महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-225, verse-8
कृतं युवाभ्यां कर्मेदममरैरपि दुष्करम् ।
वरान्वृणीतं तुष्टोऽस्मि दुर्लभानप्यमानुषान् ॥८॥
वरान्वृणीतं तुष्टोऽस्मि दुर्लभानप्यमानुषान् ॥८॥
8. kṛtaṁ yuvābhyāṁ karmedamamarairapi duṣkaram ,
varānvṛṇītaṁ tuṣṭo'smi durlabhānapyamānuṣān.
varānvṛṇītaṁ tuṣṭo'smi durlabhānapyamānuṣān.
8.
kṛtam yuvābhyām karma idam amaraiḥ api duṣkaram
varān vṛṇītam tuṣṭaḥ asmi durlabhān api amānuṣān
varān vṛṇītam tuṣṭaḥ asmi durlabhān api amānuṣān
8.
This deed, which is difficult to perform even for the immortals, has been accomplished by you two. I am pleased; therefore, you two may choose boons, even those that are superhuman and difficult to obtain.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed, accomplished (done, made, performed)
- युवाभ्याम् (yuvābhyām) - by you two (by you two, for you two, from you two)
- कर्म (karma) - deed (action, deed, work, ritual (karma))
- इदम् (idam) - this (deed) (this, this one)
- अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by the immortals (by the immortals, by the gods)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to perform (difficult to do, hard to accomplish)
- वरान् (varān) - boons (boons, wishes)
- वृणीतम् (vṛṇītam) - you two may choose (choose (you two), ask for (you two))
- तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, contented)
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, exist)
- दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to obtain (difficult to obtain, rare)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- अमानुषान् (amānuṣān) - superhuman (superhuman, not human)
Words meanings and morphology
कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed, accomplished (done, made, performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, completed
Past Passive Participle
From root '√kṛ' (to do, make). Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate adjective to 'karma idam'.
युवाभ्याम् (yuvābhyām) - by you two (by you two, for you two, from you two)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, dual of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (plural, but here dual)
Instrumental/Dative/Ablative dual form of 'yuṣmad' (you).
कर्म (karma) - deed (action, deed, work, ritual (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)
From root '√kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix '-man'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इदम् (idam) - this (deed) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Neuter nominative singular of 'idam'.
अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by the immortals (by the immortals, by the gods)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of amara
amara - immortal, god, deity
'a-' (not) + 'mara' (mortal). Masculine instrumental plural.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mara – mortal, dying
adjective (masculine)
From √mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Used with 'api' for emphasis.
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult to perform (difficult to do, hard to accomplish)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to do, arduous, hard
'dus-' (bad, difficult) + 'kara' (doer, doing). Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)
- dus – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable - kara – doing, making, causing, doer
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate adjective to 'karma idam'.
वरान् (varān) - boons (boons, wishes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vara
vara - boon, wish, blessing, excellent
Masculine accusative plural.
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Object of 'vṛṇītam'.
वृणीतम् (vṛṇītam) - you two may choose (choose (you two), ask for (you two))
(verb)
2nd person , dual, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Imperative 2nd person dual, middle voice (ātmanepada) from root '√vṛ' (class 9, 'vṛṇoti/vṛṇute').
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Addressed to Arjuna and Krishna.
तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, contented)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa
tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content
Past Passive Participle
From root '√tuṣ' (to be pleased). Masculine nominative singular.
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject "I" (Indra).
अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, exist)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice from root '√as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Subject is "I" (Indra).
दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to obtain (difficult to obtain, rare)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable
'dus-' (bad, difficult) + 'labha' (obtainable). Masculine accusative plural.
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dus+labha)
- dus – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable - labha – obtaining, gaining, obtainable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root √labh (to obtain)
Root: labh (class 1)
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'durlabhān amānuṣān'.
अमानुषान् (amānuṣān) - superhuman (superhuman, not human)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of amānuṣa
amānuṣa - superhuman, not human, divine
'a-' (not) + 'mānuṣa' (human). Masculine accusative plural.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mānuṣa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mānuṣa – human, related to man
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'manu' (man)
Note: Adjective to 'varān'.