महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-165, verse-7

अयं वै जननाद्विप्रः सुहृत्तस्य महात्मनः ।
संप्रेषितश्च तेनायं काश्यपेन ममान्तिकम् ॥७॥

7. ayaṁ vai jananādvipraḥ suhṛttasya mahātmanaḥ ,
saṁpreṣitaśca tenāyaṁ kāśyapena mamāntikam.

7. ayam vai jananāt vipraḥ suhṛt tasya mahātmanaḥ
sampreṣitaḥ ca tena ayam kāśyapena mama antikam

7. ayam vai jananāt vipraḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ suhṛt
ca ayam tena kāśyapena mama antikam sampreṣitaḥ

7. This man is indeed a Brahmin by birth, a friend of that great (mahātman) person. And he was sent by that Kaśyapa to my proximity.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - The person being spoken about, i.e., Gautama. (this one, he)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• जननात् (jananāt) - from birth

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, inspired, wise

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

• तस्य (tasya) - Of the great-souled Kaśyapa. (his, of that, of him)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Of the venerable Kaśyapa. (of the great-souled one, of the noble person)

• सम्प्रेषितः (sampreṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेन (tena) - By that Kaśyapa. (by him, by that)

• अयम् (ayam) - Gautama. (this one, he)

• काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - By the sage Kaśyapa. (by Kaśyapa)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अन्तिकम् (antikam) - To my presence/dwelling. (proximity, near, to the presence of)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - The person being spoken about, i.e., Gautama. (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to the subject.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जननात् (jananāt) - from birth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of janana

janana - birth, production, generation

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Indicates origin or cause.

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, inspired, wise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, a sage, inspired, learned

Note: Predicate nominative.

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - a friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good) + hṛd (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with `ayam`.

तस्य (tasya) - Of the great-souled Kaśyapa. (his, of that, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Of the venerable Kaśyapa. (of the great-souled one, of the noble person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great person

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahat (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, describes 'whose friend'.

सम्प्रेषितः (sampreṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampreṣita

sampreṣita - sent, dispatched, ordered to go

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-pra-√iṣ (to send forth)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Implied verb 'was'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two statements.

तेन (tena) - By that Kaśyapa. (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sender.

अयम् (ayam) - Gautama. (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive construction with `sampreṣitaḥ`.

काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - By the sage Kaśyapa. (by Kaśyapa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - descendant of Kaśyapa, a proper name (name of a sage)

Note: Agent of `sampreṣitaḥ`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Genitive singular of `asmad`. Here used in a dative/locative sense with `antikam`.

अन्तिकम् (antikam) - To my presence/dwelling. (proximity, near, to the presence of)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - near, proximity, presence

Note: Used with a genitive to mean 'to the presence of X'.

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