Mahabharata 1.140.21 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 21

Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)

Devanagari script

फलार्थो5यं समारम्भो लोके पुंसां विपश्चिताम्‌ । वहेदमित्र॑ स्कन्धेन यावत्‌ कालस्य पर्यय:

Translation

En el mundo, todo empeño y toda disposición de los hombres sabios se emprende para alcanzar el fruto deseado. Mientras el tiempo no se vuelva favorable, aun si hubiera que sentar al enemigo sobre el hombro y cargarlo, hay que cargarlo.

Word by Word

• फलार्थः: aiming at the desired result
• फलार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समारम्भः: undertaking; enterprise
• समारम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समारम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पुंसाम्: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विपश्चिताम्: of the wise
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वहेत्: should carry
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अमित्रम्: an enemy
• अमित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्कन्धेन: with (one's) shoulder
• स्कन्धेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यावत्: as long as; until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्

• कालस्य: of time
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्ययः: turn; change; reversal
• पर्ययः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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