महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-27

मृगो भूत्वा मृगैः सार्धं चरामि गहने वने ।
न तु ते ब्रह्महत्येयं भविष्यत्यविजानतः ।
मृगरूपधरं हत्वा मामेवं काममोहितम् ॥२७॥

27. mṛgo bhūtvā mṛgaiḥ sārdhaṁ carāmi gahane vane ,
na tu te brahmahatyeyaṁ bhaviṣyatyavijānataḥ ,
mṛgarūpadharaṁ hatvā māmevaṁ kāmamohitam.

27. mṛgaḥ bhūtvā mṛgaiḥ sārdham carāmi
gahane vane | na tu te brahmahatyā
iyam bhaviṣyati avijānataḥ |
mṛgarūpadharam hatvā mām evam kāmamohitam

27. Having become a deer, I roam with other deer in a dense forest. However, for you, who killed me, disguised as a deer and thus deluded by desire (kāma), without knowing my true identity, this will not be the sin of killing a brahmin.

27. הפכתי לצבי, ואני משוטט עם צבאים ביער עבות. אולם חטא רצח בְּרַהְמִין זה לא ייחשב לך, כי לא ידעת (מי אני), כשהרגת אותי, שלבשתי צורת צבי והייתי מבולבל מתשוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, a wild animal

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with deer

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• चरामि (carāmi) - I roam, I move

• गहने (gahane) - in the dense, in the deep

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the sin of killing a brahmin

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

• अविजानतः (avijānataḥ) - of one not knowing, for one who is unaware

• मृगरूपधरम् (mṛgarūpadharam) - wearing the form of a deer, disguised as a deer

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• माम् (mām) - me

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• काममोहितम् (kāmamohitam) - bewildered by desire

Words meanings and morphology

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, a wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root bhū + ktvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with deer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

चरामि (carāmi) - I roam, I move

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

गहने (gahane) - in the dense, in the deep

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, deep, impenetrable, thicket

Root: gah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the sin of killing a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - brahmin-killing, the sin of killing a brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), sacred word
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अविजानतः (avijānataḥ) - of one not knowing, for one who is unaware

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avijānat

avijānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle

root jñā with prefixes a, vi + śatṛ suffix

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

मृगरूपधरम् (mṛgarūpadharam) - wearing the form of a deer, disguised as a deer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgarūpadhara

mṛgarūpadhara - wearing the form of a deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+rūpa+dhara)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, wearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / suffix
  root dhṛ + ac suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root han + ktvā suffix

Root: han (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

काममोहितम् (kāmamohitam) - bewildered by desire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmamohita

kāmamohita - deluded/bewildered by desire (kāma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+mohita)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• mohita – deluded, bewildered, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root muh + ṇic + kta suffix
  Root: muh (class 4)

Previous Verse Next Verse