महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-20

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
ददामि मेदिनीभागं भवद्भ्योऽहं सुरर्षभाः ।
यस्मिन्देशे करिष्यध्वं यज्ञं काश्यपनन्दनाः ॥२०॥

20. brahmovāca ,
dadāmi medinībhāgaṁ bhavadbhyo'haṁ surarṣabhāḥ ,
yasmindeśe kariṣyadhvaṁ yajñaṁ kāśyapanandanāḥ.

20. brahmā uvāca dadāmi medinībhāgam bhavadbhyas aham
surarṣabhāḥ yasmin deśe kariṣyadhvam yajñam kāśyapanandanāḥ

20. brahmā uvāca aham surarṣabhāḥ kāśyapanandanāḥ bhavadbhyas
medinībhāgam dadāmi yasmin deśe yajñam kariṣyadhvam

20. Brahmā said: "O best of the gods (surarṣabhāḥ), and O sons of Kāśyapa (Kāśyapanandanāḥ), I grant you a portion of land in which you may perform your Vedic ritual (yajña)."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I grant

• मेदिनीभागम् (medinībhāgam) - a portion of land

• भवद्भ्यस् (bhavadbhyas) - to you (plural, honorific)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best of gods

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the country

• करिष्यध्वम् (kariṣyadhvam) - you will perform

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual

• काश्यपनन्दनाः (kāśyapanandanāḥ) - O sons of Kāśyapa

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute Reality

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I grant

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मेदिनीभागम् (medinībhāgam) - a portion of land

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of medinībhāga

medinībhāga - portion of land, land share

Compound type : tatpurusha (medinī+bhāga)

• medinī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhaj' (to divide).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

भवद्भ्यस् (bhavadbhyas) - to you (plural, honorific)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of bhavant

bhavant - you (honorific); existing, being

present active participle

Honorific pronoun or present active participle of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best of gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surarṣabha

surarṣabha - best of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ṛṣabha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the country

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

करिष्यध्वम् (kariṣyadhvam) - you will perform

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering

From root 'yaj' (to worship, to sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

काश्यपनन्दनाः (kāśyapanandanāḥ) - O sons of Kāśyapa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of kāśyapanandana

kāśyapanandana - son of Kāśyapa

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāśyapa+nandana)

• kāśyapa – Kāśyapa (a Vedic sage, progenitor of gods and demons)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child; gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice, to gladden).
  Root: nand (class 1)

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