महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-6

उच्चैःश्रवाः सोऽश्वराजो यन्मिथ्या न कृतो मम ।
विनतानिमित्तं पणिते दासभावाय पुत्रकाः ॥६॥

6. uccaiḥśravāḥ so'śvarājo yanmithyā na kṛto mama ,
vinatānimittaṁ paṇite dāsabhāvāya putrakāḥ.

6. uccaiḥśravāḥ saḥ aśvarājaḥ yat mithyā na kṛtaḥ
mama | vinatānimittam paṇite dāsabhāvāya putrakāḥ

6. O sons! Because that king of horses, Ucchaiḥśravas, was not falsely claimed by me when the wager was made concerning Vinatā, which led to servitude (therefore you are cursed).

6. בניי, מכיוון שלא עשיתם את אוּצ׳ַּיהְשְׁרַוָאהְ, מלך הסוסים, לכוזב כפי שרציתי, בהתערבות שנערכה בעניין וִינַטָה כדי שתהפוך לעבדה, (קיללתי אתכם),

Words meanings summery:

• उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the divine horse Ucchaiḥśravas (Ucchaiḥśravas (proper name))

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Ucchaiḥśravas) (that, he)

• अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - the king of horses (king of horses)

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that which, since)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, wrongly)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - claimed (falsely claimed) (done, made, performed)

• मम (mama) - by me (Kadrū) (my, by me, for me)

• विनतानिमित्तम् (vinatānimittam) - on account of Vinatā

• पणिते (paṇite) - when a wager was made (gambled, wagered (Loc. Abs.))

• दासभावाय (dāsabhāvāya) - for servitude (for servitude, for the state of being a servant)

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (addressing the Nāgas) (O sons, little sons)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the divine horse Ucchaiḥśravas (Ucchaiḥśravas (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccaiḥśravas

uccaiḥśravas - name of Indra's horse, sprung from the ocean churning

From uccais (high) + śravas (fame/ear)

Note: Proper noun, name of Indra's horse.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Ucchaiḥśravas) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - the king of horses (king of horses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvarāja

aśvarāja - king of horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+rājan)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that which, since)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a subordinating conjunction.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - claimed (falsely claimed) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

past participle passive

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Ucchaiḥśravas (aśvarājaḥ).

मम (mama) - by me (Kadrū) (my, by me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here as agent in passive construction: 'not done by me'.

विनतानिमित्तम् (vinatānimittam) - on account of Vinatā

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vinatānimitta

vinatānimitta - reason concerning Vinatā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinatā+nimitta)

• vinatā – Vinatā (proper name)
  noun (feminine)
• nimitta – cause, reason, pretext
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially (or as Acc. of purpose/cause).

पणिते (paṇite) - when a wager was made (gambled, wagered (Loc. Abs.))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paṇita

paṇita - wagered, gambled, agreed upon

past participle passive

From root paṇ

Root: paṇ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, implying 'when it was wagered'.

दासभावाय (dāsabhāvāya) - for servitude (for servitude, for the state of being a servant)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dāsabhāva

dāsabhāva - state of servitude, condition of a servant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsa+bhāva)

• dāsa – servant, slave
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Expresses purpose: 'for the sake of servitude'.

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (addressing the Nāgas) (O sons, little sons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - son, little son (often used endearingly or dismissively)

Diminutive of putra

Note: Term of address, used by Kadrū for her snake sons.

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