महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-195, verse-12

तमिमं समुपातिष्ठ धर्मं कुरुकुलोचितम् ।
अनुरूपं महाबाहो पूर्वेषामात्मनः कुरु ॥१२॥

12. tamimaṁ samupātiṣṭha dharmaṁ kurukulocitam ,
anurūpaṁ mahābāho pūrveṣāmātmanaḥ kuru.

12. tam imam samupātiṣṭha dharmam kurukulocitam
anurūpam mahābāho pūrveṣām ātmanaḥ kuru

12. O mighty-armed one, uphold this (dharma), this natural law that is appropriate for the Kuru lineage and befitting both your ancestors and your own self (ātman).

12. לכן החזק בדרך הזאת, הראויה למשפחת הקוּרוּ, הו בעל זרועות אדירות, ועשה את הראוי לאבותיך ולעצמך.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• इमम् (imam) - this, him, it

• समुपातिष्ठ (samupātiṣṭha) - uphold, observe, practice, stand by

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution

• कुरुकुलोचितम् (kurukulocitam) - befitting the Kuru family/lineage

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - conforming to, appropriate, suitable, fitting

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of yourself

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इमम् (imam) - this, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

समुपातिष्ठ (samupātiṣṭha) - uphold, observe, practice, stand by

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of samupāsthā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ

कुरुकुलोचितम् (kurukulocitam) - befitting the Kuru family/lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurukulocita

kurukulocita - appropriate or suitable for the Kuru family/lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+ucita)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, ancestor of a dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, dynasty
  noun (neuter)
• ucita – appropriate, suitable, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √uc (to be pleased, to be fitting)
  Root: uc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - conforming to, appropriate, suitable, fitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - conforming to, according to the form/nature, suitable, appropriate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Stem before compounding
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior; ancestors, forefathers (when substantivized)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of yourself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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