महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-27, verse-48
यावद्गाण्डीवनिर्घोषं न शृणोषि महाहवे ।
तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि ॥४८॥
तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि ॥४८॥
48. yāvadgāṇḍīvanirghoṣaṁ na śṛṇoṣi mahāhave ,
tāvadeva tvayā karṇa śakyaṁ vaktuṁ yathecchasi.
tāvadeva tvayā karṇa śakyaṁ vaktuṁ yathecchasi.
48.
yāvat gāṇḍīvanirghoṣam na śṛṇoṣi mahāhave tāvat
eva tvayā karṇa śakyam vaktum yathā icchasi
eva tvayā karṇa śakyam vaktum yathā icchasi
48.
karṇa yāvat mahāhave gāṇḍīvanirghoṣam na śṛṇoṣi
tāvat eva tvayā yathā icchasi vaktum śakyam
tāvat eva tvayā yathā icchasi vaktum śakyam
48.
Karna, as long as you do not hear the roar of the Gāṇḍīva bow in the great battle, only then can you speak whatever you wish.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
- गाण्डीवनिर्घोषम् (gāṇḍīvanirghoṣam) - roar/sound of the Gāṇḍīva bow
- न (na) - not
- शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear
- महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, thus far
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna
- शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable
- वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say
- यथा (yathā) - as, according to
- इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
(indeclinable)
गाण्डीवनिर्घोषम् (gāṇḍīvanirghoṣam) - roar/sound of the Gāṇḍīva bow
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvanirghoṣa
gāṇḍīvanirghoṣa - sound or roar of the Gāṇḍīva bow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+nirghoṣa)
- gāṇḍīva – Arjuna's bow
proper noun (neuter) - nirghoṣa – roar, sound, noise, echo
noun (masculine)
Prefix: nir
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava
mahāhava - great battle, great war
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective - hava – battle, fight, war, challenge
noun (masculine)
Root: hve (class 1)
तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, thus far
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yusmad
yusmad - you
कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (son of Sūrya), ear
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, feasible, capable, able to be done
Gerundive
Derived from root śak, meaning 'able to be X-ed'.
Root: śak (class 5)
वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root vac.
Root: vac (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - as, according to
(indeclinable)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)