महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-53

स त्वं स्वयमनुप्राप्तं साभिलाषमिमं सुतम् ।
प्रेक्षमाणं च काक्षेण किमर्थमवमन्यसे ॥५३॥

53. sa tvaṁ svayamanuprāptaṁ sābhilāṣamimaṁ sutam ,
prekṣamāṇaṁ ca kākṣeṇa kimarthamavamanyase.

53. saḥ tvam svayam anuprāptam sa-abhilāṣam imam
sutam prekṣamāṇam ca kākṣeṇa kim artham avamanyase

53. Why do you, yourself, slight this son who has arrived, gazing at you with longing and eagerness?

53. אתה, מדוע אתה מתעלם מהבן הזה שבא אליך מעצמו, מלא רצון, ומביט בך במבט צדדי?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - such (you) (that, he, such)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular))

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

• अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

• स-अभिलाषम् (sa-abhilāṣam) - with longing (with longing, desirous, eager)

• इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine accusative singular))

• सुतम् (sutam) - son (son, offspring)

• प्रेक्षमाणम् (prekṣamāṇam) - gazing at (you) (looking at, seeing, observing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• काक्षेण (kākṣeṇa) - with eagerness (with longing, eagerly, yearningly)

• किम् (kim) - why (what) (what, how, why)

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

• अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - you slight (you despise, you disregard, you slight)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - such (you) (that, he, such)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine singular nominative form of 'tad'.

Note: Often used for emphasis with personal pronouns.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular nominative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the father.

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Reflexive adverb.

अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived, obtained, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'anu-pra'.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

स-अभिलाषम् (sa-abhilāṣam) - with longing (with longing, desirous, eager)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-abhilāṣa

sa-abhilāṣa - desirous, longing, eager, with desire

'sa' (with) + 'abhilāṣa' (desire).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+abhilāṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix, or form of 'saha'.
• abhilāṣa – desire, longing, wish
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'laṣ' (to desire) with prefixes 'abhi-ā'.
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: laṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of 'sutam'.

इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Masculine singular accusative form of 'idam'.

सुतम् (sutam) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle (from 'sū')

From root 'sū' (to beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

प्रेक्षमाणम् (prekṣamāṇam) - gazing at (you) (looking at, seeing, observing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - looking at, observing, seeing, expecting

Present Middle Participle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

काक्षेण (kākṣeṇa) - with eagerness (with longing, eagerly, yearningly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kākṣa

kākṣa - desire, longing, eagerness, hope

From root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire).

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the manner of looking.

किम् (kim) - why (what) (what, how, why)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Often used as an interrogative adverb.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage

Root: ṛ (class 3)

अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - you slight (you despise, you disregard, you slight)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

From root 'man' (to think, to consider) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

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