महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-2

अहं तव पितुः पुत्र भ्रात्रा दत्ता निमित्ततः ।
कालः स चायं संप्राप्तस्तत्कुरुष्व यथातथम् ॥२॥

2. ahaṁ tava pituḥ putra bhrātrā dattā nimittataḥ ,
kālaḥ sa cāyaṁ saṁprāptastatkuruṣva yathātatham.

2. aham tava pituḥ putra bhrātrā dattā nimittataḥ |
kālaḥ sa ca ayam samprāptaḥ tat kuruṣva yathātatham

2. (She said:) "O son, I was given by your maternal uncle to your father for a specific purpose. That time has now arrived, so you must do what is appropriate."

2. בני, אחי נתן אותי לאביך מסיבה מסוימת. הגיעה עכשיו אותה שעה, ולכן עשה את הנדרש כראוי.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तव (tava) - your

• पितुः (pituḥ) - to your father (of the father, to the father)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (Āstīka) (O son)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by your maternal uncle (her brother) (by the brother)

• दत्ता (dattā) - given

• निमित्ततः (nimittataḥ) - for a specific purpose (on account of, for the sake of, for a reason)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - the time (for that purpose) (time)

• स (sa) - that (time) (that, he)

• च (ca) - and, now (and)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (time), now (this, he)

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, reached)

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so (that, therefore)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - you must do (do, perform)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - what is appropriate/right (properly, as it should be, truly)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of dattā (implied verb 'asmi').

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to putra (vocative) but modifies pituḥ.

पितुः (pituḥ) - to your father (of the father, to the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Genitive used in the sense of dative (given *to*).

पुत्र (putra) - O son (Āstīka) (O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Addressed to Āstīka.

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by your maternal uncle (her brother) (by the brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Vāsuki, her brother, who is Āstīka's maternal uncle.

दत्ता (dattā) - given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dā

dā - to give

past passive participle

from root dā- 'to give'

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with aham. Implies 'I was given'.

निमित्ततः (nimittataḥ) - for a specific purpose (on account of, for the sake of, for a reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates cause or purpose.

कालः (kālaḥ) - the time (for that purpose) (time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, black, death

Note: Subject of samprāptaḥ.

स (sa) - that (time) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with kālaḥ.

च (ca) - and, now (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects kālaḥ with ayam.

अयम् (ayam) - this (time), now (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with kālaḥ.

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāp

prāp - to obtain, reach, arrive

past passive participle

prefix 'sam' + 'pra' + root 'āp' + suffix 'ta'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with kālaḥ. Implies 'has arrived'.

तत् (tat) - therefore, so (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for 'therefore'.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - you must do (do, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to Āstīka.

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - what is appropriate/right (properly, as it should be, truly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tatham)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• tatham – true, real, what is right
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverb modifying kuruṣva.

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