महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-11

भजमानान्भजस्वास्मान्कुरु नः साह्यमुत्तमम् ।
यासौ विद्या निवसति ब्राह्मणेऽमिततेजसि ।
शुक्रे तामाहर क्षिप्रं भागभाङ्नो भविष्यसि ॥११॥

11. bhajamānānbhajasvāsmānkuru naḥ sāhyamuttamam ,
yāsau vidyā nivasati brāhmaṇe'mitatejasi ,
śukre tāmāhara kṣipraṁ bhāgabhāṅno bhaviṣyasi.

11. bhajamānān bhajasva asmān kuru naḥ
sāhyam uttamam yā asau vidyā nivasati
brāhmaṇe amitatejasi śukre tām
āhara kṣipram bhāgabhāk naḥ bhaviṣyasi

11. Serve us who are serving you, and grant us excellent help. That knowledge which resides with the Brahmin of immeasurable brilliance, Śukra—acquire that quickly! You will then be a partaker with us.

Words meanings summery:

• भजमानान् (bhajamānān) - us who are serving you (those serving, worshiping, devoted to)

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve (serve, worship, partake)

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• कुरु (kuru) - grant (do, make, perform, grant)

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us (us, to us, of us)

• साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help (help, assistance)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

• या (yā) - which (which, who)

• असौ (asau) - that (knowledge) (that, he/she/it)

• विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (knowledge, learning, science)

• निवसति (nivasati) - resides (he/she/it resides, dwells, lives)

• ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - with the Brahmin (in the Brahmin, in a Brahmin)

• अमिततेजसि (amitatejasi) - of immeasurable brilliance (of immeasurable brilliance, having infinite splendor)

• शुक्रे (śukre) - in Śukra

• ताम् (tām) - that (knowledge) (that, her)

• आहर (āhara) - acquire (acquire, bring, fetch)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• भागभाक् (bhāgabhāk) - a partaker (a partaker, sharing in, receiving a share)

• नः (naḥ) - of us, with us (us, to us, of us)

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be (you will be, you will become)

Words meanings and morphology

भजमानान् (bhajamānān) - us who are serving you (those serving, worshiping, devoted to)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhajamāna

bhajamāna - serving, worshiping, devoted to, revering

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from √bhaj (to divide, partake, worship, serve)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve (serve, worship, partake)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Lot) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

कुरु (kuru) - grant (do, make, perform, grant)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us (us, to us, of us)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here implying 'for us'.

साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help (help, assistance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāhya

sāhya - help, assistance, aid

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

या (yā) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

असौ (asau) - that (knowledge) (that, he/she/it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun, usually refers to something remote or not immediately present)

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (knowledge, learning, science)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, lore

निवसति (nivasati) - resides (he/she/it resides, dwells, lives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Lat) of vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - with the Brahmin (in the Brahmin, in a Brahmin)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest; relating to Brahman or Brahmins

अमिततेजसि (amitatejasi) - of immeasurable brilliance (of immeasurable brilliance, having infinite splendor)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - of immeasurable splendor, having infinite brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+tejas)

• amita – unmeasured, unbounded, immeasurable, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative prefix 'a-')
  Derived from a-√mā (to measure)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 3)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, spiritual force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇe'

शुक्रे (śukre) - in Śukra

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - Śukra (name of the preceptor of the Asuras), bright, clear, white

ताम् (tām) - that (knowledge) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

आहर (āhara) - acquire (acquire, bring, fetch)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

भागभाक् (bhāgabhāk) - a partaker (a partaker, sharing in, receiving a share)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāgabhāj

bhāgabhāj - partaking, sharing in, entitled to a share, a partaker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāga+bhāj)

• bhāga – share, portion, part
  noun (masculine)
• bhāj – possessing, sharing, partaking of
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhaj (to divide, partake)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - of us, with us (us, to us, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here implying 'with us'.

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be (you will be, you will become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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