महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-65, verse-24

मेनके तव भारोऽयं विश्वामित्रः सुमध्यमे ।
संशितात्मा सुदुर्धर्ष उग्रे तपसि वर्तते ॥२४॥

24. menake tava bhāro'yaṁ viśvāmitraḥ sumadhyame ,
saṁśitātmā sudurdharṣa ugre tapasi vartate.

24. menake tava bhāraḥ ayam viśvāmitraḥ sumadhyame
saṃśita-ātmā sudurdharṣaḥ ugre tapasi vartate

24. O Menaka, O slender-waisted one, this Viśvāmitra is your responsibility. With his mind disciplined and formidable, he is engaged in severe austerities.

24. הו מֵנַקָה יפת המותניים, המשימה הזאת מוטלת עליך. וִישְׁוָאמִיטְרַה, שנפשו נחושה וכמעט אי אפשר להתמודד איתו, שרוי בתרגול עוצמה קשה.

Words meanings summery:

• मेनके (menake) - O Menaka

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - responsibility (burden, load, responsibility)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Viśvāmitra) (this, this one)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a sage))

• सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one (O slender-waisted one, O beautiful-waisted one)

• संशित-आत्मा (saṁśita-ātmā) - with his mind disciplined (whose self is sharpened, with a disciplined mind)

• सुदुर्धर्षः (sudurdharṣaḥ) - formidable (very formidable, very difficult to overcome, very unassailable)

• उग्रे (ugre) - in severe (in severe, in terrible, in fierce)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerities (in penance, in austerity, in heat)

• वर्तते (vartate) - he is engaged in (he is, he exists, he dwells, he is engaged in)

Words meanings and morphology

मेनके (menake) - O Menaka

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of menakā

menakā - Menaka (a celestial nymph)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भारः (bhāraḥ) - responsibility (burden, load, responsibility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - load, burden, responsibility, weight

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (Viśvāmitra) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective (masculine)
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one (O slender-waisted one, O beautiful-waisted one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sumadhyamā

sumadhyamā - slender-waisted, having a beautiful waist (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+madhyamā)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• madhyamā – middle, waist (feminine)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Vocative form, addressing Menaka.

संशित-आत्मा (saṁśita-ātmā) - with his mind disciplined (whose self is sharpened, with a disciplined mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśitātman

saṁśitātman - having a sharpened or disciplined self/mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+ātman)

• saṃśita – sharpened, disciplined, determined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śo' (to sharpen, whet) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śo (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Viśvāmitra

सुदुर्धर्षः (sudurdharṣaḥ) - formidable (very formidable, very difficult to overcome, very unassailable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurdharṣa

sudurdharṣa - very formidable, difficult to approach, unassailable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpurusha (su+dur+dharṣa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• dharṣa – assault, attack; one who can be attacked
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛṣ' (to dare, to attack)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies Viśvāmitra

उग्रे (ugre) - in severe (in severe, in terrible, in fierce)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, severe

Note: Modifies 'tapasi'

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerities (in penance, in austerity, in heat)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

वर्तते (vartate) - he is engaged in (he is, he exists, he dwells, he is engaged in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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