महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-17

आत्मप्रच्छादनार्थं वै बाहुवीर्यमुपाश्रितः ।
विप्ररूपं विधायेदं ततो मां प्रतियुध्यसे ॥१७॥

17. ātmapracchādanārthaṁ vai bāhuvīryamupāśritaḥ ,
viprarūpaṁ vidhāyedaṁ tato māṁ pratiyudhyase.

17. ātmapracchādanārtham vai bāhuvīryam upāśritaḥ
viprarūpam vidhāya idam tataḥ mām pratiyudhyase

17. Indeed, you have assumed the strength of your arms, adopted this form of a Brahmin for the purpose of concealing your true self (ātman), and thus you are fighting against me.

17. הרי אתה נשען על כוח זרועותיך כדי להסתיר את עצמך, לבשת את צורת הבְּרַהְמִין הזו, ולכן אתה נלחם בי.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मप्रच्छादनार्थम् (ātmapracchādanārtham) - for the purpose of concealing your true identity (for the purpose of concealing the self)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• बाहुवीर्यम् (bāhuvīryam) - arm strength

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having assumed or manifested (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, possessing)

• विप्ररूपम् (viprarūpam) - the form of a Brahmin

• विधाय (vidhāya) - having made, having assumed, having created

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ततः (tataḥ) - thus, therefore (then, from that, therefore)

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रतियुध्यसे (pratiyudhyase) - you are fighting against

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मप्रच्छादनार्थम् (ātmapracchādanārtham) - for the purpose of concealing your true identity (for the purpose of concealing the self)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pracchādana+artha)

• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• pracchādana – concealment, covering
  noun (neuter)
  Causal derivation from chad
  Root chad (10th class), Causal -ī, suffix -ana
  Prefix: pra
  Root: chad (class 10)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

बाहुवीर्यम् (bāhuvīryam) - arm strength

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+vīrya)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the action indicated by the participle.

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having assumed or manifested (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, possessing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, possessed, assumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri with prefixes upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

विप्ररूपम् (viprarūpam) - the form of a Brahmin

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+rūpa)

• vipra – Brahmin, twice-born
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the action indicated by the absolutive.

विधाय (vidhāya) - having made, having assumed, having created

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dhā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Connects to pratiyudhyase.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies viprarūpam.

ततः (tataḥ) - thus, therefore (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of pratiyudhyase.

प्रतियुध्यसे (pratiyudhyase) - you are fighting against

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratiyudh

Present Middle

Root yudh (4th class) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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