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9,31

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-31, verse-32

पुरुषो भव गान्धारे युध्यस्व सुसमाहितः ।
अद्य ते जीवितं नास्ति यद्यपि त्वं मनोजवः ॥३२॥
32. puruṣo bhava gāndhāre yudhyasva susamāhitaḥ ,
adya te jīvitaṁ nāsti yadyapi tvaṁ manojavaḥ.
32. puruṣaḥ bhava gāndhāre yudhyasva susamāhitaḥ
adya te jīvitam na asti yadyapi tvam manojavah
32. gāndhāre,
puruṣaḥ bhava.
susamāhitaḥ yudhyasva.
adya te jīvitam na asti,
yadyapi tvam manojavah.
32. O son of Gandhari, show your manhood and fight with great concentration! Today your life will end, even though you are swift as thought.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man (in the sense of being brave or a worthy opponent) (man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa))
  • भव (bhava) - be, become
  • गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Duryodhana (O son of Gandhari)
  • युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight
  • सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-concentrated, composed, firm, attentive
  • अद्य (adya) - today, now
  • ते (te) - your, to you
  • जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if, even though
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man (in the sense of being brave or a worthy opponent) (man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa), soul
भव (bhava) - be, become
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Imperative active
Second person singular imperative from √bhū.
Root: bhū (class 1)
गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Duryodhana (O son of Gandhari)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of gāndhāri
gāndhāri - descendant of Gandhara, son of Gandhari
From 'gāndhārī' (mother of Duryodhana) + affix 'i' meaning descendant.
युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh
Imperative middle
Second person singular imperative, middle voice from √yudh (4th class).
Root: yudh (class 4)
सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-concentrated, composed, firm, attentive
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita
susamāhita - well-collected, well-composed, very attentive, highly concentrated, fully prepared
Past Passive Participle
From prefix 'su-' and 'samāhita' (from 'sam-' + 'ā-' + √dhā, 'to place').
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+samāhita)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • samāhita – concentrated, composed, fixed, placed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √dhā with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.
    Prefixes: sam+ā
    Root: dhā (class 3)
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
From 'a' (this) + 'dya' (day).
ते (te) - your, to you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
Dative/Genitive singular of 'tvad' (second person pronoun).
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, livelihood; also an adjective 'living, alive'
Past Passive Participle
From √jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Particle of negation.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present active
Third person singular present active of √as.
Root: as (class 2)
यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if, even though
(indeclinable)
Combination of 'yadi' (if) and 'api' (even).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yadi+api)
  • yadi – if, in case that
    indeclinable
  • api – also, even, too
    indeclinable
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you, yourself
Nominative singular of 'tvad' (second person pronoun).
मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manojava
manojava - swift as thought, quick-minded
From 'manas' (mind, thought) and 'java' (speed, swiftness).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+java)
  • manas – mind, thought, intellect, heart
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • java – speed, swiftness, velocity
    noun (masculine)
    From √jū 'to hasten'.
    Root: jū (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'tvam' (you).