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12,2

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-10

ब्रह्मास्त्रं वेत्तुमिच्छामि सरहस्यनिवर्तनम् ।
अर्जुनेन समो युद्धे भवेयमिति मे मतिः ॥१०॥
10. brahmāstraṁ vettumicchāmi sarahasyanivartanam ,
arjunena samo yuddhe bhaveyamiti me matiḥ.
10. brahmāstram vettum icchāmi sarahasyanivartanam
arjunena samaḥ yuddhe bhaveyam iti me matiḥ
10. aham brahmāstram sarahasyanivartanam vettum
icchāmi yuddhe arjunena samaḥ bhaveyam iti me matiḥ
10. I wish to learn the Brahmastra (brahmāstra), along with its methods of deployment and withdrawal. It is my desire that I may become equal to Arjuna in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmastra (a divine weapon)
  • वेत्तुम् (vettum) - to know, to learn
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • सरहस्यनिवर्तनम् (sarahasyanivartanam) - with its secret withdrawal/reversal, including the secrets of deployment and retrieval
  • अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna, with Arjuna
  • समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar, like
  • युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
  • भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I be, I should be
  • इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
  • मे (me) - my, to me
  • मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intention, desire, opinion

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmastra (a divine weapon)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāstra
brahmāstra - the Brahmastra, a divine and powerful weapon associated with Brahma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+astra)
  • brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the Absolute
    noun (masculine)
  • astra – weapon, missile
    noun (neuter)
वेत्तुम् (vettum) - to know, to learn
(indeclinable)
infinitive
infinitive form of √vid
Root: vid (class 2)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
present tense
√iṣ, 1st person singular, active voice
Root: iṣ (class 6)
सरहस्यनिवर्तनम् (sarahasyanivartanam) - with its secret withdrawal/reversal, including the secrets of deployment and retrieval
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarahasyanivartana
sarahasyanivartana - including the secret of withdrawal/reversal
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+rahasya+nivartana)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • rahasya – secret, mystery
    noun (neuter)
  • nivartana – turning back, withdrawal, reversal, cessation
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    from √vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-
    Prefix: ni
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna, with Arjuna
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata)
समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar, like
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, similar, like
युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Root: yudh (class 4)
भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I be, I should be
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
optative mood
√bhū, 1st person singular, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, to me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
Note: Variant of mama
मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intention, desire, opinion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - thought, mind, intelligence, intention, desire, opinion
Root: man (class 4)