महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-11

तमेव काकमादाय राजानं द्रष्टुमागमत् ।
सर्वज्ञोऽस्मीति वचनं ब्रुवाणः संशितव्रतः ॥११॥

11. tameva kākamādāya rājānaṁ draṣṭumāgamat ,
sarvajño'smīti vacanaṁ bruvāṇaḥ saṁśitavrataḥ.

11. tam eva kākam ādāya rājānaṃ draṣṭum āgamat
sarvajño ’smīti vacanaṃ bruvānaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ

11. saṃśitavrataḥ sarvajño ’smīti vacanaṃ bruvānaḥ
tam kākam ādāya rājānam draṣṭum āgamat

11. That sage, steadfast in his vows and declaring that he knew everything, took that very crow and came to see the king.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• एव (eva) - very (very, indeed, only)

• काकम् (kākam) - crow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• आगमत् (āgamat) - he came

• सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient (all-knowing, omniscient)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (speech, statement, word)

• ब्रुवानः (bruvānaḥ) - declaring (speaking, declaring)

• संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - steadfast in his vows (one of firm vows, whose vows are strict)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

एव (eva) - very (very, indeed, only)

(indeclinable)

काकम् (kākam) - crow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root dā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आगमत् (āgamat) - he came

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of āgam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient (all-knowing, omniscient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvajña

sarvajña - all-knowing, omniscient

sarva + jña

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+jña)

• sarva – all, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• jña – knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (speech, statement, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, statement, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रुवानः (bruvānaḥ) - declaring (speaking, declaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brū

brū - to speak, to say, to declare

Present active participle

middle participle of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - steadfast in his vows (one of firm vows, whose vows are strict)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one who has strict vows, resolute

saṃśita + vrata

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root śā with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śā (class 4)
• vrata – vow, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

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