महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-57

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गौतम उवाच ।
श्वेतं करेणुं मम पुत्रनागं यं मेऽहार्षीर्दशवर्षाणि बालम् ।
यो मे वने वसतोऽभूद्द्वितीयस्तमेव मे देहि सुरेन्द्र नागम् ॥५७॥

57. gautama uvāca ,
śvetaṁ kareṇuṁ mama putranāgaṁ; yaṁ me'hārṣīrdaśavarṣāṇi bālam ,
yo me vane vasato'bhūddvitīya;stameva me dehi surendra nāgam.

57. gautamaḥ uvāca śvetam kareṇum mama
putranāgam yam me ahārṣīḥ daśavarṣāṇi
bālam yaḥ me vane vasataḥ abhūt
dvitīyaḥ tam eva me dehi surendra nāgam

57. gautamaḥ uvāca surendra yam śvetam
kareṇum mama putranāgam daśavarṣāṇi
bālam me ahārṣīḥ yaḥ me vane vasataḥ
dvitīyaḥ abhūt tam eva nāgam me dehi

57. Gautama said: "O chief of gods, give me back that white elephant, my elephant-son, which you stole from me when he was a ten-year-old calf. He was my companion while I lived in the forest."

Words meanings summery:

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गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Sage Gautama (Gautama (a sage's name))

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white (white, brilliant)

करेणुम् (kareṇum) - elephant (elephant, male elephant, female elephant)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

पुत्रनागम् (putranāgam) - my elephant-son (elephant-son, son-elephant)

यम् (yam) - which (referring to the elephant) (whom, which)

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

अहार्षीः (ahārṣīḥ) - you stole (you stole, you carried away)

दशवर्षाणि (daśavarṣāṇi) - ten years (duration) (ten years, lasting ten years)

बालम् (bālam) - a calf, young one (of the elephant) (young, child, calf)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the elephant) (who, which)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

वने (vane) - in the forest

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while I was living (dwelling, living, residing)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, became)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - a companion (literally 'second one', implying someone very close, like a second self or important companion) (second, companion, another)

तम् (tam) - that (very elephant) (him, that)

एव (eva) - very (that very elephant) (indeed, only, very)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

देहि (dehi) - give (back) (give)

सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O chief of gods (Indra) (chief of gods, Indra)

नागम् (nāgam) - the elephant (elephant, serpent)

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Sage Gautama (Gautama (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a sage, descendant of Gotama

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

perfect 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white (white, brilliant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, brilliant, pure

Note: Agrees with 'kareṇum'.

करेणुम् (kareṇum) - elephant (elephant, male elephant, female elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kareṇu

kareṇu - elephant, male elephant, female elephant

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun.

पुत्रनागम् (putranāgam) - my elephant-son (elephant-son, son-elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putranāga

putranāga - son-elephant, elephant-son

Compound type : karmadhāraya (putra+nāga)

putra – son, child
noun (masculine)
nāga – serpent, elephant, a mountain, a specific tribe
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kareṇum'.

यम् (yam) - which (referring to the elephant) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the elephant.

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Ethical dative or genitive, implying 'from me' in the context of stealing.

अहार्षीः (ahārṣīḥ) - you stole (you stole, you carried away)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of hṛ

aorist tense

aorist 2nd person singular of √hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Indra.

दशवर्षाणि (daśavarṣāṇi) - ten years (duration) (ten years, lasting ten years)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of daśavarṣa

daśavarṣa - ten years, lasting ten years

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+varṣa)

daśa – ten
numeral
varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative of duration.

बालम् (bālam) - a calf, young one (of the elephant) (young, child, calf)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, calf, ignorant

Note: Agrees with 'yam' and 'kareṇum'.

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the elephant) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun, dependent on 'vasataḥ'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Location where Gautama was living.

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while I was living (dwelling, living, residing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

present active participle

present active participle of √vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, agreeing with 'me' (implied 'mama').

अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

aorist tense

aorist 3rd person singular of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicates 'dvitīyaḥ' about 'yaḥ'.

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - a companion (literally 'second one', implying someone very close, like a second self or important companion) (second, companion, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, another, companion, helper

Note: Predicative adjective for 'yaḥ'.

तम् (tam) - that (very elephant) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yam' and 'yaḥ'.

एव (eva) - very (that very elephant) (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)