महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-140, verse-11

हिडिम्बोवाच ।
नावमन्ये नरव्याघ्र त्वामहं देवरूपिणम् ।
दृष्टापदानस्तु मया मानुषेष्वेव राक्षसः ॥११॥

11. hiḍimbovāca ,
nāvamanye naravyāghra tvāmahaṁ devarūpiṇam ,
dṛṣṭāpadānastu mayā mānuṣeṣveva rākṣasaḥ.

11. hiḍimbaḥ uvāca na avamanye naravyāghra tvām aham
devarūpiṇam dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ tu mayā mānuṣeṣu eva rākṣasaḥ

11. Hidimba said: 'Oh tiger among men, I do not despise you, who possess a divine form. However, I am a rākṣasa (demon) whose deeds among humans have indeed been witnessed.'

11. הִידִימְבָּה אמרה, הו אדם דגול הדומה לאל, אני לא מזלזלת בך. אבל ראיתי בעצמי את מעשי הרָאקְשַׁסַה בקרב בני אדם.

Words meanings summery:

• हिडिम्बः (hiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• न (na) - not

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I despise (with na: I do not despise)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - oh tiger among men, best of men

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form, resembling a god

• दृष्टापदानः (dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ) - whose deeds/exploits are seen, renowned for deeds

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human affairs

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Hidimba (a demon, an evil being)

Words meanings and morphology

हिडिम्बः (hiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiḍimba

hiḍimba - Hidimba (name of a rākṣasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I despise (with na: I do not despise)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman

present tense

1st person singular present middle

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - oh tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form, resembling a god

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarūpin

devarūpin - having the form of a god, divine-looking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rūpin)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, in the form of
  adjective

दृष्टापदानः (dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ) - whose deeds/exploits are seen, renowned for deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭāpadāna

dṛṣṭāpadāna - whose deeds are seen, renowned for deeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+apadāna)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 4)
• apadāna – deed, exploit, achievement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: apa

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human affairs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, human being

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Hidimba (a demon, an evil being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being

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