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12,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-38, verse-18

वैशसं सुमहत्कृत्वा ज्ञातीनां लोमहर्षणम् ।
आगस्कृत्सर्वलोकस्य पृथिवीनाशकारकः ॥१८॥
18. vaiśasaṁ sumahatkṛtvā jñātīnāṁ lomaharṣaṇam ,
āgaskṛtsarvalokasya pṛthivīnāśakārakaḥ.
18. vaiśasam sumahat kṛtvā jñātīnām lomaharṣaṇam
āgaskṛt sarvalokasya pṛthivīnāśakārakaḥ
18. sumahat lomaharṣaṇam jñātīnām vaiśasam kṛtvā
sarvalokasya āgaskṛt pṛthivīnāśakārakaḥ
18. Having caused a very great and horrifying slaughter of kinsmen, I am an offender against all people, a destroyer of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - the great slaughter of kinsmen in the war (slaughter, massacre, destruction)
  • सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having caused the slaughter (having done, having made, having caused)
  • ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of kinsmen, of relatives
  • लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - describing the slaughter as horrifying (hair-raising, horrifying, thrilling)
  • आगस्कृत् (āgaskṛt) - offender against all people (offender, perpetrator of fault/sin)
  • सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of the entire world
  • पृथिवीनाशकारकः (pṛthivīnāśakārakaḥ) - destroyer of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - the great slaughter of kinsmen in the war (slaughter, massacre, destruction)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśasa
vaiśasa - slaughter, destruction, calamity
From viśasa (cutting up, slaughter)
Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'
सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, immense
Compound of su and mahat
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'vaiśasam'
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having caused the slaughter (having done, having made, having caused)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of kinsmen, of relatives
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative
Note: Relates to 'vaiśasam'
लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - describing the slaughter as horrifying (hair-raising, horrifying, thrilling)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa
lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying
Compound of loman (hair) and harṣaṇa (causing excitement)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+harṣaṇa)
  • loman – hair (on the body)
    noun (neuter)
  • harṣaṇa – exciting, causing delight or terror
    adjective
    Agent noun/Action noun from root hṛṣ (to thrill)
    Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vaiśasam'
आगस्कृत् (āgaskṛt) - offender against all people (offender, perpetrator of fault/sin)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āgaskṛt
āgaskṛt - doer of offense, criminal
Compound of āgas (offense) and kṛt (doer)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgas+kṛt)
  • āgas – offense, sin, fault
    noun (neuter)
  • kṛt – making, doing, doer
    adjective
    Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the speaker
सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of the entire world
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvaloka
sarvaloka - all people, the whole world
Compound of sarva and loka
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun
  • loka – world, people, folk
    noun (masculine)
Note: Relates to 'āgaskṛt'
पृथिवीनाशकारकः (pṛthivīnāśakārakaḥ) - destroyer of the earth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīnāśakāraka
pṛthivīnāśakāraka - destroyer of the earth
Compound of pṛthivī, nāśa, and kāraka
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+nāśa+kāraka)
  • pṛthivī – earth
    noun (feminine)
  • nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
    noun (masculine)
    From root naś (to perish)
    Root: naś (class 4)
  • kāraka – maker, doer, causing
    adjective
    Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the speaker