महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-19

अभिवादयामहे ब्रह्मन्नैतदन्येषु विद्यते ।
कोऽसि कं त्वाभिजानीमो वयं किं करवामहे ॥१९॥

19. abhivādayāmahe brahmannaitadanyeṣu vidyate ,
ko'si kaṁ tvābhijānīmo vayaṁ kiṁ karavāmahe.

19. abhivādayāmahe brahman na etat anyeṣu vidyate
kaḥ asi kam tvā abhijānīmaḥ vayam kim karavāmahe

19. O Brahmin, we greet you. Such [excellence] is not found in others. Who are you? How shall we recognize you? What can we do for you?

19. אנו משתחווים לך, הו בְּרַהְמִין. יכולת כזאת אינה נמצאת אצל אחרים. מי אתה, מה אנו יודעים עליך, ומה נוכל לעשות למענך?

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवादयामहे (abhivādayāmahe) - We salute you (the Brahmin) (we salute, we greet, we bow down)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the unidentified learned person (Droṇa) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - Such [excellence/knowledge] (this, such)

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

• असि (asi) - you are

• कम् (kam) - whom?

• त्वा (tvā) - you (acc.)

• अभिजानीमः (abhijānīmaḥ) - we know, we recognize

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• करवामहे (karavāmahe) - What can we do for you? (we shall do, let us do)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवादयामहे (abhivādayāmahe) - We salute you (the Brahmin) (we salute, we greet, we bow down)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of abhivād

Present Middle First Person Plural

From root `vad` (to speak) with `abhi` prefix. Causative stem with middle voice.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the unidentified learned person (Droṇa) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, learned person, ultimate reality (brahman), prayer

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Such [excellence/knowledge] (this, such)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle Third Person Singular

From root `vid` (to be, exist), 4th class.

Root: vid (class 4)

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(interrogative pronoun)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Second Person Singular

From root `as` (to be), 2nd class.

Root: as (class 2)

कम् (kam) - whom?

(interrogative pronoun)

त्वा (tvā) - you (acc.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभिजानीमः (abhijānīmaḥ) - we know, we recognize

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhijñā

Present Active First Person Plural

From root `jñā` (to know) with `abhi` prefix, 9th class.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(indeclinable)

करवामहे (karavāmahe) - What can we do for you? (we shall do, let us do)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, subjunctive (loṭ) of kṛ

Subjunctive (Loṭ) Middle First Person Plural

From root `kṛ` (to do), 8th class, subjunctive mood.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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