महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-349, verse-5

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ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
धर्मारण्यं हि मां विद्धि नागं द्रष्टुमिहागतम् ।
पद्मनाभं द्विजश्रेष्ठं तत्र मे कार्यमाहितम् ॥५॥

5. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
dharmāraṇyaṁ hi māṁ viddhi nāgaṁ draṣṭumihāgatam ,
padmanābhaṁ dvijaśreṣṭhaṁ tatra me kāryamāhitam.

5. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | dharma-araṇyam
hi mām viddhi nāgam draṣṭum
iha āgatam | padmanābham
dvija-śreṣṭham tatra me kāryam āhitam

5. The brahmin said: 'Indeed, know me to be from Dharma-aranya, having come here to see the serpent (nāga). My task (kārya) is established there with Padmanābha, the foremost among brāhmaṇas.'

Words meanings summery:

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ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, a priest, one born from Brahmā, a member of the priestly class

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

धर्म-अरण्यम् (dharma-araṇyam) - refers to a specific sacred forest named Dharma-aranya (the forest of dharma, a sacred forest)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

माम् (mām) - me, myself

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

नागम् (nāgam) - refers to the specific serpent the brahmin intends to see (a serpent, a snake, a nāga (divine serpent))

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

इह (iha) - here, in this place

आगतम् (āgatam) - describes the brahmin (speaker) as having arrived here (come, arrived, having come)

पद्मनाभम् (padmanābham) - likely the name of the nāga or a specific brahmin associated with the nāga, who is the object of the speaker's purpose (Padmanābha (a proper name, lit. 'lotus-navelled'))

द्विज-श्रेष्ठम् (dvija-śreṣṭham) - an epithet modifying Padmanābha, indicating his high status as a brahmin (the best among twice-born, the foremost brahmin)

तत्र (tatra) - refers to the context or presence of Padmanābha (there, in that place)

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the brahmin's specific purpose or mission (work, task, business, purpose, what is to be done)

आहितम् (āhitam) - my purpose is set or fixed (placed, deposited, fixed, established)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, a priest, one born from Brahmā, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class, one belonging to Brahmā

derived from brahman (neuter, the ultimate reality) + suffix -a, or from brahma (masc, god Brahmā) + suffix -a

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्म-अरण्यम् (dharma-araṇyam) - refers to a specific sacred forest named Dharma-aranya (the forest of dharma, a sacred forest)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharma-araṇya

dharma-araṇya - forest of righteousness/duty; name of a specific forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+araṇya)

dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, sacred law
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
araṇya – forest, wilderness
noun (neuter)
Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Used here in relation to origin, 'from Dharma-aranya'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me, myself

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of root vid (2nd class)

Root: vid (class 2)

नागम् (nāgam) - refers to the specific serpent the brahmin intends to see (a serpent, a snake, a nāga (divine serpent))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a specific class of semi-divine beings (serpent-demons)

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used to express purpose.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - describes the brahmin (speaker) as having arrived here (come, arrived, having come)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

past passive participle

past passive participle of root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the speaker ("me who has come").

पद्मनाभम् (padmanābham) - likely the name of the nāga or a specific brahmin associated with the nāga, who is the object of the speaker's purpose (Padmanābha (a proper name, lit. 'lotus-navelled'))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padmanābha

padmanābha - lotus-navelled; an epithet of Viṣṇu; a proper name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+nābhi)

padma – lotus
noun (neuter)
nābhi – navel, hub
noun (masculine/feminine)

Note: Object related to 'kāryam āhitam' or describing the nāga.

द्विज-श्रेष्ठम् (dvija-śreṣṭham) - an epithet modifying Padmanābha, indicating his high status as a brahmin (the best among twice-born, the foremost brahmin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija-śreṣṭha

dvija-śreṣṭha - best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas), foremost brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief, superior
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form of praśasya (excellent).
Root: praśas

Note: Modifies 'padmanābham'.

तत्र (tatra) - refers to the context or presence of Padmanābha (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + suffix -tra.

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Here, possessive, 'my'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the brahmin's specific purpose or mission (work, task, business, purpose, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya