महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-202, verse-2
यच्चास्य तेजः सुमहद्यच्च कर्म पुरातनम् ।
तन्मे सर्वं यथातत्त्वं प्रब्रूहि भरतर्षभ ॥२॥
तन्मे सर्वं यथातत्त्वं प्रब्रूहि भरतर्षभ ॥२॥
2. yaccāsya tejaḥ sumahadyacca karma purātanam ,
tanme sarvaṁ yathātattvaṁ prabrūhi bharatarṣabha.
tanme sarvaṁ yathātattvaṁ prabrūhi bharatarṣabha.
2.
yat ca asya tejaḥ sumahat yat ca karma purātanam
tat me sarvam yathātattvam prabrūhi bharatarṣabha
tat me sarvam yathātattvam prabrūhi bharatarṣabha
2.
bharatarṣabha yat ca asya sumahat tejaḥ yat ca
purātanam karma tat sarvam me yathātattvam prabrūhi
purātanam karma tat sarvam me yathātattvam prabrūhi
2.
And also, tell me all about his immense glory and his ancient deeds (karma), truly, O best of the Bharatas.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - which, what, that
- च (ca) - and, also
- अस्य (asya) - of Krishna (his, of him, of this)
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - glory, splendor, power, radiance
- सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense
- यत् (yat) - which, what, that
- च (ca) - and, also
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence of actions (karma)
- पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval
- तत् (tat) - that which refers to his glory and deeds (that, all that)
- मे (me) - to me, for me
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
- यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - truly, according to reality, in accordance with the truth
- प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, explain
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Bhishma, best of the Bharatas! (O best of Bharatas!)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - which, what, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to 'tejaḥ'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of Krishna (his, of him, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, that
Note: Refers to Krishna.
तेजः (tejaḥ) - glory, splendor, power, radiance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - splendor, might, energy, fiery essence, glory
Root: tij
सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, immense, excellent
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - mahat – great, large, important
adjective (neuter)
Note: Adjective modifying 'tejaḥ'.
यत् (yat) - which, what, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to 'karma'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence of actions (karma)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, destiny, ritual
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of purātana
purātana - ancient, old, primeval, belonging to old times
From 'purā' (formerly) with the suffix '-tana'.
Note: Adjective modifying 'karma'.
तत् (tat) - that which refers to his glory and deeds (that, all that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Object of 'prabrūhi'.
मे (me) - to me, for me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Adjective modifying 'tat'.
यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - truly, according to reality, in accordance with the truth
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tattva)
- yathā – as, just as, in what manner
indeclinable - tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
noun (neuter)
Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'prabrūhi'.
प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, explain
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
Prefix: pra
Root: brū (class 2)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Bhishma, best of the Bharatas! (O best of Bharatas!)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - chief of Bharatas, best of the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata (name of a king)
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
noun (masculine)