महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-41, verse-3

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अनुग्राह्या वयं नूनं भवतामिति मे मतिः ।
यत्रैवं गुणसंपन्नानस्मान्ब्रूथ विमत्सराः ॥३॥

3. anugrāhyā vayaṁ nūnaṁ bhavatāmiti me matiḥ ,
yatraivaṁ guṇasaṁpannānasmānbrūtha vimatsarāḥ.

3. anugrāhyāḥ vayam nūnam bhavatām iti me matiḥ
yatra evam guṇasampannān asmān brūtha vimatsarāḥ

3. vayam nūnam bhavatām anugrāhyāḥ iti me matiḥ
yatra vimatsarāḥ evam guṇasampannān asmān brūtha

3. "We are certainly worthy of your favor, this is my conviction (mati), given that you, free from envy, speak of us as being endowed with such virtues (guṇa)."

Words meanings summery:

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अनुग्राह्याः (anugrāhyāḥ) - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of help

वयम् (vayam) - we

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

भवताम् (bhavatām) - by you (all), your (honorific plural)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quotation or thought. (thus, so, this much)

मे (me) - my, to me

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, when

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

गुणसम्पन्नान् (guṇasampannān) - endowed with qualities, full of virtues, accomplished in virtues

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

ब्रूथ (brūtha) - you (plural) speak, you say

विमत्सराः (vimatsarāḥ) - free from envy, without jealousy, without malice

Words meanings and morphology

अनुग्राह्याः (anugrāhyāḥ) - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of help

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anugrāhya

anugrāhya - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of help

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'grah' (to seize, to take) with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Expresses obligation/suitability.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person personal pronoun

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भवताम् (bhavatām) - by you (all), your (honorific plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

Present Active Participle

PAP of root 'bhū' (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Here implies 'by you (all)' as the agents of favor.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quotation or thought. (thus, so, this much)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Marks the preceding as Yudhiṣṭhira's thought.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person personal pronoun, enclitic form

Note: Possessive, 'my opinion'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

From root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, when

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' (which) + suffix -tra

Note: Connects the two clauses.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Refers to 'speaking of qualities'.

गुणसम्पन्नान् (guṇasampannān) - endowed with qualities, full of virtues, accomplished in virtues

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇasampanna

guṇasampanna - endowed with qualities, full of virtues

Compound of 'guṇa' (quality) and 'sampanna' (endowed with, complete)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+sampanna)

guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
noun (masculine)
sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, completed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of 'sam-pad' (to accomplish, to befall)
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'us'.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person personal pronoun

Note: Object of 'brūtha'.

ब्रूथ (brūtha) - you (plural) speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present tense form of root 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)