महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-272, verse-6
यथा चैवाभवद्युद्धं तच्चाचक्ष्व पितामह ।
विस्तरेण महाबाहो परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥६॥
विस्तरेण महाबाहो परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥६॥
6. yathā caivābhavadyuddhaṁ taccācakṣva pitāmaha ,
vistareṇa mahābāho paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.
vistareṇa mahābāho paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.
6.
yathā ca eva abhavat yuddham tat ca ācakṣva pitāmaha
| vistareṇa mahābāho param kautūhalam hi me
| vistareṇa mahābāho param kautūhalam hi me
6.
pitāmaha mahābāho ca eva yathā yuddham abhavat
tat ca ācakṣva hi me param kautūhalam vistareṇa
tat ca ācakṣva hi me param kautūhalam vistareṇa
6.
O Grandfather (pitāmaha), also describe to me how that battle occurred, and O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), tell it in detail, for indeed, I have immense curiosity.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner, as
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just
- अभवत् (abhavat) - it happened, it occurred, it was
- युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
- तत् (tat) - that
- च (ca) - and, also
- आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, relate, tell
- पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather
- विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively
- महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
- परम् (param) - great, immense, supreme
- कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- मे (me) - for me, to me
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner, as
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - it happened, it occurred, it was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
From root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, relate, tell
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ
Prefix: ā
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father)
विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara
vistara - expansion, extent, detail
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with powerful arms
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine)
परम् (param) - great, immense, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, great, other
Note: Modifies kautūhalam
कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala
kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - for me, to me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me