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12,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-11, verse-20

देवा वै दुष्करं कृत्वा विभूतिं परमां गताः ।
तस्माद्गार्हस्थ्यमुद्वोढुं दुष्करं प्रब्रवीमि वः ॥२०॥
20. devā vai duṣkaraṁ kṛtvā vibhūtiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ ,
tasmādgārhasthyamudvoḍhuṁ duṣkaraṁ prabravīmi vaḥ.
20. devāḥ vai duṣkaram kṛtvā vibhūtim paramām gatāḥ
tasmāt gārhasthyam udvoḍhum duṣkaram prabravīmi vaḥ
20. devāḥ vai duṣkaram kṛtvā paramām vibhūtim gatāḥ.
tasmāt,
vaḥ (ahaṃ) prabravīmi,
gārhasthyam udvoḍhum duṣkaram (iti)
20. Having performed difficult tasks, the gods indeed attained supreme prosperity. Therefore, I declare to you that to bear the burdens of householder life (gārhasthya) is difficult.

Words meanings summery:

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  • देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
  • दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (task)
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
  • विभूतिम् (vibhūtim) - prosperity, great power, glory
  • परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest
  • गताः (gatāḥ) - having gone, attained
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
  • गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - householder life, state of a householder
  • उद्वोढुम् (udvoḍhum) - to bear, to sustain, to undertake
  • दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (to do)
  • प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth
  • वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (task)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to do, hard, arduous
Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kara)
  • dus – bad, difficult, hard
    indeclinable
  • kara – making, doing, causing
    adjective (neuter)
    From root 'kṛ' (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root 'kṛ' + suffix 'ktvā'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विभूतिम् (vibhūtim) - prosperity, great power, glory
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhūti
vibhūti - prosperity, power, greatness, manifestation
परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
Note: Agrees with 'vibhūtim'
गताः (gatāḥ) - having gone, attained
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, arrived at, obtained, attained
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root 'gam' + suffix 'kta'.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'devāḥ'
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Note: Ablative form used adverbially
गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - householder life, state of a householder
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gārhasthya
gārhasthya - householder's state, domestic life (āśrama)
उद्वोढुम् (udvoḍhum) - to bear, to sustain, to undertake
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Formed from prefix 'ud' + root 'vah' + suffix 'tumun'.
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (to do)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to do, hard, arduous
Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kara)
  • dus – bad, difficult, hard
    indeclinable
  • kara – making, doing, causing
    adjective (neuter)
    From root 'kṛ' (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-brū
Prefix: pra
Root: brū (class 2)
वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural)
(pronoun)
Dative, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Also can be genitive, but here dative contextually.