महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-103, verse-12

गान्धारी त्वपि शुश्राव धृतराष्ट्रमचक्षुषम् ।
आत्मानं दित्सितं चास्मै पित्रा मात्रा च भारत ॥१२॥

12. gāndhārī tvapi śuśrāva dhṛtarāṣṭramacakṣuṣam ,
ātmānaṁ ditsitaṁ cāsmai pitrā mātrā ca bhārata.

12. gāndhārī tu api śuśrāva dhṛtarāṣṭram acarkṣuṣam
ātmānam ditsitam ca asmai pitrā mātrā ca bhārata

12. O Bharata, Gandhari, for her part, also heard that Dhritarashtra was blind, and that she herself was intended to be given to him by her father and mother.

12. גם גָאנְדְהָארִי שמעה, הו בְּהָארַטַה, שדְהְרְטַרָאשְׁתְרַה עיוור, ושאביה ואמה רוצים לתת אותה לו.

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, for her part

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

• अचर्क्षुषम् (acarkṣuṣam) - blind, sightless

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - herself, self, soul

• दित्सितम् (ditsitam) - desired to be given, intended to be given

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him, to this one

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by mother

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gandhari (name of a princess, wife of Dhritarashtra)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, for her part

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)

अचर्क्षुषम् (acarkṣuṣam) - blind, sightless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acarkṣus

acarkṣus - without eyes, blind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cakṣus)

• a – not, un-, without (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - herself, self, soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

दित्सितम् (ditsitam) - desired to be given, intended to be given

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ditsita

ditsita - desired to be given, intended to be given, wished to be granted

Desiderative Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem dits- of root dā 'to give'

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Gāndhārī (feminine), hence accusative feminine singular

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, to this one

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

मात्रा (mātrā) - by mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

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