महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-215, verse-18

उपायं कर्मणः सिद्धौ भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि ।
निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने ॥१८॥

18. upāyaṁ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavanvaktumarhasi ,
nivārayeyaṁ yenendraṁ varṣamāṇaṁ mahāvane.

18. upāyam karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavan vaktum arhasi
nivārayeyam yena indram varṣamāṇam mahāvane

18. O Lord (bhagavan), you ought to declare the method for the accomplishment of my action (karma), through which I could prevent Indra, who is raining in the great forest.

18. אדוני, ראוי שתאמר לי את האמצעי להצלחת המעשה, שבאמצעותו אוכל לעצור את אִינְדְרַה כשהוא מוריד גשם ביער הגדול.

Words meanings summery:

• उपायम् (upāyam) - means, method, expedient

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of my action (karma) (of action, of work, of karma)

• सिद्धौ (siddhau) - in accomplishment, in success, in perfection

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Venerable One, O Fortunate One

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell, to declare

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you deserve

• निवारयेयम् (nivārayeyam) - I might prevent, I might ward off, I might obstruct

• येन (yena) - through which (method) (by which, with which)

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• वर्षमाणम् (varṣamāṇam) - raining, showering

• महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

Words meanings and morphology

उपायम् (upāyam) - means, method, expedient

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

From upa + √i (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of my action (karma) (of action, of work, of karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny, consequence of actions

From root √kṛ (to do) with manin suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The word (karma) is part of the translation as per instructions.

सिद्धौ (siddhau) - in accomplishment, in success, in perfection

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

From root √sidh (to succeed).

Root: sidh (class 4)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Venerable One, O Fortunate One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, divine, venerable, sacred; Lord

From bhaga (fortune) + vat (possessive suffix).

Note: Used here as a proper address. The word (bhagavan) is part of the translation as per instructions.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell, to declare

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √vac with tumun suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

From root √arh (class 1).

Root: arh (class 1)

निवारयेयम् (nivārayeyam) - I might prevent, I might ward off, I might obstruct

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of nivāraya

Causative, Optative

From root √vṛ (to cover, choose) with upasarga ni- and causative suffix -aya.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Causative form of the verb.

येन (yena) - through which (method) (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to upāya (means).

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of gods, god of thunder and rain)

वर्षमाणम् (varṣamāṇam) - raining, showering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṣamāṇa

varṣamāṇa - raining, showering

Present Middle Participle

From root √vṛṣ (to rain) with śānac suffix.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjectival participle modifying Indra.

महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

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