महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-25

स निश्चयार्थं कार्यस्य कृष्णमेव जनार्दनम् ।
सर्वलोकात्परं मत्वा जगाम मनसा हरिम् ॥२५॥

25. sa niścayārthaṁ kāryasya kṛṣṇameva janārdanam ,
sarvalokātparaṁ matvā jagāma manasā harim.

25. saḥ niścayārtham kāryasya kṛṣṇam eva janārdanam
sarvalokāt param matvā jagāma manasā harim

25. For the purpose of making a firm decision regarding the matter, he mentally approached Hari, Krishna (Janārdana) himself, considering him superior to all beings.

25. (וכך) יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, כדי להכריע בעניין, חשב על קְרְשְׁנַה ג׳ַנַארְדַנַה כעל העליון מכל העולמות, ופנה אל הַרִי ברוחו.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निश्चयार्थम् (niścayārtham) - for the purpose of decision, for ascertaining

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the action, of the work

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

• एव (eva) - himself (emphasizing Krishna) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

• सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all beings

• परम् (param) - superior (in comparison) (superior, highest, supreme, beyond)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered, having known)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went

• मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by mind, with the mind)

• हरिम् (harim) - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निश्चयार्थम् (niścayārtham) - for the purpose of decision, for ascertaining

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścayārtha

niścayārtha - purpose of decision, certainty, ascertainment

Compound type : tatpurusha (niścaya+artha)

• niścaya – decision, certainty, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  From √ci with niś- prefix
  Prefix: niś
  Root: ci (class 5)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular used adverbially to express purpose.

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the action, of the work

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, task, work, duty

Gerundive

From √kṛ + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a proper name), black, dark

एव (eva) - himself (emphasizing Krishna) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - stirrer of men, remover of evil from men, bestower of good on men (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

From janān + ardana (causing to suffer or ruling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ardana)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – causing pain, destroying, supplicating, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛd
  Root: ṛd (class 10)

सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all beings

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all worlds, all people, all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• loka – world, people, region
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with 'param' to indicate 'superior to'

परम् (param) - superior (in comparison) (superior, highest, supreme, beyond)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, next, highest, supreme, superior, distant

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇam, Janārdanam, Harim; governs ablative 'sarvalokāt'

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered, having known)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √man + -tvā suffix

Root: man (class 4)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

हरिम् (harim) - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna), brown, tawny, lion

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