महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-12

न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कार्यं प्रति भुजंगमे ।
उत्पत्स्यति हि ते पुत्रो ज्वलनार्कसमद्युतिः ॥१२॥

12. na saṁtāpastvayā kāryaḥ kāryaṁ prati bhujaṁgame ,
utpatsyati hi te putro jvalanārkasamadyutiḥ.

12. na saṁtāpaḥ tvayā kāryaḥ kāryam prati bhujaṅgame
utpatsyati hi te putraḥ jvalanārkasamadyutiḥ

12. O serpent, you should not feel any distress regarding this matter. For indeed, a son will be born to you, radiant like fire and the sun.

12. אין לך סיבה להצטער בעניין הזה, הו נחש, כי ייוולד לך בן שזוהרו כאש בוערת וכשמש.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - distress, grief (distress, affliction, suffering)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be caused/felt (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - this matter (matter, business, purpose)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding, concerning (towards, against, concerning, in return)

• भुजङ्गमे (bhujaṅgame) - O serpent (Vasuki) (O serpent, O snake)

• उत्पत्स्यति (utpatsyati) - a son will be born (he will be born, he will arise)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• ते (te) - for you (your) (to you, for you, your)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

• ज्वलनार्कसमद्युतिः (jvalanārkasamadyutiḥ) - radiant like blazing fire and the sun (having splendor equal to fire and sun)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'kāryaḥ'.

संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - distress, grief (distress, affliction, suffering)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tap

tap - to heat, burn, suffer, torment

action noun

from root tap (to heat, suffer) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāryaḥ' (to be done).

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Agent of 'kāryaḥ'.

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be caused/felt (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform, cause

future passive participle (gerundive)

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'saṁtāpaḥ'. Implies 'should be done' or 'should be caused/felt'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - this matter (matter, business, purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform, cause

future passive participle

from root kṛ (to do, make), substantivized.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - regarding, concerning (towards, against, concerning, in return)

(indeclinable)

भुजङ्गमे (bhujaṅgame) - O serpent (Vasuki) (O serpent, O snake)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - serpent, snake

Compound bhuja (arm, hand) + gama (going) = 'arm-going' (snake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gama)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving, leading to
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Vasuki.

उत्पत्स्यति (utpatsyati) - a son will be born (he will be born, he will arise)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat

Future tense form of ut-pat.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'putraḥ'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (your) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: 'For you' (dative of interest) or 'your' (genitive).

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, descendant

Note: Subject of 'utpatsyati'.

ज्वलनार्कसमद्युतिः (jvalanārkasamadyutiḥ) - radiant like blazing fire and the sun (having splendor equal to fire and sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalanārkasamadyuti

jvalanārkasamadyuti - having brilliance equal to fire and sun

Bahuvrīhi compound: jvalana (fire) + arka (sun) + sama (equal) + dyuti (lustre).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalana+arka+sama+dyuti)

• jvalana – blazing, burning (adjective); fire, flame (noun)
  noun (masculine)
  action noun/agent noun
  from root jval (to burn, blaze)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like, same
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – lustre, brilliance, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root dyut (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

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