महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-64, verse-24

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न चेद्वचः श्रोष्यसि मे नराधिप ध्रुवं प्रतप्तासि हतोऽरिभिर्युधि ।
इदं च दृष्टं जगता सह त्वया कृतं यदेकेन किरीटमालिना ।
यथा न कुर्याद्बलभिन्न चान्तको न च प्रचेता भगवान्न यक्षराट् ॥२४॥

24. na cedvacaḥ śroṣyasi me narādhipa; dhruvaṁ prataptāsi hato'ribhiryudhi ,
idaṁ ca dṛṣṭaṁ jagatā saha tvayā; kṛtaṁ yadekena kirīṭamālinā ,
yathā na kuryādbalabhinna cāntako; na ca pracetā bhagavānna yakṣarāṭ.

24. na cet vacaḥ śroṣyasi me narādhipa dhruvam prataptāsi
hataḥ aribhiḥ yudhi idam ca dṛṣṭam jagatā saha tvayā
kṛtam yat ekena kirīṭamālinā yathā na kuryāt balabhit
na ca antakaḥ na ca pracetā bhagavān na yakṣarāṭ

24. na cet me vacaḥ śroṣyasi narādhipa dhruvam prataptāsi
hataḥ aribhiḥ yudhi ca idam dṛṣṭam jagatā saha tvayā
kṛtam yat ekena kirīṭamālinā yathā na kuryāt balabhit
na ca antakaḥ na ca pracetā bhagavān na yakṣarāṭ

24. O king of men, if you do not listen to my words, you will surely be tormented and slain by your enemies in battle. And the world, along with you, has witnessed what was accomplished by that single crowned one (Arjuna) – a feat that neither Indra (Balabhit), nor Yama (Antaka), nor the revered Varuṇa (Pracetas), nor Kubera (Yakṣarāṭ) would perform.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

चेत् (cet) - if

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement, counsel)

श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will listen (you will hear, you will listen)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men (O king of men, O ruler of men)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely (certainly, surely, firm, constant)

प्रतप्तासि (prataptāsi) - you will be tormented (you will be tormented, you will be afflicted)

हतः (hataḥ) - slain (killed, slain, destroyed)

अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - by enemies (by enemies, by foes)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

इदम् (idam) - this (feat) (this, this fact)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - witnessed (seen, perceived, witnessed)

जगत (jagata) - by the world (by the world, by the universe)

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

यत् (yat) - what (which, that which, because)

एकेन (ekena) - by that single (by one, by a single)

किरीटमालिना (kirīṭamālinā) - by that single crowned one (Arjuna) (by the one wearing a diadem/crown)

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, in what manner)

न (na) - not, no

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would perform (would do, should do, may do)

बलभित् (balabhit) - Indra (Balabhit) (Indra (breaker of Bala))

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (Antaka) (Yama; the ender, terminator)

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

प्रचेता (pracetā) - Varuṇa (Pracetas) (Varuṇa; one who is very intelligent)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered (illustrious, divine, revered)

न (na) - not, no

यक्षराट् (yakṣarāṭ) - Kubera (Yakṣarāṭ) (Kubera; king of Yakṣas)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement, counsel

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will listen (you will hear, you will listen)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śru

root verb (Pāṇinian class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men (O king of men, O ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king of men, ruler, lord

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

nara – man, human being
noun (masculine)
adhipa – ruler, lord, master
noun (masculine)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely (certainly, surely, firm, constant)

(indeclinable)

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

प्रतप्तासि (prataptāsi) - you will be tormented (you will be tormented, you will be afflicted)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ (periphrastic)) of pra-tap

past passive participle used with 'as' (to be)

Derived from root tap (to heat, torment) with prefix pra- and conjugated with 'asi' (2nd sg. present of 'as').

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Compound verb form: pratapta (PPP) + asi (2nd sg. pres. of as)

हतः (hataḥ) - slain (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

past passive participle

derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix kta

Root: han (class 2)

अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - by enemies (by enemies, by foes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, hostile

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this (feat) (this, this fact)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - witnessed (seen, perceived, witnessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, apparent

past passive participle

derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix kta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जगत (jagata) - by the world (by the world, by the universe)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, mobile, moving

derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you (second person singular pronoun)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, acted

past passive participle

derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix kta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - what (which, that which, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

एकेन (ekena) - by that single (by one, by a single)

(numeral)

किरीटमालिना (kirīṭamālinā) - by that single crowned one (Arjuna) (by the one wearing a diadem/crown)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirīṭamālin

kirīṭamālin - wearing a diadem or crown; epithet of Arjuna

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kirīṭa+mālin)

kirīṭa – diadem, crown, turban
noun (masculine)
mālin – wearing a garland, crowned, having a string of
adjective (masculine)
derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -in

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would perform (would do, should do, may do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

root verb (Pāṇinian class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बलभित् (balabhit) - Indra (Balabhit) (Indra (breaker of Bala))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balabhit

balabhit - breaker of Bala (a demon's name); an epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+bhit)

bala – strength, power; a demon's name
noun (neuter)
bhit – breaker, splitter, one who pierces
noun (masculine)
agent noun
derived from root bhid (to split, break)
Root: bhid (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (Antaka) (Yama; the ender, terminator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - ender, terminator; god of death, Yama

derived from anta (end) + ka (suffix)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover