महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-2

यदर्थमिह संभूता देवकल्पा महारथाः ।
भुवि तन्मे महाभाग सम्यगाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥२॥

2. yadarthamiha saṁbhūtā devakalpā mahārathāḥ ,
bhuvi tanme mahābhāga samyagākhyātumarhasi.

2. yat artham iha saṃbhūtāḥ devakalpāḥ mahārathāḥ
bhuvi tat me mahābhāga samyak ākhyātum arhasi

2. O illustrious one, you should properly explain to me the purpose for which these god-like great charioteers were born here on earth.

2. הו בעל המזל הגדול, ראוי שתספר לי כראוי למען איזו מטרה נולדו על הארץ אלה הדומים לאלים, לוחמי המרכבות הגדולים.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - for what (which, what)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - were born (born, manifested)

• देवकल्पाः (devakalpāḥ) - god-like

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth

• तत् (tat) - that purpose (that)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O illustrious one, O greatly fortunate one

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to explain

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you are fit)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - for what (which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Acts as a relative pronoun with artham.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth

Note: Used adverbially with 'yat' to mean 'for what purpose'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies saṃbhūtāḥ.

संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - were born (born, manifested)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, manifested, assembled

past passive participle

from sam-bhū (to be, to be born)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies devakalpāḥ and mahārathāḥ.

देवकल्पाः (devakalpāḥ) - god-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devakalpa

devakalpa - god-like, resembling gods

deva (god) + kalpa (like, resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost, similar
  suffix/indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Qualifies mahārathāḥ.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, one fighting from a great chariot

mahā (great) + ratha (chariot)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

Note: Location where they were born.

तत् (tat) - that purpose (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yat artham', object of ākhyātum.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Recipient of the action of telling.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O illustrious one, O greatly fortunate one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, highly revered

mahā (great) + bhāga (share, fortune)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Vaisampayana.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies ākhyātum.

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to explain

(verb)

infinitive of ākhyā

infinitive

root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Expresses the action that one 'ought' to do.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you are fit)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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