महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-17

ते वयं बोधितास्तेन बुद्धवन्तोऽशिवं गृहम् ।
आचार्यैः सुकृतं गूढैर्दुर्योधनवशानुगैः ॥१७॥

17. te vayaṁ bodhitāstena buddhavanto'śivaṁ gṛham ,
ācāryaiḥ sukṛtaṁ gūḍhairduryodhanavaśānugaiḥ.

17. te vayam bodhitāḥ tena buddhavantaḥ aśivam gṛham
ācāryaiḥ sukṛtam gūḍhaiḥ duryodhana-vaśānugaiḥ

17. Having been warned by him, we have understood that this house is inauspicious. It was carefully constructed by secret artisans who were subservient to Duryodhana.

17. הוא הזהיר אותנו, והבנו שהבית הוא בית של אסון, שנבנה היטב בידי בנאים סודיים הנשמעים לדוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (we are) (those, they, by you)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• बोधिताः (bodhitāḥ) - warned, instructed

• तेन (tena) - (by Vidura) (by him, by that)

• बुद्धवन्तः (buddhavantaḥ) - having understood, having known

• अशिवम् (aśivam) - (the house is) inauspicious (inauspicious, ominous, evil)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

• आचार्यैः (ācāryaiḥ) - by the artisans (who were taught by Duryodhana) (by teachers, by masters)

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - (the house was) well-made (well-made, well-done)

• गूढैः (gūḍhaiḥ) - by the secret artisans (by hidden ones, by secret ones)

• दुर्योधन-वशानुगैः (duryodhana-vaśānugaiḥ) - by followers of Duryodhana, by those subservient to Duryodhana

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (we are) (those, they, by you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

बोधिताः (bodhitāḥ) - warned, instructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bodhita

bodhita - warned, instructed, enlightened

past passive participle

Formed from root `budh` (to awaken, perceive) with causative `i` and `kta`.

Root: budh (class 1)

तेन (tena) - (by Vidura) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

बुद्धवन्तः (buddhavantaḥ) - having understood, having known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhavat

buddhavat - having understood, having known, having perceived

past active participle

Formed from root `budh` (to understand, know) with suffix `ktavat`.

Root: budh (class 1)

अशिवम् (aśivam) - (the house is) inauspicious (inauspicious, ominous, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, ominous, evil, not good

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śiva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• śiva – auspicious, propitious, benevolent, good
  adjective (neuter)

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

आचार्यैः (ācāryaiḥ) - by the artisans (who were taught by Duryodhana) (by teachers, by masters)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - (the house was) well-made (well-made, well-done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-made, well-done, virtuous deed

past passive participle

Formed from root `kṛ` (to do) with prefix `su`.

Prefix: su

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गूढैः (gūḍhaiḥ) - by the secret artisans (by hidden ones, by secret ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

past passive participle

Formed from root `guh` (to hide).

Root: guh (class 1)

दुर्योधन-वशानुगैः (duryodhana-vaśānugaiḥ) - by followers of Duryodhana, by those subservient to Duryodhana

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of duryodhana-vaśānuga

duryodhana-vaśānuga - follower of Duryodhana, subservient to Duryodhana

Compound type : tatpurusha (duryodhana+vaśānuga)

• duryodhana – Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaśānuga – following orders, obedient, subservient
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from `vaśa` (control) and `anuga` (following).

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