महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-142, verse-20

भीम उवाच ।
उदासीनो निरीक्षस्व न कार्यः संभ्रमस्त्वया ।
न जात्वयं पुनर्जीवेन्मद्बाह्वन्तरमागतः ॥२०॥

20. bhīma uvāca ,
udāsīno nirīkṣasva na kāryaḥ saṁbhramastvayā ,
na jātvayaṁ punarjīvenmadbāhvantaramāgataḥ.

20. bhīmaḥ uvāca udāsīnaḥ nirīkṣasva na kāryaḥ saṃbhramaḥ
tvayā na jātu ayam punaḥ jīvet madbāhvantaram āgataḥ

20. Bhīma said: Remain indifferent and just watch; no haste should be made by you. He will certainly never live again once he has come within the grasp of my arms.

20. בְּהִימַה אמר, הסתכל מהצד ואל תיבהל. הוא לעולם לא יחיה שוב, אחרי שנפל בין זרועותיי.

Words meanings summery:

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), terrible, dreadful)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - indifferent (indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, passive)

• निरीक्षस्व (nirīkṣasva) - just watch (watch, observe, look on, regard)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be made/done (to be done, proper, duty, business)

• संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - haste (confusion, haste, agitation, perplexity)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जातु (jātu) - certainly, never (with na) (ever, at any time, certainly)

• अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - will live (may live, should live, will live)

• मद्बाह्वन्तरम् (madbāhvantaram) - within the grasp of my arms (within my arms, in my arm-span)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come (come, arrived, approached)

Words meanings and morphology

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), terrible, dreadful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (a name of one of the Pāṇḍava brothers, known for his strength), terrible, formidable, dreadful

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root vac, irregular perfect formation

Root: vac (class 2)

उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - indifferent (indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, passive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāsīna

udāsīna - sitting apart, indifferent, neutral, unconcerned, passive

Past Passive Participle

From root ās (to sit) with upasarga ud and suffix -īna, meaning 'sitting apart'

Prefix: ud

Root: ās (class 2)

निरीक्षस्व (nirīkṣasva) - just watch (watch, observe, look on, regard)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of īkṣ

Present Imperative

Root īkṣ with upasarga nis, 2nd person singular middle voice imperative

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be made/done (to be done, proper, duty, business)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, proper, duty, business, action

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - haste (confusion, haste, agitation, perplexity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - confusion, agitation, haste, hurry, bewilderment, honor

From root bhram (to wander) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - certainly, never (with na) (ever, at any time, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जीवेत् (jīvet) - will live (may live, should live, will live)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of jīv

Optative Mood

Root jīv + optative suffix -ya + 3rd person singular ending -t

Root: jīv (class 1)

मद्बाह्वन्तरम् (madbāhvantaram) - within the grasp of my arms (within my arms, in my arm-span)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of matbāhvantara

matbāhvantara - within my arms, arm-span

Bahuvrihi compound 'having my arms as interval'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mad+bāhu+antara)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  A form of the first person pronoun (asmad) used in compounds, especially as a possessive or genitive equivalent.
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, interior, space between, inside, difference
  noun (neuter)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come (come, arrived, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with upasarga ā (towards) + -ta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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