महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-111, verse-22

सोऽब्रवीद्विजने कुन्तीं धर्मपत्नीं यशस्विनीम् ।
अपत्योत्पादने योगमापदि प्रसमर्थयन् ॥२२॥

22. so'bravīdvijane kuntīṁ dharmapatnīṁ yaśasvinīm ,
apatyotpādane yogamāpadi prasamarthayan.

22. saḥ abravīt vijane kuntīm dharmapatnīm yaśasvinīm
apatyotpādane yogam āpadi pra-samarthayan

22. He spoke to Kunti, his illustrious lawful wife (dharmapatnī), in a secluded place, strongly advocating the practice of procreation during times of distress.

22. הוא אמר בפרטיות לקוּנְטִי, אשתו הנאמנה והמהוללת, כשהוא מציע דרך מוצא בשעת מצוקה להבאת צאצא לעולם.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Pāṇḍu (he)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• विजने (vijane) - in a secluded place, in solitude

• कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - addressed Kunti (Kunti)

• धर्मपत्नीम् (dharmapatnīm) - Pāṇḍu's lawful wife, Kunti (lawful wife, wife according to natural law)

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - illustrious, famous, glorious

• अपत्योत्पादने (apatyotpādane) - in producing offspring, in procreation

• योगम् (yogam) - practice, application, union

• आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in misfortune

• प्र-समर्थयन् (pra-samarthayan) - strongly justifying, advocating, maintaining

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Pāṇḍu (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

विजने (vijane) - in a secluded place, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, secluded, uninhabited place

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+jana)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, without
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - addressed Kunti (Kunti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - name of a princess, wife of Pāṇḍu

धर्मपत्नीम् (dharmapatnīm) - Pāṇḍu's lawful wife, Kunti (lawful wife, wife according to natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmapatnī

dharmapatnī - lawful wife, wife according to dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+patnī)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• patnī – wife, mistress, lady
  noun (feminine)

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - illustrious, famous, glorious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvinī - illustrious, famous, glorious, renowned

feminine form of yaśasvin

अपत्योत्पादने (apatyotpādane) - in producing offspring, in procreation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of apatyotpādana

apatyotpādana - producing offspring, procreation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apatya+utpādana)

• apatya – offspring, child
  noun (neuter)
• utpādana – producing, generation, causing
  noun (neuter)
  from verb ut-pad (to produce)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

योगम् (yogam) - practice, application, union

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, practice, application, discipline, method

Root: yuj (class 7)

आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in misfortune

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - distress, calamity, misfortune, danger

प्र-समर्थयन् (pra-samarthayan) - strongly justifying, advocating, maintaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarthayat

samarthayat - justifying, supporting, enabling, advocating

present active participle

from verb samarth (to justify, support, enable) with prefix pra- (intensifier)

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Used here as an adverbial participle modifying 'he spoke'.

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