महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-8

उपायश्चात्र विहितः पूर्वं देवैर्महात्मभिः ।
तं यदीच्छसि कर्तुं त्वं प्राप्स्यसीमां प्रमद्वराम् ॥८॥

8. upāyaścātra vihitaḥ pūrvaṁ devairmahātmabhiḥ ,
taṁ yadīcchasi kartuṁ tvaṁ prāpsyasīmāṁ pramadvarām.

8. upāyaḥ ca atra vihitaḥ pūrvaṃ devaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ tam
yadi icchasi kartum tvam prāpsyasi imām pramadvarām

8. A remedy for this has been prescribed here previously by the great-souled gods. If you wish to perform that (remedy), you will obtain this Pramadvarā.

8. ויש פתרון שהוכן כאן מראש בידי האלים הגדולים. אם תרצה לבצע אותו, תשיג את פְּרַמַדְוַרָה הזאת.

Words meanings summery:

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - a remedy, a means (to revive her) (means, method, remedy, expedient)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this matter)

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed (prescribed, arranged, done)

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously (formerly, before, previously)

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled (gods) (by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones)

• तम् (tam) - that (remedy) (that (masculine accusative))

• यदि (yadi) - if

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain (you will obtain, you will reach)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (girl) (this (feminine accusative))

• प्रमद्वराम् (pramadvarām) - Pramadvarā (Pramadvarā (name of a woman))

Words meanings and morphology

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - a remedy, a means (to revive her) (means, method, remedy, expedient)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, remedy, approach, recourse

action noun

from upa + i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects implicitly to the previous statement.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (this) + `tral` suffix (locative adverb).

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed (prescribed, arranged, done)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, arranged, placed, made, done

past passive participle

from vi- + dhā (to place, arrange, do)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for `upāyaḥ`.

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously (formerly, before, previously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `vihitaḥ`.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled (gods) (by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `devaiḥ`.

तम् (tam) - that (remedy) (that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `kartum`. Refers to `upāyaḥ`.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Verb in the protasis of the conditional sentence.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `icchasi`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of `icchasi` and `prāpsyasi`.

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain (you will obtain, you will reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

from pra- + āp (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Verb in the apodosis of the conditional sentence.

इमाम् (imām) - this (girl) (this (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, she, he, it

Note: Direct object of `prāpsyasi`.

प्रमद्वराम् (pramadvarām) - Pramadvarā (Pramadvarā (name of a woman))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pramadvarā

pramadvarā - a name (meaning 'excellent among beautiful women' or 'foremost among intoxicated women')

Compound of pramad (delight/beauty) + varā (excellent/choicest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (pramad+vara)

• pramad – joy, delight, intoxication, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
• vara – best, choicest, excellent; a boon, a blessing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Direct object of `prāpsyasi`.

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