महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-46, verse-12

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यत्रादहत्स भगवान्मातरं सव्यसाचिनः ।
कृत्वा यो ब्राह्मणच्छद्म भिक्षार्थी समुपागतः ।
धिगग्निं धिक्च पार्थस्य विश्रुतां सत्यसंधताम् ॥१२॥

12. yatrādahatsa bhagavānmātaraṁ savyasācinaḥ ,
kṛtvā yo brāhmaṇacchadma bhikṣārthī samupāgataḥ ,
dhigagniṁ dhikca pārthasya viśrutāṁ satyasaṁdhatām.

12. yatra adahat saḥ bhagavān mātaram
savyasācinaḥ kṛtvā yaḥ brāhmaṇacchadma
bhikṣārthī samupāgataḥ dhik agnim dhik
ca pārthasya viśrutām satyasaṃdhatām

12. yatra yaḥ brāhmaṇacchadma kṛtvā bhikṣārthī
samupāgataḥ saḥ bhagavān savyasācinaḥ
mātaram adahat dhik agnim ca
dhik pārthasya viśrutām satyasaṃdhatām

12. How could that divine (Agni) have burned the mother of Arjuna (Savyasācin), especially after he had approached assuming the disguise of a brahmin, seeking alms? Shame on Agni! And shame on Arjuna's (Pārtha's) renowned adherence to truth!

Words meanings summery:

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यत्र (yatra) - how (introducing a rhetorical question/exclamation) (where, in which, in which case)

अदहात् (adahāt) - burned (burned, consumed)

सः (saḥ) - he (Agni) (he, that (masculine))

भगवान् (bhagavān) - that divine one (Agni) (divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord)

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna (Savyasācin) (of Savyasācin (Arjuna))

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed (having done, having made, having assumed)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Agni) (who, which (masculine))

ब्राह्मणच्छद्म (brāhmaṇacchadma) - the disguise of a brahmin

भिक्षार्थी (bhikṣārthī) - seeking alms (seeking alms, a beggar)

समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - approached (approached, arrived, came)

धिक् (dhik) - shame on (fie upon, shame on, woe to)

अग्निम् (agnim) - Agni (Agni, fire)

धिक् (dhik) - shame on (fie upon, shame on, woe to)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (Pārtha) (of Pārtha (Arjuna))

विश्रुताम् (viśrutām) - renowned (famous, renowned, celebrated)

सत्यसंधताम् (satyasaṁdhatām) - adherence to truth (truthfulness, adherence to vows/truth)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - how (introducing a rhetorical question/exclamation) (where, in which, in which case)

(indeclinable)

relative adverb

अदहात् (adahāt) - burned (burned, consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dah

Imperfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of √dah

Root: dah (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (Agni) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: subject of adahat

भगवान् (bhagavān) - that divine one (Agni) (divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord, blessed

possessive adjective from bhaga

Note: modifies 'saḥ' (Agni)

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: object of adahat

सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna (Savyasācin) (of Savyasācin (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - Savyasācin (an epithet of Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand')

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)

savya – left, left hand
adjective (masculine)
sācin – shooter, archer
noun (masculine)
related to sāyaka (arrow) or √sac

Note: possessive, modifies mātaram

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed (having done, having made, having assumed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Agni) (who, which (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

Note: refers to 'saḥ bhagavān'

ब्राह्मणच्छद्म (brāhmaṇacchadma) - the disguise of a brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇacchadma

brāhmaṇacchadma - disguise of a brahmin

compound of brāhmaṇa and chadman

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+chadman)

brāhmaṇa – brahmin, priestly class member
noun (masculine)
from brahman
chadman – disguise, cover, deception
noun (neuter)
from √chad (to cover)
Root: chad (class 10)

Note: object of kṛtvā

भिक्षार्थी (bhikṣārthī) - seeking alms (seeking alms, a beggar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣārthin

bhikṣārthin - seeking alms, desirous of begging, a mendicant

compound of bhikṣā and arthin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+arthin)

bhikṣā – alms, begging
noun (feminine)
from √bhikṣ (to beg)
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
arthin – seeking, desirous, applicant
adjective (masculine)
from artha (purpose) + -in

Note: modifies 'yaḥ'

समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - approached (approached, arrived, came)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samupāgata

samupāgata - approached, arrived, come together

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √gam (to go) with sam and upa and ā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: modifies 'yaḥ'

धिक् (dhik) - shame on (fie upon, shame on, woe to)

(indeclinable)