महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-43, verse-8
ते त्वां हर्षस्मितं दृष्ट्वा गुरोः कर्मानिवेदकम् ।
स्मारयन्तस्तथा प्राहुस्ते यथा श्रुतवान्भवान् ॥८॥
स्मारयन्तस्तथा प्राहुस्ते यथा श्रुतवान्भवान् ॥८॥
8. te tvāṁ harṣasmitaṁ dṛṣṭvā guroḥ karmānivedakam ,
smārayantastathā prāhuste yathā śrutavānbhavān.
smārayantastathā prāhuste yathā śrutavānbhavān.
8.
te tvām harṣasmitam dṛṣṭvā guroḥ karma anivedakam
smārayantaḥ tathā prāhuḥ te yathā śrutavān bhavān
smārayantaḥ tathā prāhuḥ te yathā śrutavān bhavān
8.
te harṣasmitam guroḥ karma anivedakam tvām dṛṣṭvā
smārayantaḥ tathā te prāhuḥ yathā bhavān śrutavān
smārayantaḥ tathā te prāhuḥ yathā bhavān śrutavān
8.
Seeing you smiling happily and not reporting the guru's deed (karma), they reminded you and spoke to you just as you had heard.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they
- त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))
- हर्षस्मितम् (harṣasmitam) - smiling happily (joyful-smiling, with a joyful smile)
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
- गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (of the teacher, of the guru)
- कर्म (karma) - deed (action, deed, work)
- अनिवेदकम् (anivedakam) - not reporting (not reporting, not disclosing)
- स्मारयन्तः (smārayantaḥ) - reminding (reminding (masc. nom. pl.))
- तथा (tathā) - then (thus, so, then)
- प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they spoke (they said)
- ते (te) - they (they (nominative plural))
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
- श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - had heard (one who has heard, having heard)
- भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful, masculine))
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject of 'prāhuḥ' and 'smārayantaḥ'.
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
हर्षस्मितम् (harṣasmitam) - smiling happily (joyful-smiling, with a joyful smile)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of harṣasmita
harṣasmita - joyful smile, one who has a joyful smile
Compound of harṣa (joy) and smita (smile/smiling).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (harṣa+smita)
- harṣa – joy, happiness
noun (masculine)
Root: hṛṣ (class 1) - smita – smile, smiling
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root smi (to smile) + kta pratyaya.
Root: smi (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tvām'.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root dṛś (to see) + ktvā pratyaya.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to the action performed by 'te'.
गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (of the teacher, of the guru)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, respected person, heavy
Note: Possessive of 'karma'.
कर्म (karma) - deed (action, deed, work)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, effect, religious act
From root kṛ (to do) + man pratyaya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of 'anivedakam'.
अनिवेदकम् (anivedakam) - not reporting (not reporting, not disclosing)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anivedaka
anivedaka - not reporting, not informing
Negative prefix 'a-' + nivedaka (reporter).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nivedaka)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - nivedaka – reporter, informer, one who makes known
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from verb 'nivedayati'
From upasarga 'ni' + root 'vid' (10th class, to tell) + ṇvul pratyaya (aka aka).
Prefix: ni
Root: vid (class 10)
Note: Qualifies 'tvām'.
स्मारयन्तः (smārayantaḥ) - reminding (reminding (masc. nom. pl.))
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smārayat
smārayat - causing to remember, reminding
Present Active Participle (causative)
From root smṛ (to remember) + ṇic (causative) + śatṛ pratyaya.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Denotes action performed by 'te'.
तथा (tathā) - then (thus, so, then)
(indeclinable)
Correlative of 'yathā'.
प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they spoke (they said)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-ah
Perfect tense, 3rd person plural.
From root ah (to say) with upasarga pra-. Vedic Perfect form, often used as present.
Prefix: pra
Root: ah (class 2)
Note: Main verb.
ते (te) - they (they (nominative plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Reiterates the subject of 'prāhuḥ'.
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
(indeclinable)
Correlative of 'tathā'.
Note: Introduces a subordinate clause.
श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - had heard (one who has heard, having heard)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutavat
śrutavat - having heard, learned
Past Active Participle
From root śru (to hear) + ktavat pratyaya.
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'bhavān'.
भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful, masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - you (polite address), being, becoming
Present Active Participle of bhū (to be, to become), used as a respectful pronoun for 'you'.
From root bhū (to be) + śatṛ pratyaya.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.