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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-33

तमुवाच महाप्राज्ञो जरत्कारुर्महातपाः ।
किंनाम्नी भगिनीयं ते ब्रूहि सत्यं भुजंगम ॥३३॥
33. tamuvāca mahāprājño jaratkārurmahātapāḥ ,
kiṁnāmnī bhaginīyaṁ te brūhi satyaṁ bhujaṁgama.
33. tam uvāca mahā-prājñaḥ jaratkāruḥ mahā-tapāḥ
kim-nāmnī bhaginī iyam te brūhi satyam bhujaṅgama
33. The greatly wise and ascetic Jaradkāru said to him, 'O serpent, tell me truly, what is the name of this sister of yours?'

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तम् (tam) - to him (Vasuki) (him, to him)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he (Jaradkāru) spoke (he spoke, he said)
  • महा-प्राज्ञः (mahā-prājñaḥ) - the very wise (Jaradkāru) (greatly wise, very intelligent)
  • जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaradkāru (Jaradkāru (name of a sage))
  • महा-तपाः (mahā-tapāḥ) - the great ascetic (Jaradkāru) (great ascetic, having great austerity)
  • किम्-नाम्नी (kim-nāmnī) - what is the name (of this sister) (what-named, of what name)
  • भगिनी (bhaginī) - this sister (sister)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (sister) (this)
  • ते (te) - of yours (of you, to you)
  • ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me)! (tell! speak!)
  • सत्यम् (satyam) - truly (truth, truly, faithfully)
  • भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent! (Vocative, addressing Vasuki) (serpent, snake)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (Vasuki) (him, to him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of uvāca (spoken to)
उवाच (uvāca) - he (Jaradkāru) spoke (he spoke, he said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
महा-प्राज्ञः (mahā-prājñaḥ) - the very wise (Jaradkāru) (greatly wise, very intelligent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-prājña
mahā-prājña - greatly wise, very intelligent
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • prājña – wise, intelligent
    adjective (masculine)
    from jñā
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā
Note: Agreeing with jaratkāruḥ
जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaradkāru (Jaradkāru (name of a sage))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaratkāru
jaratkāru - Jaradkāru (name of a sage)
Note: Subject of uvāca
महा-तपाः (mahā-tapāḥ) - the great ascetic (Jaradkāru) (great ascetic, having great austerity)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tapas
mahā-tapas - great ascetic, having great austerity
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tapas)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • tapas – austerity, penance, heat
    noun (neuter)
    Root: tap
Note: Agreeing with jaratkāruḥ
किम्-नाम्नी (kim-nāmnī) - what is the name (of this sister) (what-named, of what name)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim-nāman
kim-nāman - what-named, what is the name
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+nāman)
  • kim – what, who, which
    pronoun
  • nāman – name
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective for bhaginī
भगिनी (bhaginī) - this sister (sister)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaginī
bhaginī - sister
Root: bhag
Note: Subject.
इयम् (iyam) - this (sister) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, here
Note: Agreeing with bhaginī
ते (te) - of yours (of you, to you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Animate genitive
ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me)! (tell! speak!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truly (truth, truly, faithfully)
(indeclinable)
Root: as
Note: Adverbial usage
भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent! (Vocative, addressing Vasuki) (serpent, snake)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama
bhujaṅgama - serpent, snake
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gam)
  • bhuja – arm, hand
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhuj
  • gama – going, moving
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root gam
    Root: gam (class 1)