महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-42

कच उवाच ।
भवत्प्रसादान्न जहाति मां स्मृतिः स्मरे च सर्वं यच्च यथा च वृत्तम् ।
न त्वेवं स्यात्तपसो व्ययो मे ततः क्लेशं घोरमिमं सहामि ॥४२॥

42. kaca uvāca ,
bhavatprasādānna jahāti māṁ smṛtiḥ; smare ca sarvaṁ yacca yathā ca vṛttam ,
na tvevaṁ syāttapaso vyayo me; tataḥ kleśaṁ ghoramimaṁ sahāmi.

42. kacaḥ uvāca bhavatprasādāt na jahāti
mām smṛtiḥ smare ca sarvam yat ca yathā
ca vṛttam na tu evam syāt tapasaḥ vyayaḥ
me tataḥ kleśam ghoram imam sahāmi

42. Kaca said: "By your grace, my memory does not abandon me, and I recall everything that happened and how it happened. However, my tapas should not be wasted in this manner. Therefore, I endure this terrible suffering."

Words meanings summery:

• कचः (kacaḥ) - The proper noun Kaca, son of Bṛhaspati. (Kaca)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भवत्प्रसादात् (bhavatprasādāt) - by the grace of Śukra (Kaca's guru) (by your grace)

• न (na) - not, no

• जहाति (jahāti) - leaves, abandons, gives up

• माम् (mām) - me

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

• स्मरे (smare) - I remember, I recall

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, everything

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• च (ca) - and

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred, existed

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, may be

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of tapas, of penance, of asceticism

• व्ययः (vyayaḥ) - waste, loss, expenditure

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thence, then

• क्लेशम् (kleśam) - suffering, pain, distress

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• इमम् (imam) - this

• सहामि (sahāmi) - I endure, I bear

Words meanings and morphology

कचः (kacaḥ) - The proper noun Kaca, son of Bṛhaspati. (Kaca)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - Kaca (a proper name, son of Bṛhaspati); hair

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

भवत्प्रसादात् (bhavatprasādāt) - by the grace of Śukra (Kaca's guru) (by your grace)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhavatprasāda

bhavatprasāda - your grace; grace of your honor

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhavat+prasāda)

• bhavat – your, your honor; being, becoming
  pronoun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जहाति (jahāti) - leaves, abandons, gives up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection; sacred tradition

Root: smṛ (class 1)

स्मरे (smare) - I remember, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, past, done; a story, an event

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of tapas, of penance, of asceticism

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual effort

Root: tap (class 1)

व्ययः (vyayaḥ) - waste, loss, expenditure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyaya

vyaya - expenditure, outlay, waste, loss

Prefix: vi

Root: i (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thence, then

(indeclinable)

क्लेशम् (kleśam) - suffering, pain, distress

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - pain, distress, affliction, suffering

Root: kliś (class 4)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सहामि (sahāmi) - I endure, I bear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of sah

Root: sah (class 1)

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