महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-150, verse-12

कुन्त्युवाच ।
युधिष्ठिर न संतापः कार्यः प्रति वृकोदरम् ।
न चायं बुद्धिदौर्बल्याद्व्यवसायः कृतो मया ॥१२॥

12. kuntyuvāca ,
yudhiṣṭhira na saṁtāpaḥ kāryaḥ prati vṛkodaram ,
na cāyaṁ buddhidaurbalyādvyavasāyaḥ kṛto mayā.

12. kuntī uvāca yudhiṣṭhira na saṃtāpaḥ kāryaḥ prati vṛkodaram
na ca ayam buddhidaurbalyāt vyavasāyaḥ kṛtaḥ mayā

12. Kunti said, "O Yudhishthira, you should not feel any regret regarding Bhima. And this resolve was not made by me due to any weakness of intellect (buddhi)."

Words meanings summery:

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

• न (na) - not, nor

• संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - grief, sorrow, regret, distress

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, should be done, fit to be done

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - to Bhima (whose belly is like a wolf's, i.e., ravenous)

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• बुद्धिदौर्बल्यात् (buddhidaurbalyāt) - due to weakness of intellect, from mental weakness

• व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - determination, resolution, decision, enterprise

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (mother of Pandavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest Pandava)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - grief, sorrow, regret, distress

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa

saṁtāpa - grief, sorrow, regret, distress

Derived from the root tap with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, should be done, fit to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, work

Gerundive (N.P.P.)

Derived from the root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - to Bhima (whose belly is like a wolf's, i.e., ravenous)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - Bhima (lit. wolf-bellied)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

बुद्धिदौर्बल्यात् (buddhidaurbalyāt) - due to weakness of intellect, from mental weakness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of buddhidaurbalya

buddhidaurbalya - weakness of intellect, mental weakness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+daurbalya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• daurbalya – weakness, feebleness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from durbala (weak)

व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - determination, resolution, decision, enterprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - determination, resolution, decision, enterprise

Derived from the root sā with prefixes vi and ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 3)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

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