महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-31, verse-49
दुर्योधन उवाच ।
एकैकेन च मां यूयमासीदत युधिष्ठिर ।
न ह्येको बहुभिर्न्याय्यो वीर योधयितुं युधि ॥४९॥
एकैकेन च मां यूयमासीदत युधिष्ठिर ।
न ह्येको बहुभिर्न्याय्यो वीर योधयितुं युधि ॥४९॥
49. duryodhana uvāca ,
ekaikena ca māṁ yūyamāsīdata yudhiṣṭhira ,
na hyeko bahubhirnyāyyo vīra yodhayituṁ yudhi.
ekaikena ca māṁ yūyamāsīdata yudhiṣṭhira ,
na hyeko bahubhirnyāyyo vīra yodhayituṁ yudhi.
49.
duryodhanaḥ uvāca ekaikena ca mām yūyam āsīdata yudhiṣṭhira
na hi ekaḥ bahubhiḥ nyāyyaḥ vīra yodhayitum yudhi
na hi ekaḥ bahubhiḥ nyāyyaḥ vīra yodhayitum yudhi
49.
duryodhanaḥ uvāca yudhiṣṭhira ca yūyam ekaikena mām
āsīdata vīra hi ekaḥ bahubhiḥ yudhi yodhayitum na nyāyyaḥ
āsīdata vīra hi ekaḥ bahubhiḥ yudhi yodhayitum na nyāyyaḥ
49.
Duryodhana said: 'O Yudhiṣṭhira, you should approach me one by one. For indeed, O hero, it is not proper for one person to fight against many in battle.'
Words meanings summery:
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- दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhritarashtra)
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
- एकैकेन (ekaikena) - by each one, one by one
- च (ca) - and, also
- माम् (mām) - Duryodhana (me)
- यूयम् (yūyam) - the Pāṇḍavas (you (plural))
- आसीदत (āsīdata) - attack, confront (approach, sit down, attack)
- युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)
- न (na) - not, no
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
- एकः (ekaḥ) - one person (one, single)
- बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many
- न्याय्यः (nyāyyaḥ) - proper, just, reasonable
- वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (hero, brave one)
- योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight, to cause to fight
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
Words meanings and morphology
दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhritarashtra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of a Kuru prince)
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
एकैकेन (ekaikena) - by each one, one by one
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each one, one by one
Compound type : karmadharaya (eka+eka)
- eka – one, single
numeral (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
माम् (mām) - Duryodhana (me)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I, me
यूयम् (yūyam) - the Pāṇḍavas (you (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
आसीदत (āsīdata) - attack, confront (approach, sit down, attack)
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of āsad
Imperative, 2nd person plural, active voice. Root sad with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steadfast in battle)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
एकः (ekaḥ) - one person (one, single)
(numeral)
बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much
न्याय्यः (nyāyyaḥ) - proper, just, reasonable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nyāyya
nyāyya - proper, just, reasonable, lawful
Gerundive
Derived from nyāya (justice, rule).
वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (hero, brave one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, warrior
योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight, to cause to fight
(verb)
infinitive (tumun) of yudh
Infinitive
Causative stem yodhaya + infinitive suffix -tum.
Root: yudh (class 4)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, war, fight