महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-19

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तेनैवमुक्तस्तमहं प्रत्यवोचं प्राप्तोऽस्मि ते विषयं दुर्निवर्त्यम् ।
इच्छाम्यहं पुण्यकृतां समृद्धाँल्लोकान्द्रष्टुं यदि तेऽहं वरार्हः ॥१९॥

19. tenaivamuktastamahaṁ pratyavocaṁ; prāpto'smi te viṣayaṁ durnivartyam ,
icchāmyahaṁ puṇyakṛtāṁ samṛddhāँ;llokāndraṣṭuṁ yadi te'haṁ varārhaḥ.

19. tena evam uktaḥ tam aham pratyavocam
prāptaḥ asmi te viṣayam durnivartyam
| icchāmi aham puṇyakṛtām samṛddhān
lokān draṣṭum yadi te aham varārhaḥ

19. tena evam uktaḥ aham tam pratyavocam te durnivartyam viṣayam prāptaḥ asmi yadi aham te varārhaḥ,
puṇyakṛtām samṛddhān lokān draṣṭum icchāmi

19. When he spoke to me thus, I replied to him: 'I have reached your realm, which is difficult to leave. I wish to see the prosperous worlds of those who have performed meritorious (karma), if I am worthy of receiving a boon from you.'

Words meanings summery:

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तेन (tena) - by him (the divine being mentioned in the previous verse) (by him, by that)

एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner, so)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by him) (spoken, said, addressed)

तम् (tam) - him (the divine being) (him, that)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I, myself)

प्रत्यवोचम् (pratyavocam) - I replied (I replied, I spoke against, I answered)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - have arrived (at your realm) (reached, attained, arrived)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (part of perfect tense with prāptaḥ) (I am, I exist)

ते (te) - your (realm) (your, of you)

विषयम् (viṣayam) - realm (where the divine being resides) (object of sense, sphere, realm, domain)

दुर्निवर्त्यम् (durnivartyam) - difficult to leave (difficult to turn back from, hard to escape, irreversible)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to see) (I wish, I desire, I want)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I, myself)

पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who have performed meritorious (karma) (of the virtuous, of the righteous, of the doers of good)

समृद्धान् (samṛddhān) - prosperous (worlds) (prosperous, thriving, wealthy, accomplished)

लोकान् (lokān) - the (heavenly) worlds (worlds, realms, people)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (the worlds) (to see, to perceive, to look at)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

ते (te) - from you (referring to the divine being, for whom the boon is intended) (of you, from you, to you)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I, myself)

वरार्हः (varārhaḥ) - worthy of receiving a boon (worthy of a boon, deserving of a blessing)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him (the divine being mentioned in the previous verse) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus (as described in the previous verse) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by him) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

derived from root vac, kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used here in nominative singular, referring to 'aham'.

तम् (tam) - him (the divine being) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

प्रत्यवोचम् (pratyavocam) - I replied (I replied, I spoke against, I answered)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of pratyavac

Aorist

aorist 1st singular active from prati-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - have arrived (at your realm) (reached, attained, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

derived from root āp with pra, kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here to form a perfect tense with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (part of perfect tense with prāptaḥ) (I am, I exist)

(verb)

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

Present tense

present indicative 1st singular active from root as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb.

ते (te) - your (realm) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form.

विषयम् (viṣayam) - realm (where the divine being resides) (object of sense, sphere, realm, domain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - sphere, domain, object, subject

दुर्निवर्त्यम् (durnivartyam) - difficult to leave (difficult to turn back from, hard to escape, irreversible)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durnivartya

durnivartya - difficult to turn back from, inescapable

Gerundive

derived from root vṛt with dur-ni, -ya suffix

Prefixes: dur+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies `viṣayam`.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to see) (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

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

Present tense

present indicative 1st singular active from root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who have performed meritorious (karma) (of the virtuous, of the righteous, of the doers of good)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - doer of good deeds, virtuous person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good deed
adjective (neuter)
kṛt – making, doing, performing (agent noun suffix)
adjective (masculine)
agent noun derived from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)

समृद्धान् (samṛddhān) - prosperous (worlds) (prosperous, thriving, wealthy, accomplished)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of samṛddha

samṛddha - prosperous, thriving, complete, successful

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ṛdh with sam, kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Modifies `lokān`.

लोकान् (lokān) - the (heavenly) worlds (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka