महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-4

कथितं ते मया पूर्वं यथा शप्तः स पार्थिवः ।
शक्तिना भरतश्रेष्ठ वासिष्ठेन महात्मना ॥४॥

4. kathitaṁ te mayā pūrvaṁ yathā śaptaḥ sa pārthivaḥ ,
śaktinā bharataśreṣṭha vāsiṣṭhena mahātmanā.

4. kathitam te mayā pūrvam yathā śaptaḥ sa pārthivaḥ
śaktinā bharataśreṣṭha vāsiṣṭhena mahātmanā

4. O best of the Bhāratas, I have already told you previously how that king was cursed by Śakti, the great soul (mahātman) and son of Vasiṣṭha.

4. הו מיטב בני בְּהַרַטַה, כבר סיפרתי לך קודם כיצד שַׁקְטִי בן וַסִישְׁתְהַא רחב הנפש קילל את המלך ההוא.

Words meanings summery:

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

• ते (te) - to you

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

• स (sa) - that, he

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

• शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Epithet for Arjuna (O best of the Bhāratas)

• वासिष्ठेन (vāsiṣṭhena) - by Vāsiṣṭha (son of Vasiṣṭha)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman)

Words meanings and morphology

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `kath` (root) + `kta` suffix

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here dative sense: 'to you'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

(indeclinable)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, reviled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `śap` (root) + `kta` suffix

Root: śap (class 1)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, king, prince

शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, Śakti (divine feminine power), a proper name (including the term śakti)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Epithet for Arjuna (O best of the Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas (epithet of Arjuna)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – Bharata, descendent of Bharata
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

वासिष्ठेन (vāsiṣṭhena) - by Vāsiṣṭha (son of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsiṣṭha

vāsiṣṭha - descendant of Vasiṣṭha

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble, magnanimous (including the term ātman)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (including the term ātman)
  noun (masculine)

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