महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-39, verse-5

भवितव्यमवश्यं तत्सुरकार्यमनिन्दिते ।
अवतेरुस्ततः सर्वे देवभागैर्महीतलम् ॥५॥

5. bhavitavyamavaśyaṁ tatsurakāryamanindite ,
avaterustataḥ sarve devabhāgairmahītalam.

5. bhavitavyam avaśyam tat surakāryam anindite
avateruḥ tataḥ sarve devabhāgaiḥ mahītalam

5. O blameless one, that divine task must certainly be accomplished. Consequently, all of them descended to the surface of the earth, embodying parts of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - must be, should be, destined

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, inevitably

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• सुरकार्यम् (surakāryam) - divine task, work of the gods

• अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one, O faultless one

• अवतेरुः (avateruḥ) - they descended

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thereupon, consequently

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• देवभागैः (devabhāgaiḥ) - with portions of gods, with divine parts

• महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the surface of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - must be, should be, destined

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhavitavya

bhavitavya - that which is to be, destined, future

Future Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with suffix -tavya

Root: bhū (class 1)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, inevitably

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुरकार्यम् (surakāryam) - divine task, work of the gods

(noun)

neuter, singular of surakārya

surakārya - work of the gods, divine mission

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+kārya)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, action to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of aninditā

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Negation of nindita (blamed)

Prefix: a

Root: nid (class 1)

अवतेरुः (avateruḥ) - they descended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of avatṛ

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thereupon, consequently

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

देवभागैः (devabhāgaiḥ) - with portions of gods, with divine parts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devabhāga

devabhāga - portion of a god, divine part

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+bhāga)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• bhāga – part, share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the surface of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground, terrestrial region

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, plain, sole
  noun (neuter)

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