetic
समाह्वयेत् (samāhvayet) - would challenge, might challenge
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of samāhve
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hve (class 1)
तद्वत् (tadvat) - in the same way, similarly, like that
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
समाह्वानम् (samāhvānam) - challenge (challenge, summons, calling)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samāhvāna
samāhvāna - challenge, summons, calling, invitation
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: hve
सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O son of Sūta (Karṇa) (son of a charioteer)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra
sūtaputra - son of a charioteer (an epithet for Karṇa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)
  • sūta – charioteer, bard, one born of a Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇa mother
    noun (masculine)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used here in vocative form, addressing Karṇa.
अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a celebrated hero, son of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī)