महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-225, verse-1

मन्दपाल उवाच ।
युष्माकं परिरक्षार्थं विज्ञप्तो ज्वलनो मया ।
अग्निना च तथेत्येवं पूर्वमेव प्रतिश्रुतम् ॥१॥

1. mandapāla uvāca ,
yuṣmākaṁ parirakṣārthaṁ vijñapto jvalano mayā ,
agninā ca tathetyevaṁ pūrvameva pratiśrutam.

1. mandapāla uvāca yuṣmākam parirakṣārtham vijñaptaḥ jvalanaḥ
mayā agninā ca tathā iti evam pūrvam eva pratiśrutam

1. Mandapāla said: For your protection, I informed the fire-god (jvalana). And indeed, by Agni (agni) himself, "so be it" was promised beforehand.

1. מַנְדַפָּאלַה אמר, כדי להגן עליכם פניתי אל אֵש הלהבה, ואַגְנִי הבטיח מראש שכך יהיה.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दपाल (mandapāla) - Mandapāla (name of a sage/bird)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you, your

• परिरक्षार्थम् (parirakṣārtham) - for the sake of protection, for protection

• विज्ञप्तः (vijñaptaḥ) - informed, requested, announced

• ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - fire, flame, fire-god

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire, by Agni (agni)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought

• एवम् (evam) - in this way, thus, so, indeed

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, certainly, just, only

• प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - promised, agreed

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दपाल (mandapāla) - Mandapāla (name of a sage/bird)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandapāla

mandapāla - Mandapāla (name of a sage/bird)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

परिरक्षार्थम् (parirakṣārtham) - for the sake of protection, for protection

(indeclinable)

Compound of parirakṣā (protection) and artha (purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parirakṣā+artha)

• parirakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  From pari-√rakṣ (to protect)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

विज्ञप्तः (vijñaptaḥ) - informed, requested, announced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñapta

vijñapta - informed, requested, announced

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of vi-√jñā (to know, to inform), specifically the causative form.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - fire, flame, fire-god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - fire, flame, fire-god

From root √jval (to burn, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire, by Agni (agni)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this way, thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - promised, agreed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiśruta

pratiśruta - promised, agreed, assented to

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of prati-√śru (to hear, promise).

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

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