महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-208, verse-21
सोऽशपत्कुपितोऽस्मांस्तु ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियर्षभ ।
ग्राहभूता जले यूयं चरिष्यध्वं शतं समाः ॥२१॥
ग्राहभूता जले यूयं चरिष्यध्वं शतं समाः ॥२१॥
21. so'śapatkupito'smāṁstu brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ,
grāhabhūtā jale yūyaṁ cariṣyadhvaṁ śataṁ samāḥ.
grāhabhūtā jale yūyaṁ cariṣyadhvaṁ śataṁ samāḥ.
21.
saḥ aśapat kupitaḥ asmān tu brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
| grāhabhūtāḥ jale yūyam cariṣyadhvam śatam samāḥ
| grāhabhūtāḥ jale yūyam cariṣyadhvam śatam samāḥ
21.
Infuriated, that Brahmin then cursed us, O best of warriors: 'You all shall wander in the water as crocodiles for a hundred years.'
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed
- कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry, enraged, infuriated
- अस्मान् (asmān) - us
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, then
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin
- क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best among Kṣatriyas/warriors
- ग्राहभूताः (grāhabhūtāḥ) - having become crocodiles, turned into crocodiles
- जले (jale) - in water
- यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)
- चरिष्यध्वम् (cariṣyadhvam) - you shall wander/move
- शतम् (śatam) - hundred
- समाः (samāḥ) - years
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śap
Root: śap (class 1)
कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry, enraged, infuriated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita
kupita - angry, enraged, provoked
Past Passive Participle
Root: kup (class 4)
अस्मान् (asmān) - us
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
तु (tu) - but, indeed, then
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best among Kṣatriyas/warriors
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha
kṣatriyarṣabha - best of Kṣatriyas, bull among warriors
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)
- kṣatriya – warrior, member of the Kṣatriya class
noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
noun (masculine)
ग्राहभूताः (grāhabhūtāḥ) - having become crocodiles, turned into crocodiles
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of grāhabhūta
grāhabhūta - become a crocodile/aquatic animal
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (grāha+bhūta)
- grāha – crocodile, aquatic monster, seizing
noun (masculine)
derived noun
from root grah
Root: grah (class 9) - bhūta – become, been, creature, past
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: bhū (class 1)
जले (jale) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
चरिष्यध्वम् (cariṣyadhvam) - you shall wander/move
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
शतम् (śatam) - hundred
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - hundred
समाः (samāḥ) - years
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of samā
samā - year, season