महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-134

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तमुत्तङ्कः प्रत्युवाच ।
भवताहमन्नस्याशुचिभावमागमय्य प्रत्यनुनीतः ।
प्राक्च तेऽभिहितम् ।
यस्माददुष्टमन्नं दूषयसि तस्मादनपत्यो भविष्यसीति ।
दुष्टे चान्ने नैष मम शापो भविष्यतीति ॥१३४॥

134. tamuttaṅkaḥ pratyuvāca ,
bhavatāhamannasyāśucibhāvamāgamayya pratyanunītaḥ ,
prākca te'bhihitam ,
yasmādaduṣṭamannaṁ dūṣayasi tasmādanapatyo bhaviṣyasīti ,
duṣṭe cānne naiṣa mama śāpo bhaviṣyatīti.

134. tam uttaṅkaḥ pratyuvāca bhavatā aham annasya aśucibhāvam
āgamayya pratyasunītaḥ prāk ca te abhihitam yasmāt
aduṣṭam annam dūṣayasi tasmāt anapatyaḥ bhaviṣyasi
iti duṣṭe ca anne na eṣa mama śāpaḥ bhaviṣyati iti

134. Uttanka replied to him, "You made me understand the issue of the food's impurity. And it was said to you previously: 'Because you declare pure food impure, therefore you will be childless.' (I also said then,) 'If the food was actually impure, then this curse of mine will not take effect.'"

Words meanings summery:

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तम् (tam) - him (Paushya) (him, that)

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (proper name)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

अहम् (aham) - I

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food

अशुचिभावम् (aśucibhāvam) - the issue of impurity (the hair) (state of impurity, impurity)

आगमय्य (āgamayya) - having clarified, having explained (having caused to come, having brought about)

प्रत्यसुनीतः (pratyasunītaḥ) - was made to understand (by counter-explanation/persuasion) (was appeased, was persuaded)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously

च (ca) - and, also

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

अभिहितम् (abhihitam) - was said, was spoken

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because, from which)

अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - pure, unblemished (not faulty, pure, faultless)

अन्नम् (annam) - food

दूषयसि (dūṣayasi) - you declare impure (you spoil, you corrupt, you declare impure)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - childless

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so)

दुष्टे (duṣṭe) - if the food was impure (in (the) faulty/impure)

च (ca) - and, but (and, also)

अन्ने (anne) - if the food (was impure) (in (the) food)

न (na) - not, no

एष (eṣa) - this (curse) (this)

मम (mama) - my, of me

शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will take effect (will be)

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Paushya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir

present participle (of bhū)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of food

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, meal

past passive participle

From root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

अशुचिभावम् (aśucibhāvam) - the issue of impurity (the hair) (state of impurity, impurity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśucibhāva

aśucibhāva - state of impurity, impurity, defilement

Compound of aśuci (impure) + bhāva (state, condition)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśuci+bhāva)

aśuci – impure, unclean, unholy
adjective (masculine)
Negative compound: a (not) + śuci (pure)
bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling
noun (masculine)
action noun
From root bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)

आगमय्य (āgamayya) - having clarified, having explained (having caused to come, having brought about)

(indeclinable)

causative gerund

Causative form of ā-gam (to come, to reach) + suffix -ya for gerund

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रत्यसुनीतः (pratyasunītaḥ) - was made to understand (by counter-explanation/persuasion) (was appeased, was persuaded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nī

nī - to lead, to guide, to bring

past passive participle

From root nī with prefixes prati- and anu-. The 'asu' part could be a textual variant or specific idiom for 'understanding' or 'life/senses'. Here, interpreted as 'to appease/persuade in return'.

Prefixes: prati+anu

Root: nī (class 1)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अभिहितम् (abhihitam) - was said, was spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhā

dhā - to place, to put, to say

past passive participle

From root dhā with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because, from which)

(indeclinable)

अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - pure, unblemished (not faulty, pure, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aduṣṭa

aduṣṭa - not faulty, pure, innocent

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'duṣṭa' (faulty)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+duṣṭa)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
duṣṭa – faulty, bad, corrupted, impure
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
From root duṣ (to be bad, faulty)
Root: duṣ (class 4)

अन्नम् (annam) - food

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, meal

past passive participle

From root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

दूषयसि (dūṣayasi) - you declare impure (you spoil, you corrupt, you declare impure)

(verb)

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

causative

Causative verb from root duṣ (to be faulty)