महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-67

तस्य त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र संकल्पं कुरु पाण्डव ।
गन्तारस्ते महेन्द्रस्य पूर्वैः सह सलोकताम् ॥६७॥

67. tasya tvaṁ puruṣavyāghra saṁkalpaṁ kuru pāṇḍava ,
gantāraste mahendrasya pūrvaiḥ saha salokatām.

67. tasya tvam puruṣavyāghra saṅkalpam kuru pāṇḍava
gantāraḥ te mahendrasya pūrvaiḥ saha salokatām

67. O Pāṇḍava, O tiger among men, you must make a firm resolve for that [sacrifice]. Your ancestors, along with you, will attain the same realm as the great Indra.

67. הו אדם דגול, הו פָּאנְדַוַה, קבע בלבך את החלטתך לערוך אותו, ואז תגיע יחד עם האבות הקדמונים לאותו עולם שבו שוהה מַהֵנְדְרַה (אִינְדְרַה).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - for that (Rājasūya sacrifice) (for that, of that, its)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• सङ्कल्पम् (saṅkalpam) - resolve, determination, intention

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu, here referring to Yudhishthira) (O Pāṇḍava)

• गन्तारः (gantāraḥ) - those who will go, destined to go

• ते (te) - your

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra, of the great Indra

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - with ancestors, with forefathers

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• सलोकताम् (salokatām) - dwelling in the same world, same state of existence

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - for that (Rājasūya sacrifice) (for that, of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the Rājasūya mentioned in the previous verse.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, brave man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

सङ्कल्पम् (saṅkalpam) - resolve, determination, intention

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - will, purpose, intention, determination, vow, mental conception

From sam-√kḷp (to be arranged, to be resolved).

Prefix: sam

Root: √kḷp (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ

imperative

Imperative active, 2nd person singular.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu, here referring to Yudhishthira) (O Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

गन्तारः (gantāraḥ) - those who will go, destined to go

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gantṛ

gantṛ - one who goes, a traveler, destined to go

agent noun / future participle

Agent noun from √gam + tṛc. Used here as a future participle.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a future participle/adjective for 'your ancestors'.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Possessive, referring to Yudhishthira's ancestors.

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra, of the great Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, a great lord (epithet for Indra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - with ancestors, with forefathers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, ancestors

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

सलोकताम् (salokatām) - dwelling in the same world, same state of existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of salokatā

salokatā - dwelling in the same world, sameness of world, co-existence in the same region

From sa-loka (same world) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).

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