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10,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-9, verse-22

कथं त्वां सर्वधर्मज्ञं क्षुद्रः पापो वृकोदरः ।
निकृत्या हतवान्मन्दो नूनं कालो दुरत्ययः ॥२२॥
22. kathaṁ tvāṁ sarvadharmajñaṁ kṣudraḥ pāpo vṛkodaraḥ ,
nikṛtyā hatavānmando nūnaṁ kālo duratyayaḥ.
22. katham tvām sarvadharmajñam kṣudraḥ pāpaḥ vṛkodaraḥ
nikṛtyā hatavān mandaḥ nūnam kālaḥ duratyayaḥ
22. katham kṣudraḥ pāpaḥ mandaḥ vṛkodaraḥ nikṛtyā
sarvadharmajñam tvām hatavān nūnam kālaḥ duratyayaḥ
22. How could that mean, sinful, and foolish Vrikodara (vṛkodara) have killed you, the knower of all natural laws (dharma), through deceit? Surely, time is irresistible.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - you
  • सर्वधर्मज्ञम् (sarvadharmajñam) - knower of all duties, knower of all natural laws, omniscient in regards to dharma
  • क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - mean, low, contemptible, insignificant, small
  • पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil
  • वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (Vrikodara (a name for Bhīma, lit. 'wolf-bellied'))
  • निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit, by fraud, by trickery, by foul play
  • हतवान् (hatavān) - has killed, struck down, slain
  • मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish, dull-witted, slow, weak
  • नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed
  • कालः (kālaḥ) - time, destiny, proper time
  • दुरत्ययः (duratyayaḥ) - irresistible, difficult to overcome, hard to escape, unavoidable

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner
(indeclinable)
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
सर्वधर्मज्ञम् (sarvadharmajñam) - knower of all duties, knower of all natural laws, omniscient in regards to dharma
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmajña
sarvadharmajña - knower of all duties, knower of all natural laws
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+jña)
  • sarva – all, whole, every
    pronoun
  • dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
    noun (masculine)
  • jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise, knower
    adjective
    agent noun/adjective from root
    suffix -jña from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - mean, low, contemptible, insignificant, small
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudra
kṣudra - mean, low, contemptible, insignificant, small
पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil
वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (Vrikodara (a name for Bhīma, lit. 'wolf-bellied'))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - Vrikodara, wolf-bellied
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)
  • vṛka – wolf
    noun (masculine)
  • udara – belly, abdomen
    noun (neuter)
निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit, by fraud, by trickery, by foul play
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti
nikṛti - deceit, fraud, trickery, foul play
derived from root kṛ with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛ (class 8)
हतवान् (hatavān) - has killed, struck down, slain
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hatavat
hatavat - having killed, slain
perfect active participle
suffix -vat (kṛtavat) from root han
Root: han (class 2)
मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish, dull-witted, slow, weak
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manda
manda - foolish, dull-witted, slow, weak
नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed
(indeclinable)
कालः (kālaḥ) - time, destiny, proper time
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, destiny, proper time
दुरत्ययः (duratyayaḥ) - irresistible, difficult to overcome, hard to escape, unavoidable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duratyaya
duratyaya - irresistible, difficult to overcome, hard to escape, unavoidable
Compound type : pradi-samasa (dur+atyaya)
  • dur – bad, difficult, hard
    indeclinable
  • atyaya – passing over, transgression, danger, fault, end
    noun (masculine)
    derived from root i with prefix ati
    Prefix: ati
    Root: i (class 2)