महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-8

सूत उवाच ।
एवमस्तु गुरौ तस्मिन्नुपविष्टे महात्मनि ।
तेन पृष्टः कथाः पुण्या वक्ष्यामि विविधाश्रयाः ॥८॥

8. sūta uvāca ,
evamastu gurau tasminnupaviṣṭe mahātmani ,
tena pṛṣṭaḥ kathāḥ puṇyā vakṣyāmi vividhāśrayāḥ.

8. sūta uvāca evam astu gurau tasmin upaviṣṭe mahātmani
tena pṛṣṭaḥ kathāḥ puṇyāḥ vakṣyāmi vividhāśrayāḥ

8. Sūta said: 'So be it! When that great-souled teacher is seated, I shall narrate, in response to his questions, sacred stories dealing with various subjects.'

8. הסוּטַה אמר, כך יהיה. כשהמורה בעל הנפש הגדולה הזה יֵשב, ואשאל על ידו, אספר סיפורים קדושים בנושאים מגוונים.

Words meanings summery:

• सूत (sūta) - Sūta (the speaker, Ugraśravas Sauti) (Sūta (proper noun), charioteer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - so (referring to agreement) (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (astu) - so be it! (let it be, may it be)

• गुरौ (gurau) - when the teacher (in the teacher, when the teacher)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that (teacher) (in that, on that)

• उपविष्टे (upaviṣṭe) - seated (seated, having sat down)

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - that great-souled one (teacher) (in the great soul, in the magnanimous one)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the teacher) (by him, with him)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - being asked (asked, questioned)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, narratives)

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous)

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall narrate (I will speak, I will say)

• विविधाश्रयाः (vividhāśrayāḥ) - dealing with various subjects (having various आश्रय (subjects, supports), dependent on various things)

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - Sūta (the speaker, Ugraśravas Sauti) (Sūta (proper noun), charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald, a caste

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

एवम् (evam) - so (referring to agreement) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - so be it! (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

गुरौ (gurau) - when the teacher (in the teacher, when the teacher)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that (teacher) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies gurau.

उपविष्टे (upaviṣṭe) - seated (seated, having sat down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

past passive participle

prefix upa + root viś (to enter)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - that great-souled one (teacher) (in the great soul, in the magnanimous one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies gurau.

तेन (tena) - by him (the teacher) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive participle pṛṣṭaḥ.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - being asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired

past passive participle

root prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I' (Sūta).

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, narratives)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Note: Object of vakṣyāmi.

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, pure, good deed

Note: Qualifies kathāḥ.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall narrate (I will speak, I will say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular future form.

विविधाश्रयाः (vividhāśrayāḥ) - dealing with various subjects (having various आश्रय (subjects, supports), dependent on various things)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vividhāśraya

vividhāśraya - having various supports/dependencies, dealing with diverse subjects

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+āśraya)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
  Prefix: vi
• āśraya – shelter, support, refuge, resort, subject matter
  noun (masculine)
  prefix ā + root śri (to lean on)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kathāḥ.

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