महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-12

कृते प्रतिकृतं पश्य पश्य बाहुबलं च मे ।
इति शूरार्थवचनैराभाषेतां परस्परम् ॥१२॥

12. kṛte pratikṛtaṁ paśya paśya bāhubalaṁ ca me ,
iti śūrārthavacanairābhāṣetāṁ parasparam.

12. kṛte pratikṛtam paśya paśya bāhubalam ca me
iti śūrārthavacanaiḥ ābhāṣetām parasparam

12. "See the retaliation for what has been done! And see my arm-strength!" With such valorous words, they spoke to each other.

12. הם פנו זה אל זה בדברים הראויים לגיבורים ואמרו, ראה את התגמול על המעשה, וראה גם את כוח זרועותיי.

Words meanings summery:

• कृते (kṛte) - for what has been done (in what is done, for the action, for the deed)

• प्रतिकृतम् (pratikṛtam) - retaliation (retaliation, counter-action, requital)

• पश्य (paśya) - see (see, behold (imperative))

• पश्य (paśya) - see (see, behold (imperative))

• बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - arm-strength (arm-strength, might)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech))

• शूरार्थवचनैः (śūrārthavacanaiḥ) - with valorous words (with words full of heroic meaning, with valorous words)

• आभाषेताम् (ābhāṣetām) - they spoke to each other (they (dual) spoke, conversed)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to each other, reciprocally)

Words meanings and morphology

कृते (kṛte) - for what has been done (in what is done, for the action, for the deed)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, acted; deed, action

Past Passive Participle

Root kṛ + kta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रतिकृतम् (pratikṛtam) - retaliation (retaliation, counter-action, requital)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratikṛta

pratikṛta - retaliation, requital, return for a benefit/injury

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Root kṛ with upasarga prati

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (prati+kṛta)

• prati – against, in return, counter-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kṛta – done, made; deed, action
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root kṛ + kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पश्य (paśya) - see (see, behold (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd person singular active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पश्य (paśya) - see (see, behold (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd person singular active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - arm-strength (arm-strength, might)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhubala

bāhubala - strength of arm, physical might

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhu+bala)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

Root: i

शूरार्थवचनैः (śūrārthavacanaiḥ) - with valorous words (with words full of heroic meaning, with valorous words)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śūrārthavacana

śūrārthavacana - speech/words expressing heroic sentiment/meaning

Compound type : tatpurusha (śūra+artha+vacana)

• śūra – hero, warrior, valiant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śū
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)
• vacana – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root vac + ana suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

आभाषेताम् (ābhāṣetām) - they spoke to each other (they (dual) spoke, conversed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ābhāṣ

Imperfect 3rd person dual middle

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to each other, reciprocally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts adverbially here.

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