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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-33

त्वं चैवाहं च कौन्तेय नरनारायणौ स्मृतौ ।
भारावतरणार्थं हि प्रविष्टौ मानुषीं तनुम् ॥३३॥
33. tvaṁ caivāhaṁ ca kaunteya naranārāyaṇau smṛtau ,
bhārāvataraṇārthaṁ hi praviṣṭau mānuṣīṁ tanum.
33. tvam ca eva aham ca kaunteya naranārāyaṇau smṛtau
bhārāvataraṇārtham hi praviṣṭau mānuṣīm tanum
33. Indeed, you and I, O Kaunteya, are remembered as Nara and Nārāyaṇa, having entered a human body for the purpose of alleviating the earth's burden.

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्वम् (tvam) - you (Arjuna) (you)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
  • अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)
  • (ca) - and
  • कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī)
  • नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - the divine sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa (Nara and Nārāyaṇa)
  • स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - known, remembered (remembered, considered, known)
  • भारावतरणार्थम् (bhārāvataraṇārtham) - for the purpose of alleviating the earth's burden (for the purpose of descending, for removing the burden)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
  • प्रविष्टौ (praviṣṭau) - having entered (entered)
  • मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human
  • तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form, person)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Arjuna) (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (second person pronoun)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I (first person pronoun)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kuntī, Arjuna (an epithet)
Patronymic from Kuntī.
नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - the divine sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa (Nara and Nārāyaṇa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of naranārāyaṇa
naranārāyaṇa - the two sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa (divine twin incarnations)
Dvandva compound of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)
  • nara – man, human being, a male, Arjuna
    noun (masculine)
  • nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)
    proper noun (masculine)
    Derived from 'nara' (man) and 'ayana' (abode, path); 'abode of men' or 'whose path is men'.
Note: Refers to two individuals.
स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - known, remembered (remembered, considered, known)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, traditional, known
Past Passive Participle
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
भारावतरणार्थम् (bhārāvataraṇārtham) - for the purpose of alleviating the earth's burden (for the purpose of descending, for removing the burden)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārāvataraṇārtha
bhārāvataraṇārtha - for the purpose of lightening a burden, for descending with a burden
Compound of 'bhāra' (burden), 'avataraṇa' (descent, removal), and 'artha' (purpose).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāra+avataraṇa+artha)
  • bhāra – burden, weight, load
    noun (masculine)
  • avataraṇa – descent, alighting, incarnation, removal
    noun (neuter)
    Verbal Noun
    From ava- (prefix) + root tṛ (to cross, pass over).
    Prefix: ava
    Root: tṛ (class 1)
  • artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
    noun (masculine)
Note: Functions adverbially to express purpose.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
(indeclinable)
particle
प्रविष्टौ (praviṣṭau) - having entered (entered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of praviṣṭa
praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated
Past Passive Participle
From pra- (prefix) + root viś (to enter).
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Functions as predicate adjective.
मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mānuṣī
mānuṣī - human, pertaining to humans, a human female
Feminine form of 'mānuṣa'.
तनुम् (tanum) - body (body, form, person)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form, person, self
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Object of 'praviṣṭau'.