महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-79, verse-3

उलूपि पश्य भर्तारं शयानं निहतं रणे ।
त्वत्कृते मम पुत्रेण बालेन समितिंजयम् ॥३॥

3. ulūpi paśya bhartāraṁ śayānaṁ nihataṁ raṇe ,
tvatkṛte mama putreṇa bālena samitiṁjayam.

3. ulūpi paśya bhartāram śayānam nihatam raṇe
tvatkṛte mama putreṇa bālena samitiṃjayam

3. ulūpi paśya raṇe nihatam śayānam samitiṃjayam
bhartāram mama putreṇa bālena tvatkṛte

3. O Ulūpī, behold my husband, the conqueror of battles, lying slain on the battlefield by my young son, all for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

• उलूपि (ulūpi) - O Ulūpī

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, maintainer, lord

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying dead (lying, resting, sleeping)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, struck down

• रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield, in battle

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, on your account

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son

• बालेन (bālena) - by the boy, by the young one

• समितिंजयम् (samitiṁjayam) - referring to Arjuna (the conqueror of assemblies/battles)

Words meanings and morphology

उलूपि (ulūpi) - O Ulūpī

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of ulūpī

ulūpī - name of a Nāga princess

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, maintainer, lord

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying dead (lying, resting, sleeping)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying, sleeping, resting (present participle)

Present Middle Participle

From root śī (to lie down, sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

From ni-√han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield, in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Locative of a past participle compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+kṛta)

• tvat – from you, by you, your (ablative/genitive)
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuvām (you)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase, 'for the sake of you'

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

बालेन (bālena) - by the boy, by the young one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, infant, boy, child

समितिंजयम् (samitiṁjayam) - referring to Arjuna (the conqueror of assemblies/battles)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samitiṃjaya

samitiṁjaya - conqueror of assemblies or battles (epithet of Arjuna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samiti+jaya)

• samiti – assembly, council, battle, war
  noun (feminine)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

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