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11,27

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-27, verse-11

कुरुध्वमुदकं तस्य भ्रातुरक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
स हि वः पूर्वजो भ्राता भास्करान्मय्यजायत ।
कुण्डली कवची शूरो दिवाकरसमप्रभः ॥११॥
11. kurudhvamudakaṁ tasya bhrāturakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
sa hi vaḥ pūrvajo bhrātā bhāskarānmayyajāyata ,
kuṇḍalī kavacī śūro divākarasamaprabhaḥ.
11. kurudhvam udakaṃ tasya bhrātuḥ
akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ saḥ hi vaḥ pūrvajaḥ
bhrātā bhāskarāt mayi ajāyata kuṇḍalī
kavacī śūraḥ divākarasamaprabhaḥ
11. vaḥ bhrātuḥ akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ tasya
udakaṃ kurudhvam hi saḥ vaḥ pūrvajaḥ
bhrātā bhāskarāt mayi ajāyata kuṇḍalī
kavacī śūraḥ divākarasamaprabhaḥ
11. Perform the water offering for him, your brother whose deeds are unfailing. For he is indeed your elder brother, born of the sun-god (bhāskara) in me. He possessed earrings and armor, was a hero, and shone with splendor equal to the sun.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you all do, you all perform
  • उदकं (udakaṁ) - water (offering)
  • तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him
  • भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother, for the brother
  • अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose deeds are unfailing/unwearied
  • सः (saḥ) - he
  • हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
  • वः (vaḥ) - your (plural)
  • पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - elder born, elder brother
  • भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
  • भास्करात् (bhāskarāt) - from the sun-god (bhāskara)
  • मयि (mayi) - in me (Kuntī) (in me)
  • अजायत (ajāyata) - was born
  • कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - having earrings, adorned with earrings
  • कवची (kavacī) - having armor, armored
  • शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, valiant one
  • दिवाकरसमप्रभः (divākarasamaprabhaḥ) - having splendor equal to the sun

Words meanings and morphology

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you all do, you all perform
(verb)
2nd person , plural, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root of the verb 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Derived from root kṛ (8th class), present imperative, 2nd person plural, middle voice.
उदकं (udakaṁ) - water (offering)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water, funeral oblation of water
Note: Refers to the water ritual for the deceased.
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother, for the brother
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose deeds are unfailing/unwearied
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman
akliṣṭakarman - of unfailing deeds, whose acts are unwearied
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • kliṣṭa – wearied, tired, troubled
    past passive participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root kliś (to suffer, be troubled)
    Root: kliś (class 4)
  • karman – action, deed, work (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to Karṇa.
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic or causal particle.
वः (vaḥ) - your (plural)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Could also be accusative plural; genitive ('your brother') fits better here.
पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - elder born, elder brother
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja
pūrvaja - elder, first-born, born before
Derived from pūrva (before) and ja (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+ja)
  • pūrva – previous, former, prior
    adjective (masculine)
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'bhrātā'.
भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
भास्करात् (bhāskarāt) - from the sun-god (bhāskara)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāskara
bhāskara - sun, sun-god, light-maker
Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bhā+kara)
  • bhā – light, splendor
    noun (feminine)
  • kara – maker, doer
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used to indicate origin ('from the sun-god').
मयि (mayi) - in me (Kuntī) (in me)
(pronoun)
Locative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Kuntī is the speaker.
अजायत (ajāyata) - was born
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Root of the verb 'to be born'
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Derived from root jan (4th class), past imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - having earrings, adorned with earrings
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalin
kuṇḍalin - wearing earrings, having a coiled form
Possessive suffix -in applied to kuṇḍala (earring)
Note: Refers to Karṇa.
कवची (kavacī) - having armor, armored
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kavacin
kavacin - wearing armor, armored
Possessive suffix -in applied to kavaca (armor)
Note: Refers to Karṇa.
शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, valiant one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - hero, warrior, valiant, brave
Note: Refers to Karṇa.
दिवाकरसमप्रभः (divākarasamaprabhaḥ) - having splendor equal to the sun
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of divākarasamaprabha
divākarasamaprabha - having splendor equal to the sun
Compound type : bahuvrihi (divākara+sama+prabha)
  • divākara – sun, day-maker
    noun (masculine)
  • sama – equal, like
    adjective (masculine)
  • prabha – splendor, light, radiance
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root bhā (to shine) with upasarga pra-
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Refers to Karṇa.