महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-34

किमर्थं भगवन्घोरा महोत्पाताः समुत्थिताः ।
न च शत्रुं प्रपश्यामि युधि यो नः प्रधर्षयेत् ॥३४॥

34. kimarthaṁ bhagavanghorā mahotpātāḥ samutthitāḥ ,
na ca śatruṁ prapaśyāmi yudhi yo naḥ pradharṣayet.

34. kimartham bhagavan ghorāḥ mahotpātāḥ samutthitāḥ
na ca śatrum prapaśyāmi yudhi yaḥ naḥ pradharṣayet

34. O venerable one, why have these dreadful great omens arisen? And I do not perceive any enemy in battle who could overpower us.

34. הו אדון נכבד, מדוע הופיעו האותות הנוראים והגדולים האלה? אני לא רואה בקרב שום אויב שיכול לתקוף אותנו.

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Bṛhaspati (O venerable one, O divine one)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

• महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great omens, major portents

• समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see clearly, I perceive

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• यः (yaḥ) - relative pronoun referring to 'enemy' (who, which)

• नः (naḥ) - us

• प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would overpower, might assail, would defeat

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

kim (what) + artha (purpose). For what purpose.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Bṛhaspati (O venerable one, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, blessed

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful, formidable

Note: Agrees with mahotpātāḥ

महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great omens, major portents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahotpāta

mahotpāta - great omen, major portent, terrible calamity

mahā (great) + utpāta (omen). A great omen.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utpāta)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat
• utpāta – omen, portent, calamity, sudden event
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pat (class 1)

समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samutthita

samutthita - arisen, stood up, produced, manifested

past participle

from root sthā

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahotpātāḥ

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, adversary, foe, rival

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see clearly, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight, combat

यः (yaḥ) - relative pronoun referring to 'enemy' (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or genitive

प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would overpower, might assail, would defeat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of dhṛṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

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