महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-26

अप्रमेयं महाबाहुं कामाज्जातमजं नृषु ।
पाण्डवस्तर्कयामास कर्मभिर्देवसंमितैः ॥२६॥

26. aprameyaṁ mahābāhuṁ kāmājjātamajaṁ nṛṣu ,
pāṇḍavastarkayāmāsa karmabhirdevasaṁmitaiḥ.

26. aprameyam mahābāhum kāmāt jātam ajam nṛṣu
pāṇḍavaḥ tarkayāmāsa karmabhiḥ devasaṃmitaiḥ

26. The Pāṇḍava reasoned about him—the immeasurable, mighty-armed one, the unborn who is nevertheless born among humans out of his own desire—through his deeds that were comparable to those of the gods.

26. את זה שאין לו מידה, בעל הזרועות האדירות, שנולד מרצונו בין בני האדם ובכל זאת אינו נולד, בחן פָּאנְדַוַה לפי מעשיו הדומים למעשי אלים.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of will

• जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn, eternal

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

• तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he reasoned, he concluded

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds, by actions

• देवसंमितैः (devasaṁmitaiḥ) - comparable to gods, god-like

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unknowable, inscrutable

Gerundive

From √mā with pra- prefix + -ya (gerundive suffix) + negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prameya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, provable, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √mā with pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Krishna

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed (epithet of strong heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Krishna

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of will

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, will

From √kam

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of birth

जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, grown, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From √jan + -ta suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Krishna

अजम् (ajam) - unborn, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, eternal (epithet of Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva, Kama)

Negative prefix a- + √jan (to be born) + -a suffix

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ja)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Krishna, highlighting his divine nature

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu + aṇ affix

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira

तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he reasoned, he concluded

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, periphrastic perfect using -āmāsa. From 10th class root √tark.

Root: tark (class 10)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds, by actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From √kṛ + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवसंमितैः (devasaṁmitaiḥ) - comparable to gods, god-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of devasaṃmita

devasaṁmita - measured with gods, equal to gods, god-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+saṃmita)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmita – measured, compared, equal to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mā with sam- prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'karmabhiḥ'

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