महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-80, verse-6
अपि चात्र पुरावृत्तं
कथयिष्यामि तेऽनघ ॥६॥
कथयिष्यामि तेऽनघ ॥६॥
6. api cātra purāvṛttaṁ
kathayiṣyāmi te'nagha.
kathayiṣyāmi te'nagha.
6.
api ca atra purāvṛttam
kathayiṣyāmi te anagha
kathayiṣyāmi te anagha
6.
api ca atra anagha te
purāvṛttam kathayiṣyāmi
purāvṛttam kathayiṣyāmi
6.
And in this regard, O sinless one, I will narrate to you an ancient story.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- च (ca) - and, moreover
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter
- पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - an ancient story, a past event, an old incident
- कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will narrate
- ते (te) - to you, for you, your
- अनघ (anagha) - Addressing the listener, likely Śuka. (O sinless one, O faultless one)
Words meanings and morphology
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, moreover
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter
(indeclinable)
पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - an ancient story, a past event, an old incident
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of purāvṛtta
purāvṛtta - an old story, a past event, an ancient incident
Compound of purā (formerly) and vṛtta (happened, occurred)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+vṛtta)
- purā – formerly, in ancient times, before
indeclinable - vṛtta – happened, occurred, past event, conduct
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt- (to be, to exist, to happen)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.
कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will narrate
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kathay
Causative stem from kath
Root kath (to speak, tell), 10th class (curādi) verb or causative of kṛt, here treated as 10th class derivative
Root: kath (class 10)
ते (te) - to you, for you, your
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Recipient of the narration. Could also be genitive, but dative fits better with 'telling to you'.
अनघ (anagha) - Addressing the listener, likely Śuka. (O sinless one, O faultless one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - sinless, faultless, pure
Compound of a- (not) and agha (sin, fault)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - agha – sin, fault, evil
noun (neuter)