महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-10

मर्यादेयं कृता तेन मानुषेष्विति नः श्रुतम् ।
कोपात्कमलपत्राक्षि यदर्थं तन्निबोध मे ॥१०॥

10. maryādeyaṁ kṛtā tena mānuṣeṣviti naḥ śrutam ,
kopātkamalapatrākṣi yadarthaṁ tannibodha me.

10. maryādā iyam kṛtā tena mānuṣeṣu iti naḥ śrutam
kopāt kamalapatrākṣi yat artham tat nibodha me

10. O lotus-petal-eyed one, we have heard that this rule (maryādā) was established by him among humans. Understand from me the reason for that, which originated from anger.

10. מתוך כעס קבע אותו חוזה את הגדר הזאת בקרב בני האדם, כך שמענו. הו בעלת עיני לוטוס, שמעי ממני מה הייתה הסיבה לכך.

Words meanings summery:

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - rule (maryādā) (boundary, limit, rule, custom)

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, established

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• नः (naḥ) - by us, our

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, known

• कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, due to anger

• कमलपत्राक्षि (kamalapatrākṣi) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

• यत् (yat) - which (reason) (which, what)

• अर्थम् (artham) - for what reason (purpose, reason, meaning, for the sake of)

• तत् (tat) - that (reason) (that, it)

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know

• मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

मर्यादा (maryādā) - rule (maryādā) (boundary, limit, rule, custom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, rule, custom, propriety

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, established

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, accomplished, prepared

Past Passive Participle

PPP of the root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to man

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (as heard)

Past Passive Participle

PPP of the root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, due to anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

कमलपत्राक्षि (kamalapatrākṣi) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kamalapatrākṣī

kamalapatrākṣī - lotus-petal-eyed (epithet for a beautiful woman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+akṣī)

• kamala – lotus, pale red
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, feather, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣī – eye
  noun (feminine)

यत् (yat) - which (reason) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अर्थम् (artham) - for what reason (purpose, reason, meaning, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, thing

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of', 'for the purpose of', 'reason'.

तत् (tat) - that (reason) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative

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