महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-3

मम पञ्च सुता ब्रह्मंस्तेषामेको गमिष्यति ।
त्वदर्थं बलिमादाय तस्य पापस्य रक्षसः ॥३॥

3. mama pañca sutā brahmaṁsteṣāmeko gamiṣyati ,
tvadarthaṁ balimādāya tasya pāpasya rakṣasaḥ.

3. mama pañca sutāḥ brahman teṣām ekaḥ gamiṣyati |
tvad-artham balim ādāya tasya pāpasya rakṣasaḥ

3. O Brahmin, I have five sons. One of them will go on your behalf, taking the offering for that sinful demon.

3. הו בְּרַהְמִין, יש לי חמישה בנים, ואחד מהם ילך במקומך אל הרָאקְשַׁסַה הרשע ההוא, ויישא איתו את מנחת המזון.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the five sons (of them, among them)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go

• त्वद्-अर्थम् (tvad-artham) - for your sake, on your account

• बलिम् (balim) - an offering of food to the demon (offering, tribute)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the sinful, of the evil

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Possessive pronoun

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'sutāḥ'

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

from sū (to bear, beget) + kta

Root: sū (class 2)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the five sons (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'sutāḥ'

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active

Future 3rd person singular active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वद्-अर्थम् (tvad-artham) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Compound of tvad (from yuṣmad) and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuṣmad+artha)

• yuṣmad – you
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often takes an accusative ending when used adverbially

बलिम् (balim) - an offering of food to the demon (offering, tribute)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - offering, tribute, sacrifice

Note: Object of 'ādāya'

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from ā-dā + lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agrees with 'pāpasya rakṣasaḥ'

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the sinful, of the evil

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, sin

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣasaḥ'

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

Note: The offering is for the demon, hence genitive of purpose/receiver.

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