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8,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-48

युधिष्ठिरस्य वचनं मा युद्धमिति सर्वदा ।
दुर्योधनो नाभ्यगृह्णान्मूढः पथ्यमिवौषधम् ॥४८॥
48. yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanaṁ mā yuddhamiti sarvadā ,
duryodhano nābhyagṛhṇānmūḍhaḥ pathyamivauṣadham.
48. yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanam mā yuddham iti sarvadā
duryodhanaḥ na abhyagṛhṇāt mūḍhaḥ pathyam iva auṣadham
48. mūḍhaḥ duryodhanaḥ sarvadā yudhiṣṭhirasya "mā yuddham"
iti vacanam pathyam auṣadham iva na abhyagṛhṇāt
48. The foolish Duryodhana never accepted Yudhiṣṭhira's advice, which was "Do not wage war," just as one does not accept beneficial medicine.

Words meanings summery:

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  • युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, advice
  • मा (mā) - do not, not (prohibitive particle)
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or conclusion)
  • सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, ever, at all times
  • दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अभ्यगृह्णात् (abhyagṛhṇāt) - accepted, took, grasped, understood
  • मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered
  • पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, beneficial, salutary, suitable
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • औषधम् (auṣadham) - medicine, drug, remedy

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince, literally 'firm in battle')
वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, advice
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, statement, advice
Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: वच् (class 2)
मा (mā) - do not, not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - war, battle, fight
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)
Root: युध् (class 4)
इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or conclusion)
(indeclinable)
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, ever, at all times
(indeclinable)
दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (literally 'difficult to fight with' or 'invincible in battle')
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+yodhana)
  • dur – bad, ill, difficult
    indeclinable
  • yodhana – fighting, warrior
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'yudh' (to fight)
    Root: युध् (class 4)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अभ्यगृह्णात् (abhyagṛhṇāt) - accepted, took, grasped, understood
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of grah
Prefix: अभि
Root: ग्रह् (class 9)
मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused)
Root: मुह् (class 4)
पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, beneficial, salutary, suitable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pathya
pathya - wholesome, beneficial, salutary, suitable (especially for health/diet)
Gerundive
Derived from 'patha' (path) meaning 'suitable for the path'
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
औषधम् (auṣadham) - medicine, drug, remedy
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of auṣadha
auṣadha - medicine, drug, remedy, herb
Derived from 'oṣadhi' (herb)