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11,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-14, verse-13

सद्भिर्विगर्हितं घोरमनार्यजनसेवितम् ।
क्रूरं कर्माकरोः कस्मात्तदयुक्तं वृकोदर ॥१३॥
13. sadbhirvigarhitaṁ ghoramanāryajanasevitam ,
krūraṁ karmākaroḥ kasmāttadayuktaṁ vṛkodara.
13. sadbhiḥ vigarhitam ghoram anāryajanasevitam
krūram karma akaroḥ kasmāt tat ayuktam vṛkodara
13. vṛkodara sadbhiḥ vigarhitam ghoram anāryajanasevitam
krūram tat ayuktam karma kasmāt akaroḥ
13. O Vṛkodara, why did you perform that cruel, dreadful, and inappropriate act (karma), which is condemned by virtuous people and practiced by the ignoble?

Words meanings summery:

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  • सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous
  • विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - censured, reproached, condemned
  • घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce
  • अनार्यजनसेवितम् (anāryajanasevitam) - practiced by ignoble people, resorted to by non-Aryans
  • क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, harsh
  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work
  • अकरोः (akaroḥ) - you did, you made
  • कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why?, from what cause?
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - improper, unsuitable, unbefitting
  • वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O Vṛkodara (a name for Bhīma) (O Bhīma, O wolf-bellied one)

Words meanings and morphology

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat
sat - good, virtuous, existing, true
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'good people'
विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - censured, reproached, condemned
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vigarhita
vigarhita - censured, reproached
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root garh (to blame) with upasarga vi
Prefix: vi
Root: garh (class 1)
घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora
ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable
अनार्यजनसेवितम् (anāryajanasevitam) - practiced by ignoble people, resorted to by non-Aryans
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anāryajanasevita
anāryajanasevita - practiced by ignoble people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anārya-jana+sevita)
  • anāryajana – ignoble person, non-Aryan
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: an
  • sevita – practiced, resorted to, served
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root sev (to serve, frequent, practice)
    Root: sev (class 1)
क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, harsh
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of krūra
krūra - cruel, bloody, harsh
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual action
Derived from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here it's the object of akaroḥ.
अकरोः (akaroḥ) - you did, you made
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Imperfect Tense (Laṅ-lakāra)
Second person singular, active voice
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why?, from what cause?
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial use of the ablative.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Agrees with karma. Could also be accusative.
अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - improper, unsuitable, unbefitting
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ayukta
ayukta - unjoined, improper, unyoked, unsuited
Derived from yukta (joined, proper) with negative prefix a-
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yukta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • yukta – joined, fit, proper, engaged in
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root yuj (to join, to yoke)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Agrees with karma
वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O Vṛkodara (a name for Bhīma) (O Bhīma, O wolf-bellied one)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)
  • vṛka – wolf
    noun (masculine)
  • udara – belly, stomach
    noun (neuter)