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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-6

देवा ऊचुः ।
मर्त्या ह्यमर्त्याः संवृत्ता न विशेषोऽस्ति कश्चन ।
अविशेषादुद्विजन्तो विशेषार्थमिहागताः ॥६॥
6. devā ūcuḥ ,
martyā hyamartyāḥ saṁvṛttā na viśeṣo'sti kaścana ,
aviśeṣādudvijanto viśeṣārthamihāgatāḥ.
6. devā ūcuḥ | martyāḥ hi amartyāḥ saṃvṛttāḥ na viśeṣaḥ asti
kaścana | aviśeṣāt udvijantaḥ viśeṣārtham iha āgatāḥ
6. The gods said: "Indeed, mortals have become immortal, and there is no distinction whatsoever. Agitated by this lack of distinction, we have come here for the purpose of finding a distinction."

Words meanings summery:

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  • देवा (devā) - gods
  • ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
  • मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, humans
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • अमर्त्याः (amartyāḥ) - immortal, gods
  • संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - have become, turned into
  • (na) - not, no
  • विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything, whatsoever
  • अविशेषात् (aviśeṣāt) - from the lack of distinction
  • उद्विजन्तः (udvijantaḥ) - being agitated, trembling
  • विशेषार्थम् (viśeṣārtham) - for the purpose of distinction
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world
  • आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have come, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

देवा (devā) - gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √vac
perfect tense, 3rd person plural
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: From root vac.
मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, humans
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human, subject to death
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
अमर्त्याः (amartyāḥ) - immortal, gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of amartya
amartya - immortal, not subject to death, a god
Compound type : nah (a+martya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • martya – mortal, subject to death
    adjective (masculine)
संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - have become, turned into
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvṛtta
saṁvṛtta - become, happened, turned out
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Used here in a copulative sense with 'martyāḥ amartyāḥ'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa
viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √as
present tense, 3rd person singular
Root: as (class 2)
कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything, whatsoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana
kaścana - any, anyone, anything (with negation: none, nothing whatsoever)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cana)
  • ka – who, what (interrogative pronoun stem)
    pronoun (masculine)
  • cana – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness or universality (often with pronouns like ka to mean 'any')
    indeclinable
Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'none whatsoever'.
अविशेषात् (aviśeṣāt) - from the lack of distinction
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of aviśeṣa
aviśeṣa - no distinction, lack of difference
Compound type : nah (a+viśeṣa)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • viśeṣa – distinction, difference
    noun (masculine)
उद्विजन्तः (udvijantaḥ) - being agitated, trembling
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of udvijant
udvijant - trembling, agitated, disturbed
Present Active Participle
Derived from root vij (to tremble) with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: vij (class 6)
Note: Participle agreeing with 'devāḥ' (implied subject).
विशेषार्थम् (viśeṣārtham) - for the purpose of distinction
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viśeṣārtha
viśeṣārtha - purpose of distinction
Compound type : tatpurusha (viśeṣa+artha)
  • viśeṣa – distinction, difference
    noun (masculine)
  • artha – purpose, meaning, object
    noun (masculine)
Note: Often used with accusative to indicate purpose.
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have come, arrived
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, approached
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Functions as a finite verb in this context ("we have come").