महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-22

इन्द्रार्थोऽयं समारम्भः सर्वेषां नः प्रजापते ।
अपत्यार्थं समारम्भो भवतश्चायमीप्सितः ॥२२॥

22. indrārtho'yaṁ samārambhaḥ sarveṣāṁ naḥ prajāpate ,
apatyārthaṁ samārambho bhavataścāyamīpsitaḥ.

22. indrārthaḥ ayam samārambhaḥ sarveṣām naḥ prajāpate
apatyārtham samārambhaḥ bhavataḥ ca ayam īpsitaḥ

22. O Prajāpati, this undertaking of all of us is for Indra's purpose. And this undertaking of yours is desired for progeny.

22. הו פְּרַג׳ָאפַּטִי, המעשה שלנו כולנו נעשה למען אִינְדְרַה, ואילו המעשה שלך נועד להשיג צאצאים, כפי שרצית.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रार्थः (indrārthaḥ) - for Indra's sake/purpose

• अयम् (ayam) - this (specific) undertaking (this)

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - the current effort/ritual (undertaking, enterprise)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of us (Vālakhilyas) (of all)

• नः (naḥ) - of us, to us

• प्रजापते (prajāpate) - O Kaśyapa (as he is a Prajāpati) (O Prajāpati, O lord of creatures)

• अपत्यार्थम् (apatyārtham) - for the sake of offspring/progeny

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - the current effort/ritual (undertaking, enterprise)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (referring to Kaśyapa's) (of your honor, your)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अयम् (ayam) - this (specific) undertaking (this)

• ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for, intended

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रार्थः (indrārthaḥ) - for Indra's sake/purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrārtha

indrārtha - Indra's purpose, for Indra's sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+artha)

• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this (specific) undertaking (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - the current effort/ritual (undertaking, enterprise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, commencement, enterprise, effort

action noun

from root rabh with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of us (Vālakhilyas) (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नः (naḥ) - of us, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I

प्रजापते (prajāpate) - O Kaśyapa (as he is a Prajāpati) (O Prajāpati, O lord of creatures)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahmā, Kaśyapa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

अपत्यार्थम् (apatyārtham) - for the sake of offspring/progeny

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apatya+artha)

• apatya – offspring, progeny, child
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - the current effort/ritual (undertaking, enterprise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, commencement, enterprise, effort

action noun

from root rabh with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (referring to Kaśyapa's) (of your honor, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

present participle (honorific use)

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (specific) undertaking (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for, intended

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, sought, intended

past passive participle (desiderative)

from desiderative of root āp (to obtain)

Root: āp (class 5)

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